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i kid you not , my dog does actually look like wile e coyote lol ,
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That socket looks on a ski slope on the back wall ;-))
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i kid you not , my dog does actually look like wile e coyote lol ,
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That socket looks on a ski slope on the back wall ;-))
Couldn't move for the amount of Third Reich snipers in Watford... :lol:Ive heard it was for during the war for protecting against snipers (Silhouette) probably a load of crap though
Already expressed it a load of codswollop when houses were wired prior WW2 we didn't predict an invasion of europe especially from a strategic electrical installation sense, and when all the service men went to war there was no house rewires been done (Qualifications were scarce as Part P tutors were fighting on the beaches ).......Ive heard it was for during the war for protecting against snipers (Silhouette) probably a load of crap though
Im a bit late on this one and probably already suggested but here's a few reasons and myths;
Myth- They were wired close the windows due to war era and the thought that enemies may shoot at shadows cast
Truth- In the days of lead wiring etc the cost of fabric was high thus ppl couldn't afford heavy thick curtains and the consequence was they were similar to the net curtains we have no for fancy, but this revealed all if you passed between the light and the window so positioning close to window solved this.
Another thing was that fitting were used as plug sockets as well and in some rooms were offset to allow for irons etc to be run off the lampholder adaptor (pre 17th ) where having them central normally would mean ironing in the center of the room but more beneficial if you ironed near the window with natural light.... although this wasn't the original reason it kept the trend going for many decades after.
Believe it or not ive been to a house of a very old lady still plugging an old iron to the cotton wrap drop but it was 10yrs ago and believe shes now passed away.
Well I think that the L and N fuses came from the days before PME. I have 1904 electricians pocket book with all the different voltages and frequencies AC and DC. I'm not sure when PME came in but it was possibly when the supply company's were nationalised. Eack town would have anything up to 4 or 5 supply companies plus the town council.Never mind pendants near windows, I've seen that in some modern homes, I still want to know what the thinking was for fused neutrals
And who kept using old VIR as the main feed to newly rewired lighting circuits....
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