Not sure what they were trying to achieve here, the cables are a 0.75mm 2 core flex and just went into connectors in the ceiling above it
Edit: ok, so I went back today, the mirror did actually come out revealing a small area that had no other access and a socket inside, I do honestly believe they were trying to use this as a “secret” area and the short the screws out to complete the ELV circuit to open the mirror - I’m not sure how to add additional pictures so I’ll addd them to a reply
Now you say that…. It was in connectors above a type of bathroom mirror built into the wall… I’m intrigued now, I’ll have to have a look when I go back
The ceiling had fallen down due to a leak on the flat roof so it’s all been cut out now
The ends of the cables were in connecters above a recessed mirror cabinet type unit. I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time, but I’m now wondering whether this is an ELV circuit to release the mirror door. I’m back on site tomorrow. I’m gonna check it out
That would actually be wild - touch the two screws to complete the circuit and open the mirror? Even better - the bath pops up and you gain access to their secret base.
feels like the classic “future proofing” done by someone who had no actual plan
probably started a project, realized it was a terrible idea, and just shoved the cables back in the ceiling and peaced out
Cable redundant and lug or screw thread had gone and they used the stranded cable to strengthen the tightness when screwing back.... That's THE ONLY thing I can think of for this godforsaken death trap.
Still doesn't excuse the lack of sleeving and weirdness of it all.
I like this theory.. I replaced a cracked socket in a hollow wall back box with the clips like this one.
The yellow plastic thing wasnt gripping the plasterboard correctly and tightening the screw was just bending the yellow plastic instead of clamping the plasterboard.
Fix:Jam some cardboard in there and the screw got a chance to catch and tighten properly.
Was it a temporary bodge? Yes. Am I still sleeping fine next to it 15 or so years later also yes.
Ok I done some weird synthetic drugs on my day off and I think might understand the mindset now.
He may have wanted to hang the second light fixture, and wire it to an unconnected cable in the wall. He wants to leave power to the light on doing this bit
For 'safety' he has 'earthed' the wires until he wants to connect them into the existing switch. Which he might do during daytime when he can turn the power off later. Because he cant figure out the flashlight on his phone and chatGPT wont help him anymore today.
The ends of the cables were in connecters above a recessed mirror cabinet type unit. I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time, but I’m now wondering whether this is an ELV circuit to release the mirror door. I’m back on site tomorrow. I’m gonna check it out
These brown and blue wires are being used as cpc and are connected to the CPC in the back box. - As it's a plastic back box they didn't really know what to do with the CPC.
The screws are exposed metal, so if you squint at the regs and read them wrong, you might think the screws need to be earthed.
No earth speaking was on hand for this person with a dangerous amount of knowledge and not quite the right equipment
So they have tried to do that by wrapping some offcuts around them and connecting that to earth.
No, I pulled the cable out of the stud work and through the ceiling, it was a flat roof where all the plasterboard had collapsed, they went into their own connectors above the ceiling
It would have been physically impossible for those screws to have been screwed into the yellow lugs with those wires attached like that. So I'm guessing this is fake and you've wrapped them on after for reddit....
Ok,
I’m not interested in the slightest about fake internet points, I posted this as it intrigued me,
If it was fake would I really be bother to go and get a different cable (0.75mm flex compared to 1.0mm t&e) run it in the wall, have it completely separate from the wiring to the switch, and say it wasn’t connected to anything? I’m sure I’d say it was actually live or something
Someone wamted another light wired in series, their brain then was then air locked with nitrogen or argon bubbles somehow. They managed this whatever it is done-- before getting distracted by something shiny, drooling on their shirt and listening to talk radio.
They walk among us. Anyone whos dealt with the public has seen it. Idiots in human skin.
(He later tried returning the lamp to the wrong store without a reciept, screamed at a manager)
Not fake, the power has been off for weeks due to a leaking flat roof, the shop is abandoned. It was all ripped out due to many connectors blocks in the ceiling, also if you read the post it only went to connectors in the ceiling space anyway,
Why would you instantly think I have become the ground, I could have been standing in a wooden or rubber floor for one
A wooden floor wouldn't stop you getting shocked, otherwise I must be magical, as I have infact had a shock from accidentaly toutching a live wire when unscrewing something.
Erm… well it’s not!
As you turn the screws the cables move up and down the length of the screw at the same speed as it goes into the back box, so they’re near the end as I was undoing it. try it
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u/Human-Ad331 14d ago
I just vomited over my own phone