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@ mleku
2025-02-21 18:53:23
i just discovered that the builder of this little cottage i live in used multistrand wire for the household electrical system
as a consequence, the light in my bedroom had become disconnected, due to the fact that the pressure connection on it expects thicker wires to be pushed into it
the evidence was very clear, in the amount of soot around the connection that it had been arcing for some time
i'm like
is this my consumer protection via government ensuring that buildings are not built to catch fire?
this one literally could catch fire, the upper half of the building is all composite fibre board with a tiled facade
i mean, i don't at all know what to say, how could someone literally think it's ok to put wires designed for low amperage into the walls of a building? minimum should be 8 amps
i doubt these wires could take 5, and taht's not counting the connectivity problem from all the installed devices that expect a solid fucking mm diameter wire
i fixed the light in my room, anyhow
but did this clown literally use this extension cable wire for the whole wiring job???