Wiring found in loft 😬

Andy™ said:

no photo. common for wiring to be an enclosure, however the connections should not be exposed or easily touched

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Lola said:

Hello everybody I feel really stupid asking this but I don’t know who to ask. Recently I fitted a small area of flooring in my loft and came across a 4/5 separate wires going to the same point in my bathroom ceiling when moving the loft insulation I was quite shocked to find the wires were running into a plastic connector attached to the bathroom lighting circuit  alongside a big earth wire

I checked if they were live using a electrical screwdriver and they were I wanted to know if this is safe? I have uploaded a photo of it. I remember the housing association doing a full rewire around 6/7 years ago fitting a new light/ switch and double socket in the loft. I’m very puzzled in to why they would leave it like this? 

Thanks for reading and any advice is much appreciated 

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Evans Electric said:

It looks like mastic /sealer has been applied . 

That earth wire could  be from the days of a 4mm earth joining everything in the bathroom   ( even the pull switch if I remember correctly)  

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rapparee said:

Is that earth cable even connected or is it just an off cut rolled up in a ball?

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rapparee said:

Is that earth cable even connected or is it just an off cut rolled up in a ball?

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Andy™ said:

and that requirement was dropped in 18th, so a bit odd thats its there is rewired 6/7 years ago...

maybe the rewire was really a all new accessories & consumer unit but without replacing cable type of rewire?

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