Lu Luo’s approach to cable wiring puts 40,000 homes across Australia in danger

LU Luo is the sole director of Infinity Cable Co, said to be responsible for 40,000 time bombs in homes and businesses across the country.

JIM Carrey was dodgy as the cable guy, but he had nothing on the allegations against cable girl Lu Luo.

Luo is the sole director of Sydney-based Infinity Cable Co, said to be responsible for 40,000 time bombs in homes and businesses across the country. Infinity imported from China substandard electrical cable branded Infinity and ­Olsent, which was sold as far back as 2010 in hardware chains such as Masters and Mitre 10 in all parts of Australia except the Northern Territory.

About 4000km of the cab-ling was recalled yesterday by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission because it has the potential to cause electrocution or fires.

Meanwhile, Luo has been charged for selling electrical art-icles in breach of NSW Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004. She could not be reached for comment yesterday. The company is in liquidation.

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Recalled Infinity cabling / Picture: ACCC

Electrical cable is supposed to last up to 40 years, but the ­Infinity product could fail after just five due to it being poorly insulated.

In announcing the national recall ACCC chairman Rod Sims said: “Testing has found that the cables will degrade prematurely and, if the cables are disturbed, the insulation could break and expose live conductors, resulting in possible electric shock or fires.”

The ACCC said householders and businesses that had electrical wiring work carried out recently “need to contact the responsible builder, electrical contractor or appliance ­installer to confirm whether ­Infinity cable was used.

“If Infinity cable was supplied, the cable supplier will ­arrange for an inspection of your wiring and remediation of any installed Infinity cable that they supplied, free of charge to the consumer,” Mr Sims said.

Homeowners should not check wiring themselves, he stressed and there was no ­immediate risk.

The National Electrical and Communications Association said electricians needed more stringent oversight.

“This industry is not as regulated as it probably should be,” NECA communications manager Barry Jackson said.

Luo told The Daily Telegraph last night: “Infinity Cable Co has been in liquidation since September last year and, as far as I know, our liquidator has been cooperating with ACCC in respect of (the) product recall.

Ask if she had a message for the homeowners and businesses at risk of fire or electrocution, Luo said: “We are also an (sic) victim of the source company’s faulty product.”

Woolworths-owned Masters would not comment. Metcash-owned Mitre 10 did not respond.