Really dodgy wiring
Discussion
Alucidnation said:
What was unsafe about it?
The wiring might be insulated with gutta-percha looking at the age of it 
.More importantly, what on earth would you still be using that would have one of those plugs on it? Reminds me of my schools old block, had loads of random small round sockets which were of no use to anyone.
I discovered some shonky central heating pipework in my house after many problems with an equally tired boiler.
I knew the boiler needed replacing and had budgeted for it accordingly, but as the pipework was hidden under the floor there was no way I could check it prior to buying the house. I found clogged up microbore and leaking plastic bodges everywhere. I ended up ripping everything out and installed all new copper pipework & boiler.
Of course on the paperwork the seller had indicated the heating was in working order, and it was in a fashion, taking three hours to warm the house in winter
It’s always the same buying someone else’s cast offs. Caveat emptor and all that.
I knew the boiler needed replacing and had budgeted for it accordingly, but as the pipework was hidden under the floor there was no way I could check it prior to buying the house. I found clogged up microbore and leaking plastic bodges everywhere. I ended up ripping everything out and installed all new copper pipework & boiler.
Of course on the paperwork the seller had indicated the heating was in working order, and it was in a fashion, taking three hours to warm the house in winter
It’s always the same buying someone else’s cast offs. Caveat emptor and all that.
Edited by Chris Jay on Saturday 21st July 22:06
Rostfritt said:
More importantly, what on earth would you still be using that would have one of those plugs on it?
Still perfectly legal, I believe, for a low current circuit such as lighting.https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-1-gang-...
Gary C said:
And that's the daft thing. Working with electricity in a domestic environment has got so much safer, yet the regs have got so much more restrictive.
Still, it's the way of things. i didn't used to test for dead before earthing at 11kV, but I do now. We have all become so risk averse.
I think we are just more aware of the consequences of doing it wrong now. I have earthed up on 25kV plenty of times without a tester but wouldn’t do it now without a live line tester after seeing what 11kV did to a colleague. I guess the safety bulletins did their job!Still, it's the way of things. i didn't used to test for dead before earthing at 11kV, but I do now. We have all become so risk averse.
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