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Ar at least, it's an amazing case of luck that the house we live in didn't burn to the ground long before we bought it.
Between the dryer exhaust which turned out to be stuffed from end to end with lint, and the amazing ability of one of the prior owners wire things up however they felt on that particular day without caring about minor things like safety or building codes, the house should long since have become a pile of cinders.
I replaced the fixtures in the kitchen and breakfast nook last night. The main kitchen fixture had the insulation burned through on the hot feed, and the fiberglass heat sheilding was nice and black. The fixture above the sink didn't have the ground wired up. The fixture in the breakfast nook was apparently original to the house, as it was both wired and hung properly.
I wish I knew which of the prior owners were responsible for what, so I'd know exactly which parts of the house to rip out and replace Right Fucking Now (TM), but since I don't, I have to treat all of the fixtures, ceiling fans, and recessed lights in the house as suspect.
The fixture in the dining room should have set off alarm bells. One of the prior owners liked to think s/he was a competent handyman. If there is any justice in the universe, this idiot has inadvertantly committed suicide painfully with electricity by now, but more than likely they're still out there making life interesting for those who have to clean up after them.
EDIT: Oh, and I said 'Let there be light,' and lo, the kitchen was bright.
Between the dryer exhaust which turned out to be stuffed from end to end with lint, and the amazing ability of one of the prior owners wire things up however they felt on that particular day without caring about minor things like safety or building codes, the house should long since have become a pile of cinders.
I replaced the fixtures in the kitchen and breakfast nook last night. The main kitchen fixture had the insulation burned through on the hot feed, and the fiberglass heat sheilding was nice and black. The fixture above the sink didn't have the ground wired up. The fixture in the breakfast nook was apparently original to the house, as it was both wired and hung properly.
I wish I knew which of the prior owners were responsible for what, so I'd know exactly which parts of the house to rip out and replace Right Fucking Now (TM), but since I don't, I have to treat all of the fixtures, ceiling fans, and recessed lights in the house as suspect.
The fixture in the dining room should have set off alarm bells. One of the prior owners liked to think s/he was a competent handyman. If there is any justice in the universe, this idiot has inadvertantly committed suicide painfully with electricity by now, but more than likely they're still out there making life interesting for those who have to clean up after them.
EDIT: Oh, and I said 'Let there be light,' and lo, the kitchen was bright.
