no earth to a socket

[buzzlightyear]

customer rings up ,I had a electrician round to put some sockets fronts in
the front room
and he told me you can use the sockets bar the socket for TV ,has no earth to it .
the spark is on holiday it had me think says the customer having no earth to the socket .
can you came and have a look ,turn up why did the spark not disconnect from the circuit I told the customer so you cant use it .
he also change the fuses from rewireble to those flick switches, you mean
wylex mcb yes
ok let me have a look at the socket and see why no earth.
holly F**K did the spark not tell you have VIR cable in that socket
and no earth sleeving .no said the customer.
I open the c/u most circuits had VIR cables on the lighting all sockets circuits
I'm afraid you need a rewire and a up grade of that old consumer unit
now the customer replays' back I have just move in weeks ago
cant afford a rewire.
where did you move from then, Yorkshire. mmmm. says it all .

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[elsparko]

some of the circuits like the lighting on VIR cable had class 1 light fitting on and metal back boxes in .no doubt it would pass I/R .
I have left it to the customer to think about .

im sure when 230ish volts is passing through them they may consider your wisdom

 

[suffolkspark]

Your gonna have to provide evidence for that. Not doubting you...….

As promised photo provided, this is taken from the full 43 page 2010 version of document P, it is not mentioned in the half sized 2013 online version strangely, but there may be full sized printed version of that which i dont have so dont know.

 

[suffolkspark]

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[Midwest]

As promised photo provided, this is taken from the full 43 page 2010 version of document P, it is not mentioned in the half sized 2013 online version strangely, but there may be full sized printed version of that which i dont have so dont know.

Well I go to the bottom of the stairs.