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House 'pre Purchase' Inspection Failed!
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<blockquote data-quote="Max Power" data-source="post: 360340" data-attributes="member: 24395"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I've employed a qualified electrician to carry out a pre purchase test of the electrical installation of a house I am looking to buy and it has shown up that a full rewire would be required.</p><p></p><p>Briefly...</p><p></p><p>The house was built in 1969 and the test has shown that the wiring is suffering from a known issue with the insulation used at this time, the evidence of this was shown to me as a green shiny damp looking discharge around the copper and insulation at the power outlets.</p><p></p><p>The advice has been that whilst the system will operate as is, it is not to current standard/safe and the wiring will only deteriorate further resulting in short circuits and problems and will need rewiring some time soon. </p><p></p><p>Other issues are that all the light switches and power socket facias have been replaced metal, with the light switches not being earthed also the consumer unit / distribution board is period. </p><p></p><p> </p><p>In light of the problems found at that stage we agreed to curtail the inspection and a full test wasn't completed on the basis that it was likely to fail anyway. </p><p> </p><p>I now need to discuss options with with the vendor but before I do any advice or comments especially re the "green discharge" so that I may better understand what I am dealing with would be greatly appreciated. </p><p></p><p>Many Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max Power, post: 360340, member: 24395"] Hi All, I've employed a qualified electrician to carry out a pre purchase test of the electrical installation of a house I am looking to buy and it has shown up that a full rewire would be required. Briefly... The house was built in 1969 and the test has shown that the wiring is suffering from a known issue with the insulation used at this time, the evidence of this was shown to me as a green shiny damp looking discharge around the copper and insulation at the power outlets. The advice has been that whilst the system will operate as is, it is not to current standard/safe and the wiring will only deteriorate further resulting in short circuits and problems and will need rewiring some time soon. Other issues are that all the light switches and power socket facias have been replaced metal, with the light switches not being earthed also the consumer unit / distribution board is period. In light of the problems found at that stage we agreed to curtail the inspection and a full test wasn't completed on the basis that it was likely to fail anyway. I now need to discuss options with with the vendor but before I do any advice or comments especially re the "green discharge" so that I may better understand what I am dealing with would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks [/QUOTE]
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