Went in the loft the other day and just thought I'd check how the light switch was wired by the previous owners. There are two surface mounted boxes butted up next to each other, one is a single plug socket (never used it), and the other the single switch in question.
I was intrigued to find no visible wires going into the switch from any side nor underneath, only one going to the light itself. I managed to shine a torch down the tiny gap between both boxes and I can see two red wires going from the plug into the switch.
Now I know this is obviously not right, but how dangerous is this? I haven't opened the light switch to see if there is any fuse protection in there, I suspect not. The plug socket has 3 cables going into it, I am assuming it is connected to the upstairs socket ring but I've not yet checked this either.
I was intrigued to find no visible wires going into the switch from any side nor underneath, only one going to the light itself. I managed to shine a torch down the tiny gap between both boxes and I can see two red wires going from the plug into the switch.
Now I know this is obviously not right, but how dangerous is this? I haven't opened the light switch to see if there is any fuse protection in there, I suspect not. The plug socket has 3 cables going into it, I am assuming it is connected to the upstairs socket ring but I've not yet checked this either.