The 'you don't need to change it socket'

[magnoliafan89]

Afraid not, it's only 2.5mm. I think it must have started as a radial when the house was smaller and over time when it was extended they added more and made it a ring but didn't update the breaker or take into consideration the size of the ring.
It's a house full of bad practices, bodge jobs and horrendous work.....like the one lighting circuit which was obviously a tad to short to make it to the board so it terminates into a connector block just above the board and a little piece goes from that into the board

 

[Rpa07]

So, you're a 3rd year apprentice who bought his house off of the in laws.
Question 1 did you get it at a good price?
Question 2 was it a good enough price to factor in a rewire?
Question 3 actually it's not a question it's a suggestion - get in there with a supervisor and rewire it to how you want including everything you'll need for the future. If you were a florist I wouldn't suggest this but you are probably in a great position to make it work to your advantage.
Just don't get your father in law to help!

 

[7029 dave]

rip & strip .I bet on that ring it will have 4mm cable .

I bet it will be rubber only because of the brown baker-light, looks like MK , the white came out in late 60's early 70's in white. 7/029 pvc cable possible.

 

[buzzlightyear]

been to many jobs that had v/r cable on old baker-light sockets and lead .

 

[westward10]

It is MK and one thing you can be certain of todays MK sockets won't be working in 50 to 60 years time.

 

[PEG]

It's "Bakelite"...the other one is Gregg's slimming range

 

[Rpa07]

It is MK and one thing you can be certain of todays MK sockets won't be working in 50 to 60 years time.

We'll all be dead and anyway, they'll be talking about T+E in the same way we talk about VIR - we won't want to be around to defend that, will we?

 

[magnoliafan89]

I did get it for a good price yeh lol he does gripe me I do appreciate the opportunity they gave us but he just doesn't like it if someone says he's wrong or knows a little more than him.
Like I said there is a lot of bad practices and bodged jobs all over the place I'll try and upload more pics but deffo needs a really wire

View attachment 35505

View attachment 35506

 

[BroadReach]

Looks like someone has been in there before. Slotted screws would have been the order of the day when the socket was new, I would have thought?

 

[7029 dave]

Told you that is 7/029 pvc and did not even the cover off . lol

 

[Pete999]

Told you that is 7/029 pvc and did not even the cover off . lol

That would be TAKE the covers off Dave would it

 

[telectrix]

you may find that that 7/029 tinned copper cable is good for another 5o years. it's far superior to the solid 2.5mm we're stuck with these days.

 

[Pete999]

you may find that that 7/029 tinned copper cable is good for another 5o years. it's far superior to the solid 2.5mm we're stuck with these days.

OOOOH yeah right on

 

[telectrix]

my previous post showing the usb twin socket. the red/black is tinned copper 7/029 from 60's still in perfect nick. biggest problem was the lights wired in a combination of twin and singles. no cpc's. ended up completely rewiring the lighting just because customer wants s/s switches.

 

[HandySparks]

That would be 'TAKE the cover off', Dave, would it?

 

[PEG]

In the name of equity,can you show us any pictures of your father-in-law's cabinet making/carpentry? ...it seems only fair,after ripping his installs

 

[sparkdog]

Or 7.029 vr.

 

[gazdkw82]

The RCD could have also tripped because the neutral came into contact with earth

 

[telectrix]

The RCD could have also tripped because the neutral came into contact with earth

nah. the RCD tripped because she had mistaken her hormone replacement pills for her other half's LSD .

 

[gazdkw82]