Comments on: Iraq Electrical Wiring Method Quiz #2

By: Corky Bates

Corky Bates — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:12:30 +0000

thats where you are clueless. Do you know where joe got it from? Obviously not. flapping your mouth without the facts again. Ms.Sparky/ Facts or crap= CRAP

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:14:12 +0000

Oh I’m sure you did. I remember where I got this one and it wasn’t from you.

By: corkybateselectric

corkybateselectric — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:02:18 +0000

Well one of you almost got it right. I took this picture…..It was at Al Asad on the Iraqi compound. I took this picture to the DCMA right after I locked and tagged it out. Again…..ignorant people trying to talk about something that they’re clueless to.

By: Safety Sam

Safety Sam — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:46:56 +0000

Are you insane, Bob? You see a picture of a ridiculously unsafe temporary electrical installation and you try to turn it into a conversation about corporate greed and lobbying. Now, as it happens I somewhat agree with you. But, for Chrissakes, choose the correct forum for your raving rants.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:48:51 +0000

A much larger penalty for NOT using them would be death. I’m glad to see Macedonia has those laws and penalties in place.

By: Proleter

Proleter — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:31:36 +0000

Oh sorry … Europe(Macedonia)

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:29:20 +0000

Where is here?

By: Proleter

Proleter — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:14:45 +0000

I have been researching electrical installations in US for some time. I have never seen not one GFCI(or RCD/RCBO) device. Here RCBO(GFCI) with 30mA trip current and 40amps rated current costs around 30-35$. Replacement or installing new RCBO costs around 20-25$.
And according to our regulations, a domestic, office or temporary installation can’t be connected to the power grid unless it has suitable ground fault circuit interrupter. There are large penalties for using electrical installation without RCD(or RCBO).

By: Charles Abruscato

Charles Abruscato — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:28:05 +0000

This picture and the other one are those taken in a place called the “chicken coup” in an IRAQ camp, no americans were involved in this and it is on the C sites somewhere.

By: Thomas Cox

Thomas Cox — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:03:17 +0000

Is there a standard “wiring color code” for 380/220 Volt systems in iraq? What is the standaard 220 Volt receptacle…some web sites refer to a round pin as standard while others refer to the UK type G 3-prong…we are building a barge that ultimately will be shipped for use in Iraq. It will have a 3-Phase 380/220 Volt Generator..In this case would the ground be Bonded to the hull at the
power Panel as with our 120 Volt systems? I find your web site intresting and informative, any help you can give regarding these questions would be very helpful.
Thanks
Tommy Cox

By: Ken@Home

Ken@Home — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:15:03 +0000

We did our best in Kuwait with the shit we had available. This was Dec/January for me. And I can personally vouch for myself and all the Brits that we drove ourselves crazy trying to get those thick-skulled fucks to understand the problems were bigger than what those 14 page packets covered. I guess it’s all about interpretation and who’s they chose to use.

By: saint-john smythe

saint-john smythe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:24:10 +0000

i never seen anthing quite as bad in kuwait, but i have to admit that is an absolute fucking shambles!! i would want my ass fired if i was involved in an installation such as this, where do you start? Oh My God no wonder people are dying in iraq when you see workmanship like that!!

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Yep. I couldn’t agree more.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:53:47 +0000

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Ms Sparky’s Response:
Consider it done!

By: robert pullano

robert pullano — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:50:28 +0000

I am a master electician in Michigan and self employed looking for a job. please let me know if there might be a good paying their.

Ms Sparky’s Response: Try Stanley Consultants and IAP. If there is absolutely know one left in the world to work for …. KBR.com

By: karmaguy38

karmaguy38 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:16:14 +0000

By the light pole that the “panel” is attached to I would say Iraq, I saw similar poles at Al Asad.

Looks like the work of a typical KBR “Electrician”.

We had guys from Kenya working with us in Kandahar in ’06 that were classified as electricians that didn’t know what a wire nut was.

By: kngdvd

kngdvd — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:08:50 +0000

Sorry left some of my question out. In Iraq?

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Either Iraq or Afghanistan

By: kngdvd

kngdvd — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:07:29 +0000

And Who may I ask is the AHJ ?

Ms Sparky’s Response:
To the best of my knowledge this is a US military base in Iraq or Afghanistan. There was no program in place to have an AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) inspect. They are starting to do it now though. People are starting to frown on the fact they are sending their family to Iraq to fight and they are being electrocuted in the damn shower! Check out my Task Force Safe post.

By: David Buckley

David Buckley — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:15:25 +0000

Particularly impressive is the three pole breaker on the right used as a terminal block…

By: joetedesco

joetedesco — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:11:07 +0000

Oops! For OSHA I meant:

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/electrical/index.html

Sorry for the inconvenience, but I too can make some mistakes.

By: joetedesco

joetedesco — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:09:00 +0000

Debbie: Now it is Sunday morning, and I just walked my Dog ZURI, and now I will spend the rest of the day working! I must prepare my presentation for an eveninng talk nearby to home inspectors who want to be brought up to date on the new appliance and device rules related to GFCI, AFCI, LED, HACR, and many others that will fall into the inspection process.

PS: Here is the special place over on the http://www.osha.gov site for electrical:

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/3291713.html