/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1908885
Hey! I took that picture! Surprised someone saved it and reposted it.
Do you want to know more? Because there's more that goes with that.

>>1908889
No no. That is not a line splice. That is "scrape and tape". Calling it a "splice" gives it an air of legitimacy it has no right to claim.

>>1908980
Yes. Yes that IS asbestos. I know. I was there.

Ya know what guys, lemme see if I have a pic of the very best thing that was under that house (as far as wiring goes)....
There it is!
12 years ago now.
What you see in that picture is a splice in the MAINS coming into the house... under the porch... just hanging there without a box to protect it (or you) waiting to kill somebody.

>>1739335

In case you can't figure out what's going on here...
This is a splice in the service between the meter and the breaker box. It's just sitting there under the porch. Not in a box. Not anything. Just chilling like a villain. Oh, yes, that IS the old cloth type electrical tape providing the only insulation from shock or arc or catastrophic short circuiting.

>>1585701
I'm just a tourist here to /diy/, thought i'd come looking for some laughs. Boy did this thread provide them.
Some background, I've been in the business of restoration and remodelling of old homes for about 25 years now. I've seen some shit. I was even smart enough to take pictures of some of it.
I am now going to share two of my favorite electrical disaster pictures with you.
They come out of the same house.

This first one is the main line coming into the house, after the meter and before the breaker panel (if there was one, desu I didn't go inside, crawling around underneath was more than enough to tell the owner we didn't want to do the work she wanted done).
Yes, the only thing visibly holding those wires together is about a roll and a half of the old style cloth electrical tape. No box, no clamps, no nothing. Just a scrape and tape splice of the main power hanging around under the porch waiting to kill someone.