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Thats fucked. I thought my house was bad.
Thats fucked. I thought my house was bad.
Looks like a Philippine phone line
Looks like a Philippine phone line
reminds me of my work
reminds me of my work
"Just one box left to wire and we can go home for the day"
"Just one box left to wire and we can go home for the day"
Who's trying to burn the building down?
That guy
Who's trying to burn the building down?
*That guy*
Not that many wires coming into and going out of this box, but what a mess.
Not that many wires coming into and going out of this box, but what a mess.
I see cloth-wrapped wires, so that's something like 50-100 years old. I suspect at least some of that is aluminum wires, too.
Was this before or after the electrical fire?
I see cloth-wrapped wires, so that's something like 50-100 years old. I suspect at least some of that is aluminum wires, too.
Was this before or after the electrical fire?
For the sake of argument, how dangerous is this actually? It doesn't look like there is any exposed wire, they're spread apart, and this is probably in a basement or somewhere out of the way. Other than tripping a breaker easily, is this bad?
For the sake of argument, how dangerous is this actually? It doesn't look like there is any exposed wire, they're spread apart, and this is probably in a basement or somewhere out of the way. Other than tripping a breaker easily, is this bad?
This is how houses burn down and people die. Yes, it's bad.
This is how houses burn down and people die. Yes, it's bad.
That’s bad.
That’s bad.
>For the sake of argument, how dangerous is this actually?
Idk, I guess we need to let some rain water slip through the roof to find out
>>For the sake of argument, how dangerous is this actually?
Idk, I guess we need to let some rain water slip through the roof to find out
I was thinking rats, cats, skunks. They seem to always find a way to get under a house.
I was thinking rats, cats, skunks. They seem to always find a way to get under a house.
What's already been mentioned is the amount of wires. And the debate on if the load would trip the breaker. I argue the amount of DEGRADED wires is what makes this dangerous. The insulation clearly doesn't hold up and the amount of "fixes" should have condemned these wires long ago. This is a major fire hazard.
What's already been mentioned is the amount of wires. And the debate on if the load would trip the breaker. I argue the amount of DEGRADED wires is what makes this dangerous. The insulation clearly doesn't hold up and the amount of "fixes" should have condemned these wires long ago. This is a major fire hazard.
Very dumb
Very dumb
I fixed worse once, had pipe cleaners holding up wire, some had 1’ sections of wire to 1’ sections of wire held up with caution tape. Oh, soaked in dog piss.
I fixed worse once, had pipe cleaners holding up wire, some had 1’ sections of wire to 1’ sections of wire held up with caution tape. Oh, soaked in dog piss.
If I was a home inspector, that'd be a fail. I wouldn't even take the time to find everything else wrong.
If I was a home inspector, that'd be a fail. I wouldn't even take the time to find everything else wrong.
The fact some of the wires appear cloth-wrapped is most concerning to me. That and aluminum wiring are "replace on sight" items.
The fact some of the wires appear cloth-wrapped is most concerning to me. That and aluminum wiring are "replace on sight" items.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's the knob and tube wiring in that building.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's the knob and tube wiring in that building.
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