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More Southern feeling

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:10:16 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: The power wires enter the house through the frame of the transom window. Respect! ;)

More Southern feeling

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:10:08 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Cork... are these phone? Cable TV? The wires just go right through the window.

Southern feeling

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:09:59 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Power wires running cross building fronts always remind me of Italy, Spain and other mediterranean countries. This is Cork though.

Creative oudoor wiring

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:04:01 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Cork Hostel I'm not sure whether regular white PVC trunking is actually UV rated and listed for outdoor use. Normally that stuff is used to wire offices and other indoor spaces.

Bell button selection

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:00:56 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Cork street scene... nothing like a different bell button for every tenant! Oddly enough, the mail slots match a whole lot better.

Extra bend

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:57:45 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #2

Newer panel

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:54:57 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 A somewhat newer panel, but not really new.

Old switch

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:53:26 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 Seems to be abandoned...

Washer/dryer connection

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:50:18 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 The washer is connected via a 30A isolation switch, the dryer seems to be gas and just has a BS1363 plug. The top loading machines are pretty unusual in this part of the world.

Abandoned room

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:50:03 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 Apparently this side branch of the cellar (common room) was walled off at some point, only leaving a small access hatch. Do you think this room has any issues? ;) Weird enough, there was a light on in there after they did some work! The air was saturated with moisture in there, it smelled moldy and the walls were close to dripping wet.

Entrance to "abandoned room"

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:49:58 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 This is the access to the small room shown in the next picture.

Support?

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:40:52 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Power lines just resting on the roof do seem a bit odd to a foreigner like me. At least it's a non-conductive and fireproof slate of fibre cement roof...

Duck tape forever!

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:38:38 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Homebrew extension lead

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:37:17 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 This extension cord/lead/whatever you prefer has some issues. Like missing strain relief... Located in the lobby of the hostel for the guests to use.

Homebrew extension lead

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:37:12 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #3 This extension cord/lead/whatever you prefer has some issues. Located in the lobby of the hostel for the guests to use.

Open box

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:33:18 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #2 I sure hope these wires are dead!

Adaptor tower

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:30:40 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: The infamous adaptor tower. BS1363 to Schuko and Schuko to NEMA.

Outdoor phone wiring

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:28:57 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin I often saw cables just strung loosely across the fronts of houses. This seems to be fairly old phone wiring.

Single phase MV line and transformer

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:26:55 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Giant's Causeway, near the Causeway Hotel a highly unusual sight for Continental Europeans: a single phase MV transformer.

Old switch

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:24:51 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel During my whole two weeks in Ireland, this was the only switch I saw that looked noticeably different (not counting the extremely old ones). Probably 1960s.

Surplus switch

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:21:41 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel Creative spot for a switch, besides, it didn't do anything...

Coin meter

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:17:25 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel Me taking this picture (through the wide open door of an empty room) prompted some crazy guy to yell at me, accusing me of spying or something...

Ancient wiring

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:15:44 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel The individual wires run up the walls behind the wooden covers, where it meets the molding they exit, travel around and disappear on top of the crown molding. Looks solid!

Useful meter

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:13:07 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel A meter just for one outlet? *scratching head*

Old meters

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:10:09 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel Again, three meters for a group of three rooms (used to be one).

Old phone wiring

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:01:44 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 1950s or earlier P&T phone wiring, mostly painted into the trim.

Used-to-be switches

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:56:47 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 I guess this is where switches once resided...

Old switch

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:55:15 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 One of the rare cases... a beautiful old switch on a wooden pattress, even though two bleak white modern ones are next to it. 1930s-40s.

Old panel

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:52:55 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 This Diazed panel makes me wonder. What's behind the brown cover? What was originally supposed to be there? At any rate, it's very old and some of the wiring is just crumbling away.

Old panel closeup

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:50:31 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 I'm not absolutley sure what's going on here - are we looking at the neutral bus? The ground bus? Wires of all colors here. According to DJK this is very old, 1920s or earlier.

Newer panel

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:48:16 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 Slightly newer panel, the only one containing an RCD. The new breaker is a C20A, next to it to the left of the RCD L13A, then a row of L20A.

Old panels

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:33:20 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #1 Quite an array of old and some newer panels.

Surplus meters

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:30:00 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel This old house was most noticeable for the extreme number of electric meters. Every single room had one.

Protected socket

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:28:02 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel I guess it's a good idea to provide some mechanical protection for this socket on the stair landing!

Wooden "Wiremold"

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:25:24 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Belfast Hostel The wires are covered by wood strips with grooves on the back.

Cable TV socket

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:23:37 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #4 Thanks to DJK for the description on this one! Cable Television isolation socket - FM radio on one side and Digital TV on the other. Dates from 1980s, the logo has long since changed to UPC.

BS546 socket

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:20:03 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #4 Why would someone put a BS546 socket in a hostel dorm? According to DJK this is 1960s or older.

Quality adaptor

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:17:46 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: That's one of the real flimsy travel adaptors.

No idea

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:16:20 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Dublin Hostel #4 Can anyone tell me what we're looking at? It seems to be broken.

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Water heater 3

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:14:11 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Water heater 2

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:12:25 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Umm wait... they left bare wires behind an open door in the WASHROOM?!?

Water heater cabinet

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:07:23 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #3 "Look, there's a door in the washroom! Let's see where it goes!" "Oh, the water heater cabinet..." This isn't really bad yet, but wait for the other two pics.

Low socket

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:05:23 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #3 This socket is a bit close to the floor due to the small skirt board, the flex has a tendency of pulling the plug out.

Meter enclosure

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:22 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #2 apparently a dual tariff 3 phase meter.

Fuse box

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:57:27 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #2 Given the size of the fuses (DIII, that means 35-63A) this Diazed panel is likely some kind of main too. Two fuses are missing, they should IMO have empty screw caps.

Main fuse box

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:53:19 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #2 Thanks to the habit of hostel staff (leaving everything open) I had the chance to take this picture of a 3ph main fuse box. NB: I'm not absolutely sure if this is actually upside down or not.

Small panel closed

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:28:54 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #2 Small, fairly modern panel.

Small panel

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:27:08 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Galway Hostel #2, this actually seems quite ordinary, though it contains the only 50mA RCD I've ever seen in my life or heard of. MCBs left to right: Main switch 63A, L32A, L10A, L20A, L16A, RCD 40A/0,05A, two L16A. (L is an old trip curve characteristic, between modern B and C curves).

Bad sign

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:22:08 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: This sign has seen much better days!

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Shoes?!?

Texas_Ranger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:22:03 +0000

by: Texas_Ranger

Description: Ok, so who throws shoes (laces tied together) over 230V electrical lines?

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More Southern feeling

More Southern feeling

Southern feeling

Creative oudoor wiring

Bell button selection

Extra bend

Newer panel

Old switch

Washer/dryer connection

Abandoned room

Entrance to "abandoned room"

Support?

Duck tape forever!

Homebrew extension lead

Homebrew extension lead

Open box

Adaptor tower

Outdoor phone wiring

Single phase MV line and transformer

Old switch

Surplus switch

Coin meter

Ancient wiring

Useful meter

Old meters

Old phone wiring

Used-to-be switches

Old switch

Old panel

Old panel closeup

Newer panel

Old panels

Surplus meters

Protected socket

Wooden &quot;Wiremold&quot;

Cable TV socket

BS546 socket

Quality adaptor

No idea

Water heater 3

Water heater 2

Water heater cabinet

Low socket

Meter enclosure

Fuse box

Main fuse box

Small panel closed

Small panel

Bad sign

Shoes?!?

Wooden "Wiremold"