15-02-2021, 10:20 AM
This is a circuit that's been working for decades but failed suddenly. I've looked at other bits of electrics at their maisonette before and the general installation standard isn't great. Work has been done by the economical types who keep the wires in a back box as short as possible. The ones for the flex outlet plate I removed were in that class. Fitting a socket would probably have meant extending them with choc bloc. I don't like it but it's OK if it's inside the back box. The kitchen ring wiring behind the dishwasher is nicely draped over central heating pipes. The CH boiler is plugged into a socket outlet via another tape bomb. If and when I do a permanent fix for the dishwasher I'll put in a proper connection for the boiler as it's nearby and I'll be working on the kitchen ring anyway.
The plumbers weren't much better. The boiler has plastic pipework brough right up to it which contradicts manufacturer's instructions. The pipework in the corner under the boiler (all visible when the dishwasher was out) could have been done by a spider. Some years ago the CH system wouldn't hold pressure. One of the rads had a tiny pinhole leak at the back near the top. Not a place you'd expect to leak. For once a fault that couldn't readily be blamed on the installer.
The plumbers weren't much better. The boiler has plastic pipework brough right up to it which contradicts manufacturer's instructions. The pipework in the corner under the boiler (all visible when the dishwasher was out) could have been done by a spider. Some years ago the CH system wouldn't hold pressure. One of the rads had a tiny pinhole leak at the back near the top. Not a place you'd expect to leak. For once a fault that couldn't readily be blamed on the installer.
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