Fishter wrote in message ...
Hi folks,

I recently bought a bargain priced one bedroom flat. The building appears
to have been converted from a 4-storey house into 4 separate flats in the
mid-80s. Unfortunately during the conversion it would appear that several
shortcuts were taken.

I have been doing little bits n pieces of DIY around the place, in the
majority I have been decorating, but I have also replaced a couple of the
pendant lights. It was when I noticed the rubber insulation around the
cables and the lack of an Earth wire I got worried.

Does anyone know how old my wiring is likely to be? What is the legal
position on earth wires in lighting circuits?

BTW, I checked the power circuits and they seem to have been rewired
recently (in the last 20 years at any rate).

Hi.

My first question would be what condition is the rubber in? If its
shot, falling apart, it needs doing asap. OTOH?


Regards, NT