So I got this job... I get lifted above the warehouse office to see this. You can only stand on the walls otherwise you’ll end up landing on someone’s desk.4yr ⋅ Dirtydustinn ⋅ r/cablefail
Ahh yes, that is the perfect example of cable management Direct TV...4yr ⋅ Captain_Zomaru ⋅ r/cablefail
There used to be a time about an year ago where I actually put time and thought into this. That peeled off along with the sticky tape of my Power Strips.3yr ⋅ lazyalam ⋅ r/cablefail
20 million pound research facility and the sparks can't put the mains the correct side of a light...5yr ⋅ matty0l215 ⋅ r/cablefail
do you guys think this will be possible to tidy up with just some cable management clips? also, can anyone recommend some good heavy duty velcro/adhesive strips for the extension sockets and power adapters?2yr ⋅ lickleoli ⋅ r/cablefail
Don’t know where else to post this. The placement of the pool exit button is obviously to keep idiots out.2yr ⋅ kruxdeux ⋅ r/cablefail
Transformer Cooling. (Not strictly cable fail, though I do like how it's wired in). More pictures in description.7yr ⋅ tssop ⋅ r/cablefail
Zip Ties? Velcro? Nope...coil it up and stick a power cable through it.5yr ⋅ aka_Scratch ⋅ r/cablefail
So we for a moment allowed another tech in. Faith in humanity -10 points. But at least they used velcro +1 point. Cleanup is going to take forever.4yr ⋅ DasDJ967 ⋅ r/cablefail
A customers diy wiring at a job I was at. That's a live 240v cable btw.7yr ⋅ Theomegaphenomenon ⋅ r/cablefail
Really General Cable? Came out of the box like this when we were pulling wire.7yr ⋅ tighe142 ⋅ r/cablefail
So I'm switching some ports around and I find this hiding behind a cover.7yr ⋅ PhauxCamus ⋅ r/cablefail
Found this in a tunnel under a subway that runs under the busiest airport in the world. Mostly fiber optic.6yr ⋅ ZarquonsFlatTire ⋅ r/cablefail
We have a network and IP phone outage, you gotta fix this real quick! - Owners of where I work, asking me to help at a different company they also own.7yr ⋅ lurked ⋅ r/cablefail
Fiance’s Dad had open heart surgery, these were the machines and cables in his room the next day.6yr ⋅ mxrideralan ⋅ r/cablefail
How not to run wires on a communications tower. Lucky I’m not the poor man who has to fix it.5yr ⋅ hamburgersfordays ⋅ r/cablefail
Some of you guys seem to think that a half-full switch of patch cables that aren't immaculately pinstriped is 'gore'. Welcome to the jungle, sunshine.5yr ⋅ ZarquonsFlatTire ⋅ r/cablefail
When the concept of a cable tray is too high tech and fancy for the dinosaurs who work here. So they do extra work to run their cables next to the cable tray.5yr ⋅ Steve0512 ⋅ r/cablefail
Bought a house with some 8 network drops already in place. Here's the wiring closet.6yr ⋅ FappDerpington ⋅ r/cablefail
1 of 6 desks in this room like this. This room is an HQ for disaster type communication.5yr ⋅ Groverjay87 ⋅ r/cablefail
We're moving. I'm a developer so I almost never see the things on this channel. Last weekend that changed. This is 15 years in the making.6yr ⋅ jdphenix ⋅ r/cablefail
PSA: PLEASE stop using zip ties for cable management... Don't be cheap, buy double sided Velcro. Zip ties are the WORST to deal with if you need to add/change even one cable.5yr ⋅ Roostir ⋅ r/cablefail
Let the IT guy use your AV rack, they say. He’s pretty good at what he does, they say? What’s that?! Introducing a tripping hazard and putting in the shortest possible 20amp power cord he could find so that anytime I move the rack it unplugs his UPS?! Ya don’t say...5yr ⋅ ScreenTalker ⋅ r/cablefail
I guess that's why their internet went down... probably avoid running cables over lights in future7yr ⋅ FibreLife ⋅ r/cablefail
Security guard to IT dept (me): I needed to cut one of your network cables to reroute it, but I spliced it back together after.6yr ⋅ ArmandoMcgee ⋅ r/cablefail
*sigh* This was a nice setup until the tenants slapped their junk together...7yr ⋅ nighthawke75 ⋅ r/cablefail
