Old house in London, an 1870s terrace that had been retrofitted with lighting sometime in the 20s, had that rubber coated cable that had a nasty habit of powdering away. Always remembered as a kid a ground floor light socket needing replacing and the 1st floor boards up to gain access. My old man ended up across the room and halfway down the hall before be found a bit that didn't crumble.
Always remembered needing an adaptor, per room, to run the hoover due to the various different standards.
No ELCB, no nothing, just a ceramic fuse box with a bit of asbesdos behind the fuse wire, and a Lucy Oxford company main with live and neutral fuses fitted.
Was a breath of fresh air when the house was rewired with ring mains, and I'd be dissapointed if as mentioned we go backwards to spur wiring and giant US style distribution boards which need to be shoehorned into god knows where.
Always remembered needing an adaptor, per room, to run the hoover due to the various different standards.
No ELCB, no nothing, just a ceramic fuse box with a bit of asbesdos behind the fuse wire, and a Lucy Oxford company main with live and neutral fuses fitted.
Was a breath of fresh air when the house was rewired with ring mains, and I'd be dissapointed if as mentioned we go backwards to spur wiring and giant US style distribution boards which need to be shoehorned into god knows where.
