Whats the oldest type of wiring sytem you have had to work on/repair/replace

[Pete999]

Carrying on from the types of cables etc got me wondering, what are the oldest types of wiring you have worked on?
Myself I can recall working with Lead covered cables, cleated singles, capping and casing (no not PVC trunking) TRS, VIR Bare MICC apart from us old timers, the list wont mean much to many of you.

 

[Midwest]

The lamps were called 'Rough Service', I think?

 

[ruston]

Yes, we used those in the hand held inspection lamps on the plant.

 

[telectrix]

used to see that festoon cable and spike lamp holders on 110V site lighting.

 

[David M]

About 10 years ago I went out to a lighting fault on a rental property. When I got there I found an old wooden re-wireable fuse board, VIR cable..., The lighting fuse had blown. The cable looked in very poor condition so I decided to do a quick visual inspection throughout the property. There was no floor covering down on the landing area and I could see exposed cables in the gaps of some floor boards. So I decided to pull up a long board which had evidence of being up before. As a I pulled up the board I could smell and hear the flow of gas.

Some idiot had nailed the floor board down through the main lead gas pipe along its length - around half a dozen nail holes. In addition the VIR cables had perished, conductors exposed and were draped over the lead pipe, trapped between the floor board, pipe and joists.

I have never seen anything like it before or since. This was a rental property and the tenant was a young woman with 2 toddlers!

It gave me nightmares, to think what could have happened.

Hasten to say, we got it re-wired pretty sharpish!

 

[littlespark]

David M, That's a hell of a way to get a job - nailing the gas pipe like that.
Is your mate a gas fitter too? Both got work out of it?

I jest

 

[David M]

David M, That's a hell of a way to get a job - nailing the gas pipe like that.
Is your mate a gas fitter too? Both got work out of it?

I jest

I know, though I did use at least a dozen nails and missed with half of them

 

[drzsta]

Found this unusual cable in an old council house. I think it was used in pre-fab steel framed houses after the war. I was going to send some to Lucien but unfortunately couldn't gain access after the work.

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