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Hi all, i would really appreciate some help if there is anyone there who could advise. I have had a CCTV system installed in my house in Sri Lanka - labelled system with 7 cameras linking to DVR. I just have some concerns about safety and wanted to check with you all. 1) I have a plug with lots of brown and blue cables going into my wall socket - i've been told it is normal - is that right? Am including a photo as looks pretty strange to me (pls see photo) 2) I have a camera in a tree and a motion light - seems like lots of wires - is this normal? (pls see photo) 3) I have an electric shock every time i touch the back of the DVR where all the input cables are - again I've been told this is normal - is that correct? If anyone could help, i would really appreciate it. I have three small kids and want to make sure i'm not putting their safety at risk with a dodgy installation. Many thanks in advance for your advice.

Thanks again for your help

If you touch the metal bit at eh back where all the cables go into the DVR its an electric shock - stronger than mild Thanks very much for helping with this

Thanks all. I'm uploading a photo to show what's coming out of the back of the DVR. There are no properly followed health and safety rules/electrical safety standards that are followed in Sri Lanka so i'm at the mercy of the guys who installed my system (it was after a number of recommendations from other expats who had their systems installed by the same guy so i wasn't expecting any issues). The guy supervising the installation is an electrical engineer so if i know the right questions to ask i can challenge the work, i just don't really know what to ask - I'm just pretty sure i'm not supposed to get electrical shocks from the DVR box and haven't seen heaps of blue and brown wires hanging out of a plug before! (Also no emergency fire service where the house is and am surrounded by trees - hence very worried that if things aren't right there could be risk of fire). Again, any help/advice is really really appreciated. These guys i used came highly recommended so not sure who there i can ask! Thank you!

Hi Tom, i think they are just plugged in with colored connectors to the back of the DVR (sorry i don't know the name). I'm asking a friend to send me a photo to post so you can see the back of the DVR (i'm not in Sri Lanka at the moment which is where the cameras are). As soon as i have this i will post. Thanks very much for helping! Cheers.