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All the conductors were seriously corroded! They had a major damp problem apparently and had to have it sorted out, the old backbox was still in the scrap pile or what was left of it! It looked similar to this one that I took out for the other socket that was equally as bodged and naff!
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Had one last week with the plug basically rusted into the socket...
 
It amazes me what will still work, this install is probably 40 years old and apart from a newish consumer unit has not been touched. Still has the old coughtree swan neck outside lights and all sockets were the old mk type, mainly singles.
Snipped back the corroded wire and the tarnish didn't go much further that where it was exposed to air and damp. Surprisingly the insulation test came out ok as well! Re-terminated in a lovely wago box and put back into service!
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Caravan supplies no less!
I think it was very lucky for all the spike that is holding this aloft never touched anything live Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views! IMG_20200527_1430331 - EletriciansForums.netinside as the RCD did sweet fa! :eek: :eek:
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Before anyone comments, yes I did label it all with my trusty dymo!!
 
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It’s bad enough that this sfcu is grouted into the tiles, until you see where it is.

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another pic taken a step back...

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Another step back and I’d be in the shower.

Luckily this point had been disconnected, and another placed through the wall outside the door. At one time this switched the towel rail heater.

(laughed when sfcu was autocorrected to “sexy”)
 
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Not quite as dry as expected!

"We have had a cable already run, it's in a fully waterproof enclosure, in a self-draining inspection pit, so it will be as dry as a bone"

Thought I would better check!

The water in the ip68 box is as clear as gin!

So it may not be waterproof, but it sure has a good filter the water in the pit is filthy

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Yes, I've often wondered about buried stuff like that. There's so much of it about, I can only assume most of it is better sealed than that was - gland not fitted properly or wrong type ?
 
Yes, I've often wondered about buried stuff like that. There's so much of it about, I can only assume most of it is better sealed than that was - gland not fitted properly or wrong type ?
No idea, I merely showed them it, dried it out a bit and put it back!

I assume they didn't put a gasket/seal between the gland and box.
 
Same thing as I had to do on a job a couple of weeks ago... spare way but the planks had cut the bush bar too short, so used a short section of 16mm earthing cable wrapped in brown tape to supply my new circuit.

Not sure it's a good idea to use the busbar terminals and the cable terminal at the same time though, I'd be a bit wary of it just in case one of them wasn't as tight as it might ordinarily be if one or the other was in use.
 

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