No earths on some many houses.

[Jimmyb]

Why is it the hallway and some switches seems left out on earths in so many houses, i mean no earth wire within the cable for them but most of the house wired in t&e or ive found where they just have bothered with connecting the earth is there a reason for this

Was this wire ever legal stuff ? and is it just lazyiness when they havnt connected it ?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What is it vir? Tinned stranded? Copper stranded? early single core pvc sheath?.......all were to regs on the edition that they were available (but possibly not when installed)..lol....

 

[timo1]

Houses prior to 1965 were 13th edition I think which meant no CPC on lighting circuits, bit of a pain now but does not always mean a rewire. there was a good thread on this a couple of days ago - lighting circuit no cpc

 

[ipf]

Not 13th (well into 70's). Domestic lighting required cpc. Threaded steel conduit sufficient.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Houses prior to 1965 were 13th edition I think which meant no CPC on lighting circuits, bit of a pain now but does not always mean a rewire. there was a good thread on this a couple of days ago - lighting circuit no cpc

Just means no class 1 lighting (metal) Unless of course you can get a cpc back to the board..............

 

[DNS1]

This has reminded me of a bodge I did a few years ago on my flat... Converted 1 way light to 2 way light using the cpc as an extra core...

How's the best way to fix this one now I've trying to do everything "properly"?

 

[topquark]

This has reminded me of a bodge I did a few years ago on my flat... Converted 1 way light to 2 way light using the cpc as an extra core...

How's the best way to fix this one now I've trying to do everything "properly"?

Run a separate 3 core between the switches and reinstate the cpc.

 

[Jimmyb]

What is it vir? Tinned stranded? Copper stranded? early single core pvc sheath?.......all were to regs on the edition that they were available (but possibly not when installed)..lol....

single/double/triple core pvc sheath, they must of had it left over hence why a mix of both t&e and the others, but i always find it on landings and sometimes upstairs, there must of been a lot of house wired just at the change over point lol

 

[Jimmyb]

Houses prior to 1965 were 13th edition I think which meant no CPC on lighting circuits, bit of a pain now but does not always mean a rewire. there was a good thread on this a couple of days ago - lighting circuit no cpc

yer is a pain now when i tell the customer they need to replace the metal fitting or rewire and i get its been ok for the last 20years

 

[Jimmyb]

This has reminded me of a bodge I did a few years ago on my flat... Converted 1 way light to 2 way light using the cpc as an extra core...

How's the best way to fix this one now I've trying to do everything "properly"?

please tell me u didnt forgot the sleeving and not to cut it too short