He just said as long as i know its NOT a complete bodge job so im not so sure he does?
It works doesn't it. So not all bad.
Its worked fine for 7 years!
Just uncovered this after removing tiles in kitchen...
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Its worked fine for 7 years!
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That does not make it right though does it!
Wow what a lot of ill informed people all guessing at what's best to do on that other forum
I was chopping a hole in a wall in the kitchen to take a new socket, and I found some buried conduit.
"Hmm," I thought, "wonder where that goes?" so I started working upwards to expose it.
And lo - I then found this, so started digging out sideways too:
Oh that's nice:
Let's have a look at this lovely junction box they buried - it appears to be made of the finest polythene:
The cable was disconnected at both ends when I found it, and as dead as a dodo, but obviously this was not always the case:
"Hmm," I thought, "wonder where that goes?" so I started working upwards to expose it.
And lo - I then found this, so started digging out sideways too:
Oh that's nice:
Let's have a look at this lovely junction box they buried - it appears to be made of the finest polythene:
The cable was disconnected at both ends when I found it, and as dead as a dodo, but obviously this was not always the case:
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Not only is it a cheap bodge it is also a very dangerous bodge.
In moisture gets between the tiles and that taped up joint gets damp then :-
If there is an RCD protecting the circuit it will trip and not be resetable until the moisture has dried out.
If there is no RCD then there is the hazard of electric shock from the damp grout and maybe the damp tile surface
Your OCD won't take too kindly to a bit of defibrillation to get your heart going again if you leave this unrectified. Your safest option is, as others have advised, to reinstall a socket and have a functional outlet, or blank it off completely with a proper blanking plate and back box, and, if your OCD compels you to make it symmetrical, put another one on the other side!
Would this not be an option...
Move the cabling down 8" so its beneath the worktop, but have full access to it through the back of one of the units. Have it im a surface mounted case with blanking plate, or sealed box.
So in essence, Im doing what is suggested, just a bit lower down, but still providing full access to it, and its safe in appropriate casing...
Anyone know any ball park figures as to how much this would cost if I was to get a sparky in and get in certified?
Move the cabling down 8" so its beneath the worktop, but have full access to it through the back of one of the units. Have it im a surface mounted case with blanking plate, or sealed box.
So in essence, Im doing what is suggested, just a bit lower down, but still providing full access to it, and its safe in appropriate casing...
Anyone know any ball park figures as to how much this would cost if I was to get a sparky in and get in certified?
I could help but wonder .... If this chopping was done more recently than 2004, then .... When you applied for Building Regulations approval, what did you say would be the way you'd comply with P1?
Kind Regards, John.
Do you need BR approval just for chopping out these days?
Who knows ...but a new socket in a kitchen is different matter. Mind you, maybe he was doing preparatory work under the instruction and supervision of his electrician.Do you need BR approval just for chopping out these days?
Kind Regards, John.
I could have done every single journey in my car in the last 7 years, and those driven by friends and family, without wearing a seatbelt and without functioning airbags.
I didn't apply.I could help but wonder .... If this chopping was done more recently than 2004, then .... When you applied for Building Regulations approval, what did you say would be the way you'd comply with P1?
But if I had I'd have said that I would comply by working to BS 7671.
Fair enough.I didn't apply.I could help but wonder .... If this chopping was done more recently than 2004, then .... When you applied for Building Regulations approval, what did you say would be the way you'd comply with P1?
Kind Regards, John.
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