Picture of the week!

[Guitarguy]

So I removed a built in sideboard/cupboard in the bedroom of mums Victorian house, it had a socket fitted inside and obviously that needed to be relocated. So this is what I found!

 

[Mottie]

Disgraceful! Using blue tape when it should be black........

 

[mattylad]

So the plan is?

Are you going to fit a new socket into the wall to fill the hole and remake the connection?
Or find the other end of that cable and remove it?

 

[Guitarguy]

It’s the first socket on the ring main as the consumer unit is literally below it fitted high level in the room below. I have fitted the socket with a surface back box back onto the wall and re terminated correctly. As for the messy hole, the house is in need of work so that’s hidden for now. It is also wired in imperial stranded t&e as the house was ‘renovated’ in 1968ish

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Disgraceful! Using blue tape when it should be black........

It's not for identification - can be any colour you like.

 

[securespark]

I think Mot's comment was in jest??

 

[Guitarguy]

Personally I’d prefer black but sellotape or parcel tape would be fine too

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Actually no tape will do.

As in "tape will not do", not "having no tape will do".

 

[EFLImpudence]

Like no deal is better than a bad deal.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

"No air is better than bad air", says mad astronaut.

 

[Guitarguy]

Anyways, the bodger could of at least soldered the joints up