Ever wonder why an old car burns to the ground occasionally? At times, the fault can be the same as why old homes burn to the ground occasionally. Pulled this out of a local house tonight. It was still energized, just waiting to cause a real tragedy. Home owner tried saving a few $$. Same goes for that 40 year old wiring you've been splicing/patching.:Smarty:
My brother has a good buddy who does home HVAC, and he's seen all kinds of ridiculous repairs. I used to have some pictures, but deleted them recently. Some were sent to him from others, but most are beyond what I'd call stupid.ou: :shock: Stuff like a home hot water heater installed on its side in an attic.:eek2: Furnaces vented into fresh air intakes, you know, stuff that gets Mike Holmes of Holmes on Homes fame really mad.:grin:
Well, truth be told, then many people working on classic cars makes all kind of silly mistakes as well with their electric system. Mostly it isn't even due to trying to save time or money, but more out of lack of knowledge or experience. I once had to tear *all* the wiring out of the engine room of a '67 Camaro, while the owner went outside to kick a tree stump and say a few choice words. He had bought the supposedly running car from someone else, who had spent ages making the new wiring added look all neat and tidy. Unfortunately he also made almost every beginner mistake I could think of, plus a few new ones as well. Ever had an engine misfiring when you used the left indicator lights? :shock: A good thing I eventually insisted starting over, as I found even more mistakes as all the electrician's insulating tape(!) was removed. Remember boys, solder is not glue. :Smarty::rant:
I insisted on updating this portion of the wiring for the owner. I installed a new style plastic lunch box in place of the old one.:laugh:
