Older wiring

[2scoops0406]

This should go in Electrics, but as it's not important (well to me anyway!) it might as well go here.

In my old house, an 18th century cottage, I embarked upon a partial rewire of the house as half of the sockets were running off a single spur When I was doing the necessary cabling, I came across a bit of cable that could be described as two core, but the sheathing was lead (presumably the earth, well i used it as the earth anyway) What is all that about then ?

BTW, to replace this piece of cable would have been a right PITA. Also the house hasn't burnt down yet

 

[securespark]

This is lead sheathed cable, is ancient and an even bigger PITA to fault find when it goes wrong than it would be to replace....

 

[pipme]

....... BTW, to replace this piece of cable would have been a right PITA. Also the house hasn't burnt down yet

Fortunately, Tedward, nothing has gone wrong yet ... Now that would be a PITA !
Sorry Edward, you knew what was coming, and you know what you should do .... Otherwise you'll never forgive yourself !
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[2scoops0406]

I don't live there anymore I extended the cable by wrapping the new earth around the old lead sheathing I should probably tell them, I feel guilty now .... but then perhaps they've had it rewired.

 

[pipme]

Bet some current - not a lot - would flow twixt wire and lead ....
Perhaps the occupiers just aint around anymore ....