Floods: Electrical engineering lecturers, students, electricians offer free wiring checks for victims


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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