Today Tonight at it again

Phil Allison · 2011-02-16T02:01:31+00:00

** This item was broadcast on Monday night:Just about everything the item said was wrong or very misleading.Power points do not burst into flames when overloaded - there has to be other SERIOUS problems to cause that.CRT type TV sets and PC monitors are known to catch fire occasionally ( cos the plastic case is flammable) but what does TT show viewers - a modern Plasma / LCD set instead.All the "experts " were electricians of course - one implied that a home theatre system plugged into " one power board " was a fire hazard. Bollocks.Quote:"People need on average another 1 or 2 power points per room to cope with all the appliances we have in our homes. They'll often undertake that work themselves illegally rather than get a contractor in to do it", say David Hallet from Archicentre.Anyone spot an obvious example of self interest masquerading as safety advice??Do none of these " experts " know what the purpose of a " thermal magnetic" circuit breaker is and how the ratings work ?Do none of them know why thermal breakers are fitted to every multi-way power board ?Apparently not..... Phil

Feb 16, 2011 21 Replies

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Metro 15 years ago

You should be on a 'prescribed items list'. Heading it!

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Phil Allison 15 years ago

The few times I have seen it, they seem to just promote scam products or services, the rest of the time it is making a mountain out of a molehill, showing bogans behaving like bogans (trashing rental properties, harassing neighbours).

** It is a worry when the arrogant fools at TT cause ordinary folk to become highly anxious about the possibility of a house fire happening to them in ways that virtually cannot happen.

Sensible advice to householders ( to minimise the risk of fires ) would be to make sure the premises have an ELCB fitted, that old ceramic & wire fuses are replaced with modern circuit breakers and that any AC plugs or outlets that show signs of damage or overheating are replaced.

Easy to come up with images to show folk all the above.

.... Phil

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