tbird Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Ran into this today - do you know? 61.24 KB[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homnspector Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Old style TV antenna wire jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manor Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 If it was in the bathroom near the sink, it is to plug in an old style electric razor. -Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 It was next to a kitchen sink. The prongs were not energized with any power at this time. I don't know what this is for, your guess is as good as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthomas1 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Did a mirror in that hole show you what sort of wiring was entering the box (if any) behind the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Spacing on the cover screws tells me it is low voltage. Other than that, just make up a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Originally posted by Les Spacing on the cover screws tells me it is low voltage. . . ???!!!??? - Jim Katen, Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 When I first looked at it I thought it was low voltage too. Not because of the screws, but because the prongs are males. After thinking about it I decided that even if it were low voltage, the live end would still be female. So I believe it is either some type of antenna connection or to be connected to something that would put power into it, maybe for speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 low voltage may have been a poor choice of words. Spacing of screws indicates the assembly consists of two components: "cover" and wall junction box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlskfoster Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 My bet is that if you had pulled the cover you would have found some old flat twin lead tv antennae wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 It could be a conversion for europeans. Image Insert: 7.85 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I got feedback from the previous owner. It was an old TV antenae lead plug. I guess I should have removed the cover at the time of the inspection, it might have helped. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Yeah Yeah ..what I meant to say was European tv antenna conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Originally posted by tbird I got feedback from the previous owner. It was an old TV antenae lead plug. I guess I should have removed the cover at the time of the inspection, it might have helped. Thanks Or, you could've just written something like, "I don't know what that little two-prong recessed male plug in the bathroom is. Never seen anything like it." WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Originally posted by SonOfSwamp Originally posted by tbird I got feedback from the previous owner. It was an old TV antenae lead plug. I guess I should have removed the cover at the time of the inspection, it might have helped. Thanks Or, you could've just written something like, "I don't know what that little two-prong recessed male plug in the bathroom is. Never seen anything like it." WJ Yeah, I saw some kind of old thingy a couple of weeks ago. I think it was part of an old 50's era intercom or something like that. The client, a lawyer, asked me what it was. My reply, "Beats le Hell out of me; I've never seen one of those in 11 years at this gig. Ask the homeowner if he or she knows what it is. If they do, let me know so I'll know next time." He chuckled. Whatever it was, it was dead, had nothing to do with the way the house was functioning, and it wasn't worth wasting time speculating over - there are too many other things to look at and worry about when inspecting. Clients expect knowledgeable - not encyclopedic. OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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