Oh Dear Oh Dear !!

[Badger]

well well well kiddy winks what have we found in a 50 year ols houses loftr today then, nice rubber supply cables, with BELL WIRE and flex (2 core : O)

heres the offending item, wired off the sockets which also were rubber cables

15 AMP METAL FRANKENSTEIN SWITCH TRIPLE FUSE

showing the three fuses and some of the wiring

if those lives had have snagged on that metal work this would have become a live tin can NO EARTH connected to any part of this fuse box/switch

thats the connector from the lampholder to the fusebox, look how accessible those connections are, this was wired in twin core flew pvc/pvc

another photo from another angle of above

close up of cable entry without any grommits and yes this was live and neutral

talk about a fire hazard

and these are finishing off photos of the lampholder, no explanations needed i dont think

 

[Andy™]

at least there is a fuse box! the wiring looks just as bad as what i posted, but has more protection!

 

[Badger]

doubt it has more protection, as the fuses were rated at 15 amps so theoretically they could take approx 20 amps overload ish before they would trip, bearing in mind the rubber cables were breaking up, / brittle

 

[Andy™]

well it worked, so it must be OK/safe (im starting to sound like a customer now...)

 

[Badger]

:^O :^O dont make me laugh to much, my throat feels like razor blades

 

[M107]

It never fails to amaze me how this old kit keeps going without frying some poor sod.

A full rewire is it?

Nice pics Badge mate.

 

[Apache]

So what did you do? Wack a RCD in before the 'fuse box'?

:|

 

[Badger]

So what did you do? Wack a RCD in before the 'fuse box'? :|

no ripped the cooker out :^O :^O

 

[Badger]

It never fails to amaze me how this old kit keeps going without frying some poor sod.A full rewire is it?

Nice pics Badge mate.

thanks m107

i couldnt believe what i saw when i poked my head in the loft, thing is the loft between joists was insulated with duvets

 

[Andy™]

thanks m107 i couldnt believe what i saw when i poked my head in the loft, thing is the loft between joists was insulated with duvets

easily accessible then. well, probably easier to find then in the stairs. hopefully it has been derated for the additional insulation

 

[M107]

hopefully it has been derated for the additional insulation

Well that would depend on the Tog of said duvet

 

[extension15]

An installation Badger, crying out for help..

:_|

 

[Badger]

no ext 15 it wasnt one of mine

 

[heathelect]

Aaahh, the good 0ld days, brings back happy memories.

Seen this loads of times and ripped lots out over the years, makes you wonder

how more people havent been hurt.

 

[Andy™]

Aaahh, the good 0ld days, brings back happy memories.Seen this loads of times and ripped lots out over the years, makes you wonder

how more people havent been hurt.

probably too scared to go near it. that or rubber gloves

 

[EL Zappo]

:^O Love the bell wire. At least it still has it's shine. :^O

 

[skiandy]

Its missing its wooden grommets! lol

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

Nice. Over the years I have seen worse, but toward the end of my contracting days - less and less. My fave was an old farmohouse I rewired which had an old fusebox (with no mains switch) on each floor. All the wiring was VIR, and was very brittle. Worst of all though, all the fuseboxes were made of wood.

 

[Mr Sworld]

Nice. Over the years I have seen worse, but toward the end of my contracting days - less and less. My fave was an old farmohouse I rewired which had an old fusebox (with no mains switch) on each floor. All the wiring was VIR, and was very brittle. Worst of all though, all the fuseboxes were made of wood.

They were just eco-boxes! All the rage nowadays!