Photos of the old & dangerous

[flameport]

These items were removed from a house during a rewire.

Henley junction box

• flameport
• 3 Aug 2008
• 3

This mess was the main connection point for the 1st floor socket outlets in a house, supplied...

This mess was the main connection point for the 1st floor socket outlets in a house, supplied from a 16A MCB. The neutrals were all loose, and the earth wires twisted together outside the box. The supply cable is black rubber covered stranded T+E, the others more recent white PVC.

This box is the type designed for joining tails, clearly never intended to be used like this. Was just loose under the floorboards.

Old twisted light flex

• flameport
• 3 Aug 2008
• 1

Cotton covered twisted rubber flex, yet was connected to white PVC twin and earth wiring.

Old pendant set with cotton covered twisted rubber flex. The supply cable to this was white PVC - so this has been removed in the past, and someone just put this 40+ year old fitting back, rather than spend £3 on a new pendant set.

 

[dannyboi2003]

£3 for a pendant that's day-light robbery

Try.... http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/AAPEN.html

 

[FourFootMedia]

£3 for a pendant that's day-light robbery

Try.... http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/AAPEN.html[/QUOTE]
£4.10 inc vat and delivery

 

[dannyboi2003]

I actually pay about 75p for them as I'm an account holder but that wasn't my point, my post was merely a humorous one (the punch line being day-light) as I'm well aware that not everyone has access to an electrical wholesaler.

 

[conny]

Even in a small DIY store don't expect to pay more than £2 for a pendant, £3 if you want the rose as well.

 

[mdbalson]

Even in a small DIY store don't expect to pay more than £2 for a pendant, £3 if you want the rose as well.

In Wilkson they are about £1.50 for the pendant & the rose.