HVAC technician left exposed wires outside unit
Technicians sometimes leave wiring unmanaged after replacing an outside motor. This exposes the insulation to degrading UV sunlight that can cause a short circuit, while leaving unshielded electrical leads accessible to children or pets.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Zip tying the exposed wires to the underside of the grill to hide them and keep them out of the way
In their words
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“Its not the best way to do it. Eventually in the sun the wire insulation will break down and could cause a short, or a kid could come unplug it and touch the leads and get shocked.”source ↗
“It's just that the outside, didn't look like this before with the wires out and all.”source ↗
“Who put everything back together and left wires exposed?”source ↗
Where this came up
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