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Mmmmmmm, where to start here
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!has the tape fallen off? Best get some new tape to cover the terminals!
I like the attention to detail to label the colour-coded wired L and N with a high contrast pen or similar. Shame they don't seem to have linked up the T&E's CPC of course!
I'm sure the terminal blocks were left like that for ventilation to keep them cool?
It is left as an exercise for the reader to decide if the supply earth or one of the cables would burn out first in the event of a fault...
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Seen that done loads of times on old council flats etc
Quite often 2 x 4mm or 2 x 6mm twin and earth run in parallel , the really posh jobs get 1 x 10mm
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More multiple singles being used as tails, going by the way they're bundled together, Anybody's guess what the T&E is for or goes.
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a twin and earth went to an old MEM fuse isolator for the water heater and what looked like a few sets of about 4mm singles (in imperial size), to two 4way rewireable fuse boxes
Cant believe the meter guy wired them back up to a new meter and isolator, but hey at least the main bonding was done!
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Just fill them with silicon, and if you're really fussy you could buy coloured and get a decent match.
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Been back today to replace isolate the circuit and replace one fitting with led frame.
Awful job trying fix the frame to lath and plaster ceiling and meet up with existing stuff. Besides that, two circuits involved and one fitting looped off without earth (earth in connector)...after linking both circuit earths. Old colours original circuit.
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Best thing with lathe, pepper the fitting with holes and hope at least three get a bite.
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You'd think it wouldn't be too bad as there's a lot more wood than gaps but......
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Agree, but a bit more difficult with the replacement 'fit together' frame about an inch wide with no back.
Managed it...I think it's a 2 man job though. Drilled a couple more fix holes to line up with a joist and then a bit of head balancing.
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Cut a big hole in the ceiling which is hidden by the fitting and put a couple of battens up there to screw into.
Patch up the hole to stop the rubbish falling through, but it doesn't need to be neat as it is hidden by the fitting.
Patch up the hole to stop the rubbish falling through, but it doesn't need to be neat as it is hidden by the fitting.
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That's why I'm frightened the trial one is going to be a success....
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Another, can you tidy this up a bit.
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