Tonights call out...

[Engineer54]

Oh and the light switches, I popped a couple off to look, and noticed the nice wooden back boxes.... and no CPC.

The house was built in 1964, think I saw some green goo also.. to be honest, it would benefit from a rewire!

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I can assure you they weren't using wooden back boxes in 1964, this house is at least 10 years older than that....

 

[PEG]

Correct Eng,unless Fred Dibnah did a self-build in his youth. Parents house built 1964,cpcs in place but originally not connected to first set of wooden wall lights...electric underfloor heating,baxi under draught coal fire...sweet

 

[kingeri]

I found it fascinating and a little bit sad when I found and had to get rid of the historical electrics from my house during renovations. Plenty of wooden back boxes, round three-pin sockets on skirting boards, very old cabling etc. Kept a few examples. There were also the pipes for gas lighting. Toilet in cellar, about 15 layers of wallpaper (a good social record of how styles have changed!) in every room etc. Was a real doer-upperer. Sorry, I'll shut up now.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well i charge £35 callout (if local)...the first hour is free...

then its £25 per hour after that....

this way i guarentee that I get £35 regardless of whether its an hour...half hour....20 mins etc...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I found it fascinating and a little bit sad when I found and had to get rid of the historical electrics from my house during renovations. Plenty of wooden back boxes, round three-pin sockets on skirting boards, very old cabling etc. Kept a few examples. There were also the pipes for gas lighting. Toilet in cellar, about 15 layers of wallpaper (a good social record of how styles have changed!) in every room etc. Was a real doer-upperer. Sorry, I'll shut up now.

exactly...

and this is a method english heritage use to identify what the original finish was to a property...

they did it at the red house...

 

[vb6951]

Just out of interest, is a wooden back box a C3? I don't think I'd be happy replacing fittings where it was a wooden back box as its a combustible material.

I'm thinking of C2, may be I'm wrong

 

[uksparks]

Actually thinking about it, yes possibly a C2, I suppose if the fusebox had a wooden back you would give it a C2.

he bloke said 1964, I have to admit, having seen quite a few house of that era and a bit older none of them have ever had wooden back boxes.

 

[Engineer54]

Actually thinking about it, yes possibly a C2, I suppose if the fusebox had a wooden back you would give it a C2.

he bloke said 1964, I have to admit, having seen quite a few house of that era and a bit older none of them have ever had wooden back boxes.

Are you talking about the old Wylex 3036 CU's?? If so, what makes you think they warrant a C2??

 

[jimmymac]

I'd have charged him £40 for the call out plus the cost of the fitting, if it was out of hours i'd have probably said £50 all in

 

[uksparks]

Are you talking about the old Wylex 3036 CU's?? If so, what makes you think they warrant a C2??

Well its potentially dangerous should there be a short etc in the box, but then again C3, improvement recommended, I suppose it depends if its hanging off the wall or not!

 

[dingledong]

its a c2
no proper fixings for the new box
its made of wood
you couldnt reuse them and put new cable in could you

 

[uksparks]

its a c2
no proper fixings for the new box
its made of wood
you couldnt reuse them and put new cable in could you

Totally agree.