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Is this Wiring Legal? (NSW)
Brumby:
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--- Quote from: Naguissa on February 05, 2021, 02:34:35 pm ---That's in Spain, a 2018 renewed installation.
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Yes, they wouldn't instal la box like this now, but it was different in the 80's.
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Dave, shame on you... You are EE!
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That means he can understand what's there - and have an idea of risk - but unless he is a licenced electrician, he can't touch it.
Monkeh:
--- Quote from: Brumby on February 06, 2021, 10:11:38 am ---Just because it isn't pretty, doesn't mean it's dangerous.
There are tens of thousands of installations that look just like this - and most owners won't know about the tangle behind the board because they won't look at anything but the meters and fuses/breakers. (Yes, there are still a lot of ceramic fuses still out there.)
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Just because there are lots like it doesn't mean it's safe. It's clearly not properly maintained.
themadhippy:
I bet if you inspected every electricians own house you'd find more than few that don't comply 100% to the rules,i know mine dont,but in the main we know the risks and what exactley is safe
Labrat101:
--- Quote from: Monkeh on February 06, 2021, 03:51:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: Brumby on February 06, 2021, 10:11:38 am ---Just because it isn't pretty, doesn't mean it's dangerous.
There are tens of thousands of installations that look just like this - and most owners won't know about the tangle behind the board because they won't look at anything but the meters and fuses/breakers. (Yes, there are still a lot of ceramic fuses still out there.)
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Just because there are lots like it doesn't mean it's safe. It's clearly not properly maintained.
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:palm: :scared: :--
If you can't distinguish Between A mess and Down right :wtf: Dangerous .
I marked the 3 Hot spots All illegal .. in the rest of the 1st & 2nd world class countries.
Except for Australia where the electricians don't work to any safety standards ..
Monkeh:
--- Quote from: Labrat101 on February 06, 2021, 06:47:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: Monkeh on February 06, 2021, 03:51:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: Brumby on February 06, 2021, 10:11:38 am ---Just because it isn't pretty, doesn't mean it's dangerous.
There are tens of thousands of installations that look just like this - and most owners won't know about the tangle behind the board because they won't look at anything but the meters and fuses/breakers. (Yes, there are still a lot of ceramic fuses still out there.)
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Just because there are lots like it doesn't mean it's safe. It's clearly not properly maintained.
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:palm: :scared: :--
If you can't distinguish Between A mess and Down right :wtf: Dangerous .
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Just because you don't know what you're looking at doesn't mean it's dangerous. It is presently a mess - that's reason enough to investigate. Whether it's dangerous or not needs to be determined by doing more than screaming "OH GOD I SEE COPPER IT MUST BE LIVE!", and "A CABLE TIE, IT WILL KILL US!".
I cannot see for certain what that wire is connected to or whether it's live - and nor can you. It actually looks like that was the feed to the breaker, which would mean it's not live..
--- Quote ---Except for Australia where the electricians don't work to any safety standards ..
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Ah, yes, one bad installation condemns an entire country.
Calm down, dear, and get a grip.
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