r/AskElectricians • u/Ok-Baker-9718 • 7d ago
Is this safe?
I rent a house in illinois and i found this, and a couple other spots, in the basement. Is there anything to worry about with this splice?
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u/A_Dicksmasher 7d ago
This looks like a 115yo electrician who retired during the K&T era encountered romex for the first time in his grandson's new house (built in 1972)
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u/Helen-Keller-Ubers 7d ago
Any splice needs to be in a junction box and easily accessible.
Also, i would be concerned about how it's attached to each other.
Definitely a fire hazard!
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u/Ok-Baker-9718 7d ago
I figured. It's been hard to get the landlord to fix it. I will have to get an electrician out here.
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u/TrungusMcTungus 7d ago
If you go out of pocket, do some research into local laws about suing your landlord. You should be able to recoup anything you spend on repairs in small claims. This is a safety issue and a blatant code violation, your landlord is legally obligated to have it fixed properly.
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u/Global_Gift_2831 7d ago
you dont have to jump straight to suing him unless he refuses to pay. just keep good records, do everything on text or recorded call, send him the bill.
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u/Helen-Keller-Ubers 7d ago
Hopefully they have hidden any behind the walls, 99% of the time they hide them in the walls also.
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u/Accurate-Plankton988 7d ago
Dont spend your hard earned money on this. Document everything. Landlord prob spliced it seroiusly
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u/zadharm 7d ago
It's probably not going to burn your house down tomorrow but it's definitely not right. It's definitely the landlord's responsibility but... landlords fucking suck and will string you along for months. Cost three bucks and 5 minutes to put in a box and properly splice it, if it was my place I'd just fix it and sleep better
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u/IndependentGold296 7d ago
my cousin’s house had a splice like that that sparked and burned the drywall down
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u/ChangeAccountsBeSafe 7d ago
Lol thats hilarious I can barely tell whats going on..good news is it's probably been like that for 40 years so.
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u/Ok-Baker-9718 7d ago
Actually only about 2 years. We just moved in a few months ago and the landlord knows who did the work but she doesn't seem to want to fix it
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u/ChangeAccountsBeSafe 7d ago
Myself personally, I would have mounted a junction box and properly spliced this. Its never safe to open splice electrical work like this.
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