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You can't build a new house that way. I've lived in some very old places where the underlying electrical system is absolutely terrifying, i.e. AC wires wrapped
by yardie 10y ago
You can't build a new house that way. I've lived in some very old places where the underlying electrical system is absolutely terrifying, i.e. AC wires wrapped in waxed paper.
I also believe the poster is in the UK. Older homes use a ring system where the breaker is at each outlet and there is one main breaker for the entire house, there is no breaker panel in the American/European sense.
- ptaipale 10y agoYes, I had those waxed paper insulated wires. You really don't want to touch them. This was in Finland, and the house was built by a refugee family at a time when building materials were difficult to get. It was in fact surprisingly good, but still the original electric works plus 50 years of DYI maintenance produced some interesting results, like disintegrating insulations and ground wires not connected to anything. The woodworks of the house were very good but fixing the electricity, heating and plumbing was hopeless.