People never slow down to think twice about the hidden wiring involved within walls until the fire starts. Electric work by its very design is intended to preserve homes and their functionalities. However, when it’s carried out in careless fashion, the results can be dangerous. These electrician fails can be their own lessons then.
1. They’re never going to notice it
2. If your electrician leaves your fuse box looking like this, you need a new one
3. Somehow we landed all the neutrals on the wrong bus, and failed inspection
4. Hey, at least you can still flip the switch
5. Sparky must have done this wire work
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6. Supposedly this job caused a fire in the house, I wonder why
7. At least the light still works
8. Honestly, power lines coming from the ceiling adds to the indie feel of this cafe
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9. At least they have a doorbell
10. Everything seems to be going well
11. We don’t think those are supposed to be exposed
12. We’re not sure if we should call it an electrical fail, or a plumbing fail, but it deserves to be here
13. We’re sure he knows what he’s doing
14. Just cut a hole for that light it’ll be fine
15. Hey, as long as I can charge my phone I don’t care how sketchy it is
16. No conduit, no problem
17. There’s so many things wrong here, but the damaged cable jackets take the cake
18. Copper and aluminum in the same terminal is a big no no
19. How many conductors can we get to fit through one connector?
20. Well, that’s going to be a problem
Want to see more fails?
Check out 27 Plumbing Fails That Ruined Houses Entirely, or take a look at 30 design fails that went very wrong. Finally, if you want to see the worst automobile fails imaginable, check out 23 Automobile Fails That Escape All Rationality.
