Ray, that story is as true as I wrote it.
NZ is going down a bad road.
Just think of all the houses that have been "modified" and have never been inspected.
Reason I say that is because, there are quite a few houses here have caught fire because the house has been rewired, but have used the old switch-board.
No upgrade to MCB protection.
I remember seeing a few years back a house that had been rewired and the two aerial wires (both Phase and Neutral) glowing in the dark.
The heat from the pole fuse body was too hot to touch even with Hot gloves and outers on.
A lot of people don't realise how much of a danger they are to themselves and those around them.
A fuse is supposed to be the weakest link in a circuit, inside the house, some clown had installed strands of wire from a 25mm2 cable that was from the guy bringing wire home from work.
He was a plasterer working on a commercial building site.
