JoeKP

My dad got a job in a house that is being rehabbed, while i was chasing old K+T wiring, and old romex, i found a few that were worth the camera.

1. Plastic does not a ground make...


2. the last time this house was remodeled they lowered the ceiling in the bathroom, and just left this hanging in the empty space



3. Also in the bathroom, the light that was above the sink had no J-Box for the wires, and some how they wired it all behind the lathe???


5. Last one i found today was in an upstairs closet behind a layer of plaster, and plastic sheeting was a j-box and a free floating piece of romex(no clue where it goes yet...)

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william1978

In the first pic. maybe that is a isolated ground.

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Black4Truck

What is hanging through the ceiling?

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JoeKP

2 large sized wires, not a freaking clue what for, i just left them there, (couldn't reach them, and they were dead.). but my dad said he thinks it was the feed to the second floor back when the house was all K+T, but im not positive, im sure we will find out when we get further in on the house.

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JoeKP

actually, now that im looking at it, i think it might be 2 12(or 14)/3 from a light? now i cant wait to gut the rest of that section, but sadly i may never know, i think it might just stay like that

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LawnGuyLandSparky

AIP...

Abandoned in place. Get over it. Not everything in the world has to be brand spanking new and clean...

JoeKP

I didn't say it had to be, it just makes me wonder what the wire is. just curiosity my friend...

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JoeKP

Update: went back today, and did some more work on the house with my dad.

in reference to the pics in #2- when we got there, the bathroom ceiling was partially torn down, and I was able to check out those wires, they seem to end right there, and they ran across the ceiling down the wall, and just stopped in the middle of the wall...

in reference to pic 5- I fixed that today, here's the pic:


New pics from today;

6. The old homeowners/electrician went to put in an outlet and they hit a wood block, and had no shallow boxes...


7. The contractors fixed a 3 wire extension cord with a 2 wire vacuum cord, I'm almost glad we aren't dealing with OSHA...

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thekoolcody

I dont think OSHA would aprove that, but i have seen it done by DIY and plumbers.

robnj772

Wake me up when you have something that hasn't been seen 1,000,000,000 times before

hardworkingstiff

I was thinking it was for static electricity drain.
Plastic box yaknow.

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woodchuck2

Seems to be the norm when doing remodels, but i must say i have never seen a bonded plastic box. This kind of thing makes you wonder how there are not anymore fires than there are.

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220/221

Did you ground that box ^?

JoeKP

no need, the box has no grounds in it, Peter D told me if I ripped all the ground wired out of 14/12-2 Romex, and scrapped it then the wire pretty much pays for itself....

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RIVETER

To make that legal wouldn't the box have to be green?

rnr electric

no the screw would have to be. that is the most pittifful attempt to do the right thing i have ever seen, one thumb up (i think).

Rudeboy

One ground up.


But yeah the first pic, that's a nice one.

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Marcus

here's a good one for you (I came upon this yesterday)

Scenario:

I got a call from the builder I do some work for and asks if I want to look into a kitchen refit and the house is that old it is basically turning into a complete rewire. LOTS of D.I.Y work has been uncovered so it is a good thing we are rectifying a lot of the bad workmanship. Cabling in this house is nearly 50 years old.

Take a look at this junction box - no connectors, just twisted up & taped. You can even see where someone has cut a hard active out of the join and left the live tail floating in the breeeze. This is up in a ceiling space buried in loose fill insulation (what we refer to as 'charlie fluff') Don't get me started about the LV downlights! Enjoy

Marcus

Another few good ones I found on my phone -


Why pay good money from AC brackets when you can just use really, really soft pine instead??




I L-O-V-E working in hotels & pubs. hah!

JoeKP

on the bottom right area, is that an orange extension cord?

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