I was called out to what should have been a simple breakdown today. Hot water, no heating. Usually a five min job with a multi meter. Not in this case. I was faced with this lot, plus another identical spiders web at the boiler end. It took my three hours to totally rewire the whole fecking lot before I could test it and find the fault. Apparently I’m old fashioned cos I’ve always thought it might be a good idea to use the same coloured wires for neutrals, earths etc. Fecking diyers
Yes, however several of the earths were just twisted together at the other end, I’m guessing he’d used up the worlds supply of single connector blocks by this point.
No it doesn't it lacks sellotape. At least three joints have to made and insulated with it. I think you're referring to the 2016 14th edition.
If it was Greece there would be a socket installed so you could use a hair dryer whilst sat in the bath.
Used to work with a spark that would take a screwdriver on holiday to take the cover off the fuse board in his hotel room to check the quality of the wiring. True story.
It's not just DIYers .... This is the sixty year old wiring I, ahem, unearthed at my Dad's place in prep for building him an ensuite from scratch ... Top two crossed over elsewhere and plastic sheathing melted/bubbled at crossing points: because one of them, being pointlessly excessively long, also contacts the fatboy cooker cable: Nice deep joists though eh?
Every bathroom installation in Greece must have a patress box with no lid on it mounted within easy reach on the bathroom wall. Regs specify that it should have at least three live conductors sticking out of it in case you want to add something later.
Respect the power, always use "failsafes" (all circuits off at the board) and get it signed off by someone with "weeeeee"
It took three near misses for me to grow up .... https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...BMAF6BAgJEAo&usg=AOvVaw2uRtUmzLKNexGkXwIwJx9A
I don't think two cables in close proximity is going to cause one to overheat like that (if it has overheated). I suggest you investigate further.
That's what I thought ... Other possible causes though? I'm doing a basic "audit" of this tomorrow with a three-piece socket plug tester thingy as at the last visit we found that the main board labeling is a killer ... "Garage" breaker is no such thing, and one other breaker appears to serve for all of downstairs and at least half of upstairs :-/
Whatever is on that degraded cable (if it has melted) has pulled too much current, and whatever's there to stop it isn't working.
