Lachie's Electrical Tips

Need a bigger plug to plug in the welder? The usual response is to grind off the Earth on the plug-top to make a 15 Amp into a 10 Amp!. Here is an unusual picture i took on a job recently of a 15 Amp socket that has been turned into a 20 amp socket!. Both grinding...

Ok, so it’s Christmas and your busting to get the Christmas Lights out! right? Well my son has just bought some musical lights with his own 20 bucks that he’s worked hard to earn. Luckily he wants to put them in his bedroom and not the lounge-room!

Ever wanted to see the BIGGEST WORKING WATER PUMPING WINDMILL in the North East of Victoria? Take a drive to Eldorado just near Beechworth and turn up cemetery Rd Just 2km up the road this big windmill pumps from 116 metres deep!

Here is a photo of a spa motor I saw a while back outside a bathroom. Always be aware and if you see an electrical problem, get it fixed straight away. In this case, the customer had safety switches, but the spa was hardwired, therefore not on a safety switch.

A few months back, I was in the roof of a house in Wangaratta and noticed that a bit of illegal electrical wiring had been done. If you are the sort of person that doesn’t mind Rats, Mice and Spiders, Get up in your roof and have a quick look around with a good torch.