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nightjar nightjar@insert my surname here.uk.com wrote:
If it was built in the 1960s and still uses the conduit as an earth, the
chances are that the wiring is original. If so, it is time it was all
replaced anyway.

It could well be PVC and still in good condition - although of course
there are other reasons to re-wire. If it's rubber I'd agree.

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