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Can a broken earth wire within 2.5mm T&E cable be choc-blocked and buried in a plaster wall? Thanks

I am replacing an outside light (lantern with 100w bulb) and have found two cables terminating at the back of the light into choc block. Is there an accepted method for this? I was expecting the connections for circuit and switch to be made in a junction box and then a single cable taken to the...

While removing a cupboard I have uncovered a switched FCU with no fuse (not sure what it's called then). It's attached to the skirting board and inside is a single 2.5mm² cable (bare earth) which when tested with a neon screwdriver is live. The cable appears from below the floor so I've not been...

And also a problem with my boiler... It's a vintage Glow-Worm Spacesaver and is wall mounted on the gable-end of a terraced house. Whenever there is an easterly wind (the coldest one) the boiler cuts out. It will re-light and fire up again without any problems until the next gust of wind...

This image is from a property I am thinking of buying. I am trying to use the electrics as one way of negotiating the price. Would you be worried by any of this or is it a 'typical' set-up found in many 1900 built terraced properties? Edited to remove url to original image

Hi, I've just bought a new fast-boil kettle advertised as 3.1kw. The plate underneath actually specifies a range with 3100w being the higher value. Does this mean the 13a fuse supplied with the plug could be liable to blow? Cheers for your time

Not as funny as some of the stories on here but anyway... Doing some hurried fence repairs in the back garden (it was going to rain) I forgot to take the chuck key out of my drill and fired it up! I watched the thing fly in a perfect arc across my neighbours gardens and smash through a...