Bad news for this customer...

[@hendoiii3487]

Very professional electrician. Not many would continue a job like this and simply walk off. Thanks for saving this households lives.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Really? I've had some useless sods fiddling with my electrics, but they usually finish the job. Most of them are pipe tappers, if anything.

[@MarcUK]

Giving the rust, it's entirely possible that that hole drilled for the telephone/tv cable isn't sealed properly on the outside and that's how water has been able to enter.

[@S1CKB1KEZ]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@TechHowden]

I'd say that's probably what happened

[@ericpilboue3276]

The water follow the cable, normally we make a loop + rubson

[@talkingonthespectrum]

It's also really important to drill the holes at the correct angle, when I got my fibre installed I told them to use the hole of my ethernet cable from my old camera, seeing as I know it's a good hole

[@digidudeuk]

Look at the underneath og the BT socket. That's where the waters getting jn, where BT has drilled the cable through the wall, not drilling downwards, and probably not sealing the hole

[@nickryan3417]

Having encountered many a knuckle dragging BT installer... the hole will have been drilled at an angle - just higher on the outside of the property compared to the inside. Add in some shoddy use of filler, if they bothered at all, and the wires from outside to inside will have formed a convenient route for the water to seep in.

[@Rangeroverkev]

without checking ground levels outside its impossible to conclude that on a cable penetration.

[@chrisardern4594]

The green goo is caused by the plasticiser reacting with the copper. The real danger is the gerrn goo can effectively cause a electrical fire. The area should be recommended to be rewired asap. Personally i would have told her that the skirting board needed to come off its only a couple of foot long.

[@legendkiller456]

Not to mention it's toxic and a health hazard! Without a rewire, it could corrode the entire circuit.

[@eastwayelectrical]

I think you are right about what cause the green goo saw it on the net also in the last NICEIC webinar. thanks for watching

[@iandrew6347]

Should fit some Arc fault Detection Devices

[@FAB1150]

Yep blue/green usually means copper oxide, if it's just corroded copper it will be crystals but as a goo it reacted with something

[@Damopatrick]

You get yourself into some situations delroy. It’s nice see you been helpful and respectful too your customers hopefully damp has stopped as that my concern how sockets have gotten so much corrosion is main problem. Hopefully this lady gets everything sorted lucky there was no serious damage with burning.

[@eastwayelectrical]

Thanks for watching, I hope I'm always to respectful to my client.

[@lissa020609]

Possibly that new looking BT socket causing damp 🤔 although looks like they have got soaked at some point

[@jakesully5402]

Older homes typically have electrical systems that could use a lot of love and professional attention. I sure hope client allowed you to go back and finish. I rewired my house a few years ago (I’m a Red Seal electrician in Canada). It was SCARY how bad the wiring was in my house. Rotten, brittle wires; free air splices behind the walls; ungrounded circuits; countless reversed polarity plugs. I stopped counting at 30 buried/inaccessible junction points. I absolutely LOVE fixing things like this for clients. I know in my heart that I’m making their home a little safer each time I fix something. I also know that my skill is one that most clients simply have to blindly trust my recommendations.

[@abdulseaforth6930]

Respect due Del- it’s not just about the glamorous jobs

[@eastwayelectrical]

Thanks for watching

[@brianwimpenny1643]

Impossible situation delroy you advised her well and she didn't want it rewiring as an emergency it's her choice they'll do it when they have the funds when she's doing the other Remedial work. As well well done 👏 ✔️ 👍

[@eastwayelectrical]

Thanks for watching.

[@frankchristiansen2585]

Please. Need more videoes. Ive been binge watching this for quite some time now. Regards Frank from Denmark

[@dieseldragon6756]

KZbin randomly suggested this vid to me, and I'm glad it did. Considerations of outside/rising damp aside, I *think* a culprit for those rusted sockets might be *condensation,* and it sounds to me like *all* of the mains wiring in that room might need replacement. She certainly needs a full installation safety test ASAP, especially as what she said at 17:06 („None of the sockets that side work“) suggests to me a possible break in the downstairs ring. 🔌⚡🔥😳 The room has plants in it which might not help (Look at any greenhouse!) and those sockets are low down on an outside wall, presumably solid/non-cavity. On colder nights the wall will get cold, causing condensation to form as warm air inside the room comes into contact with the cold wall. This builds up on the face of the wall and then runs down, in this case right into the top of the sockets and onto the exterior top of the back-box. Cue a few warm/cold cycles and decay of the back boxes starts fairly quickly, especially if they're cheaper (thinner) steel with poor galvanisation. 💧 In this case the decay has clearly affected the sockets and cables as well as the boxes, and I wouldn't regard *any* of them at all salvageable - The CPC fault you found shows there are definitely other faults elsewhere. ⚠ Personally; The replacement sockets might be best not sited on that wall - Or if they are; In plastic surface mounted boxes and with sufficient protection against condensation taken into consideration. 👍

[@simonsmith5315]

Love you, man. You do your best all the time, which is what I try and do. It's a tough job, especially when it comes to explaining the situation to customers. Thank you.

[@joparish1037]

“There’s no damp in that corner” Del finds basically a swamp! 😂 And what’s that annoying bit of cable coming out of the wall alongside the BT box?? Aerial co-ax? Anyway, as soon as you pulled the first cover it was obvious this was going to be a bigger job! Another nice video - keep up the good work Del! 👍

[@eastwayelectrical]

Yep you are right it was always going to be a bigger job. Thanks for watching.

[@wilbertvandenberg3158]

As a French electrician I'm always amazed why British electricians don't use conduits and air-tight plastic back-boxes like we do over here. It prevents so many problems and makes repairs soooooo much easier. It's even way quicker to install.

[@torsson2]

Same in Sweden. PVC boxes connected to plastic pipes/and or flexi. Rewire a whole house can be done in a day without any destruction. Off course some house has damaged pipes, screws in it etc witch will need som fixing after but most times you can just pull out neutral, live and earth and pull new trough.

[@Z-Ack]

Ive never seen any residential building have any kind of emt or conduit for the electrical.. from the panels out is always just open cables that are fastened to studs every 4-6 feet with staples or some kind of strap.. per code.. conduit is only required in commercial or public buildings or outdoors or where the cabling will be exposed like in a garage maybe but still isnt required in residential.. ive ran houses with liquitite conduit but those were one off builds that the homeowner drew up the plans and had it all approved n all.. otherwise nobody would pay to have that done mostly because people are dumb and wont ever know the difference or care either way.. hell you can use a type of insulation that will fireproof inbetween rooms for just a few dollars extra a foot but theyd rather go cheap and get it done..

[@barryram2605]

British houses are interesting as a whole, the walls are built to stand for centuries, all the rest is third world country.

[@eastwayelectrical]

I agree with the conduit, air-tight plastic boxes? not sure what they are. thanks for watching.

[@edc1569]

@@torsson2yeah UK building styles for walls makes its has to install containment onto brick/ concrete walls

[@DaveInBridport]

We had a sparkie round to add a point in the garden. He actually wired it into the street light. Happy days.

[@george.mathieson2]

You're doing a good job on the damp conditions of the sockets.

[@jamesl8053]

I'm surprised this hasn't been an issue sooner, but I'm glad you continued with the job and helped the client, nothing worse than finding a rpoblem is bigger than you thought and the person you called leaving off without aiding you.

[@fredfred2363]

My quick and good way to bung in new back boxes in this kind of situation is to use chemfix. Strong and durable. Sets in 20 mins. As soon as it's set, you can mix up some filler and plaster around the gaps, trowelled smooth ready to piant. Then in an hour you can move to the next job.

[@dcpowered]

Please add the link for part 2 in the video description! Thank you!

[@Ecolightelectrical01]

same problem was in one of my clients i cleaned all of them i tested the insulation resistance also the condition of the cables where good i put Back boxes plastic 25mm as it was on the kitchen area snd metal boxes i couldn’t remove the due to where inside tiles around

[@iceman95590]

Hi, I had a similar one at my father in law's house. A leak in the bathroom above caused water to run down into the light switch in the lounge. When I removed the switch there was no backbox, it was chiselled out of the brickwork, and the screws holding the switch were into two pieces of wood wedged into the side. It was done like that from when the house was built, 56 years ago. Never seen a switch like this, the connections were side by side a the bottom(i 1 gang) like in a connector block. Anyway, new plaster depth box and switch fitted. all OK. Cheers Mike

[@deano_bites]

Some poor bugger would of lit up like a Christmas tree glad you sorted the problem and told the reality of the situation

[@Fuxy22]

I wouldn't use those wires anymore... just run a new set in a plastic railing, also as pointed out by someone else the water ingress may be from the BT socket drilling so that needs filling in ASAP. I don't think the damp issues has gone it's just leaching in very slowly into the wall so it is not noticeable.

[@andrewyeo2353]

That skirting under sockets not matching other wall was a massive red flag to me , never had damp in that wall😂

[@GeorgeXCIX]

Do you think you could do a tool bag loadout video? What wire strippers do you use? Great video btw!

[@frederickwoof5785]

The joy of old houses, rising damp and rot.

[@GeoffRiley]

I am very impressed by your attitude and level of service. I wish more electricians showed off their competence this way… rather than hiding their ineptness when tying their horses up outside!

[@FrankBudino]

Watched a couple of videos, this guy instantly gives off an air of trust and experience. I sound like an advert hahah. Shame he's complete opposite way (I'm West London), I'd call him if I ever needed electrics checked

[@minimaladjacent]

SMH that is dangerous. its interesting seeing the guts of UK outlets... as Canadian/US ones the front is just a cover not the whole outlet. not from water damage but we did have near fires from cords melting from a faulty outlet before.

[@paulwinstone4825]

I didn't have one as bad as that but only noticed a problem when my daughters computer was shutting off. I removed three sockets close to it to check and they were all fine and then removed the one the computer was plugged into and found something had leached out of the wall and damaged the socket. Swapped the socket and not had a problem since. Wasn't quite as bad as this one thankfully.

[@davidcooper4125]

Take the skirting off, check or replace those cables, new boxes and replace the skirting?

[@rupertknight7763]

It looked like the consumer unit was located in a cellar / basement, so would it not have been easier to go down there and see if cables were easily available down there? If so, I’d have made a new connection down there and run the new cable up the wall to allow new back boxes to be chopped in 500mm from floor level. Easier to use at that height and stops plug cable fouling on skirting board. I’d have then filled the old holes and the chase to new height boxes. If it’s rising damp, then placing sockets higher could help avoid the lower damp affected wall.

[@jeremylister89]

Good vid, and what an awful mess!! Green is usually copper oxide, I ALWAYS put cable in conduit. Where is damp coming from? Rising damp? Leak or historic leak?

[@zombienation68]

Firstly I was going for an overflowing/leaking downpipe from the gutter as this is the normal place for it to be, between the two bays of neighbouring properties also the house looks old enough to have no cavity, then (as already posted) the bad position of that BT socket but to be fair to the BT guy, if it is the space between bays, its small and theres 2 2g sockets to avoid, should have drilled upwards anyway, lol...scenario no.2 looks more the culprit as the rust is more apparent between the two boxes and that cable entry is right above that...nice job Delroy :)

[@Matty_Does_Stuff]

Good work. How often do cables in the wall need to be replaced? I recently had Home Serve out to replace my electrical box under the stairs as it was an old one from the 80s or 90s. Nothing was mentioned about the cables in the walls. I think theyve been there since the early 90s.

[@Bespokeelectrics]

Did you do end to end tests to see if there was an issue? Or IR? What about Ze? In about 15 mins you could’ve had a much clearer picture of the issue

[@Bespokeelectrics]

@@Walktheline1991 I’ve just checked his checkatrade and it’s all 9’s or 10’s bar a few?? Hilarious it says he’s not VAT registered but all of his pricing on his website is + vat 😂

[@dennisreid4428]

@@Walktheline1991 Which ones did you read? I've gone through them all and found 3 out of 157 reviews. Sour grapes because he's taking work off you.

[@АгронДепартье]

@@dennisreid4428Why his color it relevant?

[@АгронДепартье]

@@dennisreid4428Why his color it relevant?

[@АгронДепартье]

@@dennisreid4428Why his color it relevant?

[@mels8966]

It looks to me that the water is coming in through the hole drilled through the wall for the coax cable next to the BT Openreach box and has soaked the wall. I bet the hole is not sealed or the cable even looped up to stop water running in allong the outside of the cable.

[@thetechgenie7374]

Reason why we use electrical conduit and mostly emt in the US as you can rewire easily down the road and protects the wires. I would have had to run new cable, being especially how brittle it is and the fact bad corrosion was found. Corrosion Tends to work up the wire. Plus the question is why the corrosion would have to be addressed as well. I won't touch it as to much of a liability and won't want my name associated with it. He at the least called it quits at the end and told her he can't leave it in a unsafe condition.

[@dixieharrow]

As a telecoms engineer, that is a poor placement of the linebox, as someone else said, if the hole was not sealed external water could seep through into the cavity and cause damp/rust issues with metal back boxes and be very dangerous as the telephone line could become live or earth out the power

[@c2gsovermind]

Good work with that outlet! Seemed like tight quarters down there... Just curious, but what is song playing at kzbin.info/www/bejne/q327dnxsgJeefas? Thanks!

[@SteveSmith-zo4ml]

Could be that water is getting into the boxes from above somehow or other. That might account for why the wall isn’t stained. I think it’s unlikely that it’s an old problem that’s gone away. If it’s still there, it’s going to continue causing problems no matter what you do to the electrics.

[@TchikouJoseph]

The wall is releasing moisture directly onto the socket box and building up the oxidation onto the copper wires.. The green is copper oxide.

[@mineown1861]

Never had a problem with damp in that corner ? The corrosion and rust staining say otherwise.

[@nickryan3417]

The wall in the alcove had signs on damp at the bottom just above the skirting. Mostly to the left of where Del was working.

[@alantorrance6153]

The lady told Del that the other socket wasn't working properly also. Del couldn't have heard that fully, as that other socket should have been investigated. There should in practicality, always be spare cable behind the wall to aid pulling fresh wire for a replacement socket. However, too many sparkies and especially home handymen do not realise the advisability of spare cable.

[@eastwayelectrical]

spare cable? not sure about that. thanks for watching.

[@b.powell3480]

Great video!, however, the lady probably has water leaking from the roof getting down to those sockets and causing the corrosion and green corrosion residues on the fittings,hopefully you can fix the wiring

[@dennisreid4428]

I'd have multi tooled the skirting off just past the sockets and chased down to the floor,easy fix to put it back on and use some filler to hide the cut, to see how much slack I could find

[@eastwayelectrical]

I think the skirting has to come off when the repair is carried out. Thanks for watching.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

​@eastwayelectrical Absolutely........ When the floor comes up as the customer said.

[@clairefitness2140]

Would of been interested to know if the circuit was a 32 amp ring. If so it could of been split into two radials depending on were the bad spot was. Probably was just 16amp radial in the first place.

[@gregcressey1791]

Would the breaker have to be downrated so it can be run as 2 radials especially as its lost earth ? Or will the 2 radials be ok with a path bk to cu via an earth ?

[@imaginitivity7853]

There'll never be any progress on house building methods (still brick built as 100 years ago) as long as the house builders have as big a government lobby as they do. Any and all proposed improvements are watered down or killed outright. Profit above all else

[@RobTheSquire]

I hate it when wires are plastered in. Even where I work we had tv's installed on the wall while the canteen was redecorated and they plugged the tv's in and plastered the power leads into the wall.

[@Ralphs-House]

I find with metal back boxes, if you're using bonding plaster, just knocking the round grommet holes in around 2-3mm gives more than enough fixing when plastered in - certainly stronger than rawl plugs and screws although no harm in using both. Sets like rock! Agree whole heartedly on using conduit or similar container to run cables under plaster. Some say plaster eventually eats into the insulation. Not sure about that but pros always use conduit as it makes the circuit fully serviceable/replaceable in the future. Yep, takes more time but its a proper job then.

[@Михаиллеви]

Conduit good for servicing if no bends. Plaster does not affect pvc sheathing

[@Ralphs-House]

@@Михаиллеви Good to know. I always think plastering over cables (while quick) sets the next person up for a lot of work. Its lazy.

[@eastwayelectrical]

Bonding plaster does hold the boxes really well I try to use screws as well. Agree with using conduit however, it shown in text books twin and earth cable in the with no conduit or capping. Thanks for watching.

[@jamesfatula5824]

It look like you have a moisture infusion in the wall that's causing green corrosion along with rusting of a metal box .. we had same thing in USA caused by faulty gutter in the corner

[@mickeyzahirovic9077]

It looks like there is an issue with whole circuit possibly. I don’t understand why you didn’t do further tests to ascertain if and what other issues there may be.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Time and other commitments......... Electrician went in expecting a ten minute socket change not a full electrical check and chasing new cables around the house. He actually pointed this out explaining a lot more work required with the customer wanting to wait until her floorboards were up before continuing.

[@bigwoodrz]

Was other GPO’s on the ground floor checked for Active to Earth Voltage?

[@paulbrown1079]

Where has all that damp come from must be leaking from somewhere .

[@pikricky]

Yes,you're right,I think that's the biggest problem

[@Михаиллеви]

Outside wall. Dripping down from dodgy gutters. Had mushrooms growing out of mine in that same area

[@metallitech]

Corners can be pretty bad for condensation, in my experience. Could have been quite bad in the winter.

[@multicultural2371]

Dell you must love a drama 😅

[@eastwayelectrical]

The Damp happened some time ago it's not damp now. Thanks for watching.

[@pah9844]

It a good point some are making. Why do we use metal back boxes in solid walls. Just the norm and never asked. Why?

[@davidcantona1774]

It was under the boards straight away or multi tool out that piece of skirting

[@S-Theo]

It would be necessary to raise the floorboards, make few JBs under the floor and extend the cables. Existing back boxes must be dismantled and the walls plastered. Is this an outside wall? If so some insulation for back boxes should be applied.

[@timballam3675]

I would be outside checking the wall penetrations for the Telephone and the TV Arial or it might be knackered in a few years time!

[@PSUK]

I’m amazed that the RCD didn’t trip!

[@iandrew6347]

Don’t forget that wiring is done to a early regs I would say it would be done to the 16th addition

[@ravingnutter1698]

I bet you find out whoever fitted the new skirting or flooring put a screw through the cable, but the cable does look rather old'' was that the original grey which came before the original 1970's white? , At least it wasn't aluminium or lead sleeved. But as for the oxidisation of the mild steel metal back box which looks like the damp came down from above, water may have fed along from the outside telephone cable, did they seal the outside hole as it shall do it again all over again. handy tip, if you ever drill a hole outside to in always drill up at an angle of 5 degrees from outside so if water does try to feed along the cable it can't then go up hill , but always seal hole with silicone afterwards, I never ever leave any router turned on even when I go to bed. did you know it cost about £30 a year to run a router all year. Wago's

[@luke4444]

Question. If you have a new consumer unit fitted but still have the old black and red wires in the installation.. Is that against regs?

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Black and red wiring was used in my 1980 rewire which removed old lead wiring and I've just recently had a new consumer unit fitted without issue. Latest wiring is now blue and brown........

[@klobmiester]

It will be condensation from humid air hitting a cold spot on the external wall

[@agentcarbunkle]

Your cavity is probably bridged full of rubble in that corner. Those sockets might be better higher up on the wall.

[@9mmomen]

There are a lot of plants in that room, was someone careless with the watering?

[@dieseldragon6756]

Lots of plants = Lots of condensation. I think we can both see what's caused those back-boxes to corrode... 🥬💧⚡

[@FrankieBoy-wn6qt]

Nice heavy cable on that open reach out,et lol…ohh my days 😂😊

[@Veso266]

How do u rewire if cables are not placed inside coduits Is this even possible without breaking tiles and wals?

[@Falstaff1893]

Feel sorry for you mate I'm just a competent DIYer who follows the rule ethics with electrics etc but I wouldn't fancy meeting that mess anytime soon & those galv boxes take some hammer but chemically their not bombproof

[@godbluffvdgg]

What a mess! We have lots of old housing here in philly There is still plenty of Knob and Tube around, but; I've NEVER seen a mess like that! All those wires in such a small area with the crappiest looking outlets. And left her with no outlets...I understand you guys use a 240V voltage for outlets. You had 240 there; why couldn't you install a new outlet?

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

There we go breaking the customers heart

[@patpending8134]

?

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

"Oh sorry Maggie"😂

[@sephirothsoul999]

Wake up, Maggie, I think Delroy's got something to say to you 🎵

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

@@sephirothsoul999 spot on

[@sephirothsoul999]

@@CommercialGasEngineerVideos 😉The corrosion was such a bad joke, broken wires wouldn't stretch, though we'd coax, oh Maggie, we couldn't have tried...anymoreeeeee 🎵

[@anthonylangton3664]

First thing I would have asked after discovering the damp issue was why 5 T&E cables in one spot.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Surely not five twin and earth ....... You couldn't fit them into the socket but ring circuit with a spur to the adjacent socket makes sense with three cables.

[@iangregoryhome]

Did you look at the other socket she said wasn't working?

[@extramild1]

The fact that the skirting boards has been badly replaced suggest damp and bodging at some point which is never a good sign.

[@jackm3720]

I’m so annoyed with myself, I didn’t realise I wanted to be an electrician until just before I missed the cut offs for apprenticeships. Does anyone know if there’s a way to still get an apprenticeship after 25? Probably got to be my biggest blunder in life.

[@garyburton9447]

Unlikely I retrained at 48 went to night school and did city and guilds qualification. Only difficulty you may have is with the NVQ qualification. Speak to some sparks and start as an improver/labourer. Will not be easy but definitely do able.

[@jackm3720]

@@garyburton9447 thanks for the advice mate I really appreciate it. Did you manage to become an electrician though?

[@Rozyx-fp3es]

An electrician who cleans after himself. Have not seen that before 😂 4:50

[@Z-Ack]

Why not cut the baseboard and move the receptacles down or at least get to the slack of the cables or pigtail it where you get the access to the wire behind the baseboard? That said theres obviously moisture getting into that area pretty bad and would think that would need addressed before replacing the electrical that was compromised by that moisture..

[@mohammedkhan5344]

Oh Maggie!!, im so sorry Maggie

[@davidfincham5181]

The wiring looks like a complete firetrap. If the backing boxes have corroded that much the wall is sure to be damp and that alone will deteriorate the cables. A local rewire should be carried out with the correct cable as you could be responsible for any problems in the future.

[@Reaktanzkreis]

It seems that no patresses had been installed. Those sockets were direct fitted at the wall. Dump and moisture did their destructive work, everything is rotten away. Such installation are very dangerous , the earth leakage device (RCB) may help a bit but is not an insurance against fire.

[@neilfarthing3888]

"The old sparkys use to say thats your best screwdriver mate" (shows hammer)... proceeds to use a screwdriver as a chisel! Lol 😂😂😂😂

[@ghostbombl8034]

Whats that box on to with sire?the wierd switch box?

[@andymartinez767]

I am in Australia and that wiring looks illegal. Dont understand how the cable is jammed in there and those wires look like they are corroded beyond use.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Quite legal to have twin wires in and out meaning it's a ring circuit or a spur coming off that socket but yes, it could have been tidier! My brother-in-law, an electrician rewired my flat for cash in hand and it wasn't until fifty years later when having a new consumer unit fitted that an electrician pointed out that there were no rubber grommets around the metal box cable exits......... Not everyone does a decent job.

[@RC-nq7mg]

I had an electrical box filled to the brim with dead wasps once.

[@silmarlis9449]

Great video thanks mate :)

[@matthewhammond859]

As someone about to pass inspection and testing exams and bs7671, anyone got advice for getting your first sparky job?

[@hashtagger8694]

My local CEF have job adverts on the wall. Good luck with your exams

[@albertharmon2738]

Ask Ken. He's the No1 sparky in the uk

[@wilbertvandenberg3158]

Tell people all around you ! And if you do quality jobs, within a year you will have more customers than you can manage.

[@Михаиллеви]

To get experience quick join mybuilder and do small jobs.

[@Михаиллеви]

Join your local masonic lodge.

[@Jaysonlanglois54]

Great vid del. Any new vids soon?

[@gordon3178]

I replaced lots of sockets and never ever seen rust like that and were the plug socket above or below the dpm and why do people put plug sockets right above the skirting boards in the first place

[@fabianmckenna8197]

My Victorian 1902 flat had round pin sockets in all the skirting boards along with lead wiring before we rewired 1980!

[@stephen-truthseeker]

So what's causing that corrosion?

[@Михаиллеви]

Damp from outside wall.

[@joshuacooch4789]

I feel absolutely awful for you what a absolute nightmare for you and the home owner especially if they don't have the money at that time to fix it, but I was just wondering what do you do when you go in to do a very simple job like this one, and you are just thinking all it needs is a replacement wall socket and when you remove the faceplate the job turns into can of worms and it looks like the flat/house needs a full rewire to be made safe once again what do you do hypothetical saying if the wiring is a fire risk but the owner refuses to do the work for whatever reason are you still allowed to refuse to switch the power back on or do you have to switch it back on if they say so even after you have notified them of the potential risk especially if other flats or homes could be put at risk one way or another if they have same age of wiring how do you stop this falling back on to you when you done everything right and the flat or home still burns down after you have given the homeowner a warning of the potential risk of fire due to the old wiring.

[@spamhead]

Originally wired in the 60s or 70s judging by the solid green sleeving. Back in the day, galvanised, or even painted boxes were the norm on cold solid walls. They will all eventually rust due to condensation. I came across a problem a few years ago where RCD was tripping when clothes were being dried in the house. The moisture was condensing and running out the boxes! As the house had recently been rewired with metal boxes screwed to waterproof render, then dry lined , I ended up putting in foam tape to stop the water condensing in the box, and recommended using a vented tumble dryer. Problem never recurred, but plastic boxes would have been the way to go.

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Lots of wall damp by the look of it andiIf the earthing is bad there its likely to be the same in the rest of the ring main.

[@andysims4906]

Why didn’t he check other sockets

[@Михаиллеви]

Time considerations. Parking. Customers don't want you charging till tea time

[@andysims4906]

The most important thing is safety not time

[@Михаиллеви]

@@andysims4906 dampness. Exterior wall ground floor. Yeah check above kitchen worktops. Reality. Forgot to add that

[@danvictor3934]

Hi Wago 221 should not be used for 32 amp ring socket circuits as they are only rated to 20 amps.

[@LeeSmith-gz9fb]

Think about how a ring works 😉

[@danvictor3934]

@@LeeSmith-gz9fb Nah Current carrying capacity of the Connectors.

[@LeeSmith-gz9fb]

@@danvictor3934 in that case best not use 2.5mm either as that's rated at 27amps

[@Bespokeelectrics]

Also, before you realised there was an issue you thought a sand and cement mix would solve the problem? They clearly have a damp issue that needs to be fixed. No ones asking you to fix it, but at least advise them to get it resolved before you set another metal back box into damp conditions

[@CaptainToadUK]

I'm not a sparky (I'm a software developer by trade) but even I know you should not be able to just snap the faceplate of a socket with your bare hands

[@kevh3113]

External wall bridged cavity

[@danielowen2214]

The amount of haters on here!! Del Roy is an old school electrician nothing wrong with that gets the job done and it’s safe!! The tart sparks don’t like it because they spent a £1000 on a pair of pliers and he can do the job with an Amazon pair!!

[@MARKSTRINGFELLOW1]

Always bad news when you see sockets sitting on the skirting

[@digidudeuk]

Green is copper rusting, from the water ingress

[@melvynofford272]

Top man.

[@abdulseaforth6930]

Is it an outside wall?

[@Михаиллеви]

Yes

[@eastwayelectrical]

Yes it was an outside wall.

[@patterdalezipsuzilil]

Rising damp is a bummer