What the ...... is this?

[BlueToBits]

Customer emailed this pic. She's having loft insulation upgraded and the fitters haven't seen this before and suggest she gets it investigated before they fit the insulation. Apparently there are several of thesr 'poly' bags flat on the top of the plasterboard under the existing insulation between the joists. The house was built mid 80's all daisy chained together. Anyone have any ideas or seen these before?

 

[trev]

Is it co-ax?

 

[malcolmsanford]

Look like some kind of heat pad or perhaps a moisture eliminator, but why in a loft is anyone's guess.

Or could be television

 

[BlueToBits]

Dont know what type of cable it is. It could be co-ax. Here's 2 more pics.

 

[trev]

Looking at those I reckon it's co-ax mate not sure of the type but it's round and I've seen that stuff with a blue inner before

 

[BlueToBits]

The internal walls of the house are made of plastered compacted straw block. Could they be some sort of vermin control perhaps?

 

[Knobhead]

Plasma bag, but the patient doesn’t look to well!

 

[glasgowbiker42]

nae idea but it does look like co-axial cable in a bag of gravy!

 

[Marvo]

Maybe some kinda homebrew ham radio broad band antenna. Best bet would be to follow the cables.

 

[Des 56]

Are they biometric gel packs from the starship enterprises by any chance

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Looks like some form of trace heating to me, not seen it installed in that way before though.

 

[ackbarthestar]

Where do these 'coax' cables end up?

It could be some form of HF/IF screening .....

 

[Deleted member 9648]

It's a ceiling heating system....one 70's estate near me was fitted with it,mostly out of service now. As you can imagine it was not very efficient,my guess would be very few of them are still in use.

 

[mogga]

Calorique Radiant Ceiling Heating System - YouTube newer version :S looks kinda weird heat rises doesnt it?

 

[Darkwood]

It is clearly an antenni for sending signals into space or maybe a mothership or something up there, i wouldnt worry too about this but id take a closer look at the house owner, maybe he/shes not of this world :shocked3: