T
TonyJr
Hello,
Just moved into my new house, well a few months ago and i thought i'd stick an external light in the garden to the rear of the extension.
Well... There is a bag covering what looks like and old light snapped off crap remaining 'lump'. connector block in the end of the wires.
turns out it is a spur from one of the extension's ring main socket circuit. it is rcd protected at the board. tested it and it is live. not good at all.
What do i do when i want to put a new external lamp on it? as in does it need to have an isolator fitted? I would think so as common sense says it is already dangerous. Switch + fuse? it's a right bodge up they have plastered over it all (old wiring), and fitted the kitchen so that is why i was wondering it there was any way around it. the same if i have to disconnect it. i heard rcd is ok if it goes from the brickwork directly to the fitting. but unswitched? or unfused? i dont like that at all.
going to be a f¨cking nightmare this one for sure...
thanks in advance for your help,
tony
Just moved into my new house, well a few months ago and i thought i'd stick an external light in the garden to the rear of the extension.
Well... There is a bag covering what looks like and old light snapped off crap remaining 'lump'. connector block in the end of the wires.
turns out it is a spur from one of the extension's ring main socket circuit. it is rcd protected at the board. tested it and it is live. not good at all.
What do i do when i want to put a new external lamp on it? as in does it need to have an isolator fitted? I would think so as common sense says it is already dangerous. Switch + fuse? it's a right bodge up they have plastered over it all (old wiring), and fitted the kitchen so that is why i was wondering it there was any way around it. the same if i have to disconnect it. i heard rcd is ok if it goes from the brickwork directly to the fitting. but unswitched? or unfused? i dont like that at all.
going to be a f¨cking nightmare this one for sure...
thanks in advance for your help,
tony