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Mary Fisher wrote:
But it doesnt affect existing installations, otherwise 50%+ of houses
in the Country wouldnt meet the regs.

Yes, and if those houses' wiring was examined by The Authorities it
would be condemned.

It happened to us, many years ago.

That house might have been wired pre-war and altered and added to wiring
wise many times over the years. By the '60s, standards had somewhat
settled down and weren't *that* much different from today. Of course the
only way to tell if it does indeed need a total re-wire is by testing and
examination. It simply can't be done by age alone.

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