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Full rewiring: old wires left in
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 555436" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>A key requirement of anyone working to BS76761 wiring regulations is to protect people property and livestock from any dangers associated with electrical installations e.g. shock/fire etc.. </p><p></p><p>Once a cable has been disconnected from a source of supply it cannot present any danger, so from a professional safety point of view, they have not left any non-compliant and/or dangerous wiring. </p><p></p><p>Dependant upon installation methods used for the old wiring, some cables may be easy to remove, but others would cause too much damage to the fabric of the building. And as old copper cables do have some cash-in value at a metal recyclers, any easily removed cables are not often left during a rewire. </p><p></p><p>There are many situations where old materials may be left as its neater, quicker, more cost effective.. e.g. old pipes left in place, new plasterboard fitted over old lathe & plaster ceilings/stud-walls, re-tile over old wall tiles etc..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 555436, member: 250"] A key requirement of anyone working to BS76761 wiring regulations is to protect people property and livestock from any dangers associated with electrical installations e.g. shock/fire etc.. Once a cable has been disconnected from a source of supply it cannot present any danger, so from a professional safety point of view, they have not left any non-compliant and/or dangerous wiring. Dependant upon installation methods used for the old wiring, some cables may be easy to remove, but others would cause too much damage to the fabric of the building. And as old copper cables do have some cash-in value at a metal recyclers, any easily removed cables are not often left during a rewire. There are many situations where old materials may be left as its neater, quicker, more cost effective.. e.g. old pipes left in place, new plasterboard fitted over old lathe & plaster ceilings/stud-walls, re-tile over old wall tiles etc.. [/QUOTE]
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