We could have died!

Aliantha · 03-25-2014, 06:15 AM

The wiring here is fucked. It is an entry wire, but we have a divided switch board. It was associated with the main fuse which is inside instead of in the meter box outside. It blew the electricity out to the street. They had to replace the pole fuse. Its just a nightmare. The best guess is that there was a tear in one of the wires because the sparky who wired this house didnt use grommets to seat the wires as they were pulled through the steel frame.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-25-2014, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

The best guess is that there was a tear in one of the wires because the sparky who wired this house didnt use grommets to seat the wires as they were pulled through the steel frame.

Yeah, that's what I wondered when you said steel framing. That sucks. As I recall your house isn't that old, I wonder if you can go back to the builder to rectify their mistake?

Gravdigr · 03-25-2014, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

...I wonder if you can go back to the builder to rectify their mistake?

'Rectify their mistake'...is that Latin for 'sue them to death'?

I hope so.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-25-2014, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

'Rectify their mistake'...is that Latin for 'sue them to death'?

I hope so.

An American named Sue.

No, Australian... just pay to fix it so it can't happen again.

03-25-2014, 06:15 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	The wiring here is fucked. It is an entry wire, but we have a divided switch board. It was associated with the main fuse which is inside instead of in the meter box outside. It blew the electricity out to the street. They had to replace the pole fuse. Its just a nightmare. The best guess is that there was a tear in one of the wires because the sparky who wired this house didnt use grommets to seat the wires as they were pulled through the steel frame. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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