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From writing all the advisory notices on this job today.
Went to swap a socket.
Down to the cellar...switch off the only 32A breaker. Back upstairs...Still on.
Down to the cellar...switch on the 32A. Switch off the only 16A breaker. Back upstairs...Still on.
Down to the cellar...switch on the 16A. Switch off one of the two 6A breakers. Back upstairs...Still on.
Down to the cellar...switch on the 6A. Switch off the other 6A breaker. Back upstairs...Still on.
Turns out the socket I was changing was fed by both the 32A breaker and the 16A breaker.
I thought it was a simple case of mixing up the tails between the ring final and an immersion heater.
But after continuity testing the tails in these breakers, there is no continuity. I surmised it must be a broken RF circuit.
Then I found no earthing in the lighting, rubber tails leaving a cast-iron cut-out that were almost naked ( ), gaping holes in the top of the CU, PEB's undersized and hanging out of the clamps, rubber cable everywhere, no RCD. And that was just from looking in the cellar!
The sad thing? They were told by the vendors (bought 9 years ago) that the house had just been rewired. At best it complies with the 13th Ed....
Went to swap a socket.
Down to the cellar...switch off the only 32A breaker. Back upstairs...Still on.
Down to the cellar...switch on the 32A. Switch off the only 16A breaker. Back upstairs...Still on.
Down to the cellar...switch on the 16A. Switch off one of the two 6A breakers. Back upstairs...Still on.
Down to the cellar...switch on the 6A. Switch off the other 6A breaker. Back upstairs...Still on.
Turns out the socket I was changing was fed by both the 32A breaker and the 16A breaker.
I thought it was a simple case of mixing up the tails between the ring final and an immersion heater.
But after continuity testing the tails in these breakers, there is no continuity. I surmised it must be a broken RF circuit.
Then I found no earthing in the lighting, rubber tails leaving a cast-iron cut-out that were almost naked ( ), gaping holes in the top of the CU, PEB's undersized and hanging out of the clamps, rubber cable everywhere, no RCD. And that was just from looking in the cellar!
The sad thing? They were told by the vendors (bought 9 years ago) that the house had just been rewired. At best it complies with the 13th Ed....