Andy Dingley wrote:
On 8 Jan, 17:35, petek wrote:

the chocblock solution has been fitted and is working fine.

Of course it will.
The problem is _how_long_ it continues to work for.

Cabling problems involving vast numbers of hard-to-find and frequently
inaccessible joints have to take the long view.


Probably around 60 years inside a house away from weather.


Its an interesting point. One hopes a houses struictire will do 120-250
years really, but not much of teh fixtrures and fittings will be
expected to do that.

I had a converstaion with a man who worked on cosnerving old stuff -
maiunly machines, but soime houess.

"generally a refurb every 15 years, a major refurb every 30, and 60
years is when you gut, make good and totally redo the interior after the
occupants have died.."

So a 60 year lifespan is adequate :-) It will fiber of direct microwave
brain injection by then.,.. ;-)