A volunteer checking on the wiring at one of the flood-hit homes.
SEPANG: Check the main switch as well as the socket, make sure it is not wet or covered with mud before using any electrical appliances, electrical wiring lecturer Syed Mohd Aizuddin Tuan Sembak advises flood victims when they return home.
The experience volunteer, with a background in electrical engineering, said that in some cases, the earth leakage circuit breaker (ELCB) in the main switch could still be wet or covered with mud and could cause an electric shock when turned on.
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A volunteer checking on the wiring at one of the flood-hit homes.
A volunteer ensures the wiring is safe after flood waters receded.
A volunteer cleaning an electrical socket during the Komtech initiative.
Two volunteers checking on the condition of the wiring in a flood-hit house.
Electrical wiring lecturer Syed Mohd Aizuddin Tuan Sembak going door-to-door to check on the condition of the wiring at flood-hit homes.
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