What is accessible?

[john4703]

I've started to rip out the units in my kitchen and found a couple of interesting joints in cables. One was above a ceiling and is clearly the supply to the oven and hob. The other in the old back box is part of the kitchen ring, I'm not sure if it is a spur off the ring or part of the extended ring and until I've disconnected it at the consumer unit I'm not going to move it to find out.
I was also interested to see that the supply to the under cabinet lights ran at 45 degrees from the fuse switched spur unit (I removed it) and it had a 13a fuse. The connector wrapped in red tape is so I can still use the washing machine and all the wiring will be replaced.
How do people get away with work like this?

 

[EFLImpudence]

It's all very poor by today's standards (but might be very old) and, being charitable, it could have been done by a DIYer unaware of any rules.

People get away with it because nobody else will know about it.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How do people get away with work like this?

Competence is seen as unnecessary, and those who criticise acting whilst lacking it or advocate acquiring it are denigrated.

 

[John D v2.0]

People get away with it because nobody else will know about it.

It's the perfect crime! Your commit it by hiding the evidence

 

[john4703]

It is turning into an "interesting" project. The more I reveal the more I dislike what I see.
The solution is fairly simply, every circuit for the kitchen will be rewired back to the consumer unit, I have wondered if any of the existing work was worth reusing but after what I've seen I'll not take any chances.