Ring circuit wiring - is this acceptable?

flygrip · 6 Dec 2022

Discovered this wiring issue in my GF's house which she currently rents from a private landlord.

Is it safe to have the live wire joined like this? Presumably the landlord upgraded the CU and didn't want to pay for a full rewire?

markyd1 · 6 Dec 2022

Nothing wrong with that as long as the test results were good......and why would he need a rewire just because the existing cables were a bit short?

winston1 · 6 Dec 2022

Why are you poking about inside the CU of a rented property? I’m sure the landlord would not approve.

flygrip · 6 Dec 2022

winston1 said:
Why are you poking about inside the CU of a rented property? I’m sure the landlord would not approve.

Downstairs ring main tripped on 3 occasions in one month.

winston1 · 6 Dec 2022

Either your GF is overloading it (check her appliances) or there is a fault (landlords problem not yours).

Ragnar_AT · 8 Dec 2022

German nitpickers would check if the crimps are rated for solid or coarse stranded wire (they’re probably not) but in practice they’re fine.

Can you tell I‘ve spent too much time with German web sparks?

SUNRAY · 8 Dec 2022

winston1 said:
Why are you poking about inside the CU of a rented property? I’m sure the landlord would not approve.

Correct

winston1 said:
Either your GF is overloading it (check her appliances) or there is a fault (landlords problem not yours).

Correct

sparkwright · 8 Dec 2022

The trouble with those crimps is that people don't always fit them properly, often because they don't use the correct tool, and the wires can therefore pull out very easily.

pcaouolte · 8 Dec 2022

What is the bit of blue single laying on top of the CU?

Harry Bloomfield · 8 Dec 2022

flygrip said:
Downstairs ring main tripped on 3 occasions in one month.

Just the downstairs MCB ring circuit, or the RCD with the yellow test button.

conny · 10 Dec 2022

It must be my eyesight but those connections, (extensions), from the crimps look suspiciously like bare copper!
Please tell me it's my eyesight at fault!

crystal ball · 10 Dec 2022

conny said:
It must be my eyesight but those connections, (extensions), from the crimps look suspiciously like bare copper!
Please tell me it's my eyesight at fault!

I thought that at first, but I am sure it is brown insulation reflecting the light from the flash

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