Great summary by the customer. They'd tested it wasn't the TV, wasn't the kettle, microwave etc causing the trips. It avoids situations like that time in the shopping centre smoothie bar, you replaced a socket which it turns out was probably fine, it was actually the blender plugged into it which was tripping... A customer just doing some basic troubleshooting can avoid so much aggravation!
I was thinking about getting a wall socket like that to make it easier to turn the devices on and off using my phone but decided against it and just have a normal double socket installed, I had the electrician install it a bit higher on the wall so I can more easily access the switches on it. Also those things use abit too much vampire power for my liking.
Those BG electrical smart sockets are pretty nice from what I've seen. Saved having to buy smart plugs since it's all built in to the sockets. I don't see the point of them for something like a TV and most stuff but I have a normal one which I plug my portable electric radiator/heater into if I ever just want to heat 1 room. Lets me switch it on on the way home or come on an hour before I wake up since they never have good timers built into them. BG seems to have been around since forever too.
One thing about built in smart sockets though is that it's always technically got something connected to them even when nothings plugged in because the socket itself is now a device. He says nothings even plugged into the socket but it doesn't matter because the smart tech is still plugged into it in a way. So I can see fault finding on them being a bit of a pain sometimes.
Failure rates of smart sockets are alarming. Many office space have no banned there use full stop now. Staff being electrocuted and random no reason failures, and very little QC even from big named brands.
I wonder if his smart socket was loosing WiFi signal as soon as it was put into the metal backbox cos it was acting like a Faraday cage. Common sense would suggest the buttons _should_ still work with the WiFi disconnected, but who knows how its firmware actually works.
Efficient client
Delroy: "I've got a... It's not..."
Client: "I don't care"
Delroy: "Okay"
*goes to get replacement socket*
Great summary by the customer. They'd tested it wasn't the TV, wasn't the kettle, microwave etc causing the trips. It avoids situations like that time in the shopping centre smoothie bar, you replaced a socket which it turns out was probably fine, it was actually the blender plugged into it which was tripping... A customer just doing some basic troubleshooting can avoid so much aggravation!
Great customer skills, lots of experience, good man.
Ramp test on kitchen sockets surely
This is so motivating👍🏼🙏🏼
Great skills delroy much appreciate it
The client sounds like John barnes!
Sounds like a Barbados accent 😅
I was thinking about getting a wall socket like that to make it easier to turn the devices on and off using my phone but decided against it and just have a normal double socket installed, I had the electrician install it a bit higher on the wall so I can more easily access the switches on it. Also those things use abit too much vampire power for my liking.
Those BG electrical smart sockets are pretty nice from what I've seen. Saved having to buy smart plugs since it's all built in to the sockets. I don't see the point of them for something like a TV and most stuff but I have a normal one which I plug my portable electric radiator/heater into if I ever just want to heat 1 room. Lets me switch it on on the way home or come on an hour before I wake up since they never have good timers built into them. BG seems to have been around since forever too.
One thing about built in smart sockets though is that it's always technically got something connected to them even when nothings plugged in because the socket itself is now a device. He says nothings even plugged into the socket but it doesn't matter because the smart tech is still plugged into it in a way. So I can see fault finding on them being a bit of a pain sometimes.
Can you still do IR testing with those smart sockets ? At 500v ? At 250v only ? And what do they do to the readings ?
Don't think so it's like USB sockets most the time you'd have to disconnect or carry out at 250v
Man like delroy
Failure rates of smart sockets are alarming.
Many office space have no banned there use full stop now. Staff being electrocuted and random no reason failures, and very little QC even from big named brands.
I wonder if his smart socket was loosing WiFi signal as soon as it was put into the metal backbox cos it was acting like a Faraday cage. Common sense would suggest the buttons _should_ still work with the WiFi disconnected, but who knows how its firmware actually works.
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Delroy:
The original circuit that is here you haven't touched
Client:
No. Nononononono
😂
Why not do IR tests? That will show up intermittent faults
you'd have to be very lucky for an ir test to pick up an intermittent fault
👍🏾
Very strange fault
Foolish to buy smart.Just makes you more of a idiot.When your wifi goes down nothing will work..Customer helped Delroy to get the job done.
If your WiFi goes down you're left with a socket with manual buttons, no worse off than you were with a traditional socket.
uncle takes forever to communicate 💀