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Originally Posted by AD360 Rob
Worst wiring bodge I have ever seen was in a holiday apartment I was renting in Spain. One day the aircon went off, repair man duly arrived and declared the power had tripped. (It hadnt) I eventually persuaded him to check each spur with a known working table lamp (he didn't posess a meter or test plug and I later found out that he was the kitchen porter) to find which line it was on. It was only when I went into the bedroom and discovered smoke and sparks coming out from behind a metal plate in the wall. This was a wiring junction that had been made using choc block of insufficient current rating. The fix? twist the remaining charred wires together, wrap with insulation tape and stuff the whole lot back inside the junction box !
At least the air con now worked.
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On my first holiday abroad at the age of 10 I was swimming in the hotel's outdoor pool in La Escala, when I approached one of the submerged lighting fixtures, I had the unmistakable feeling of electricity flowing through my body.