The electrics

Having sorted out the water as much as possible for now we started to think about what other work we need to do immediately. The electrics are a bit scary with some bare wires hanging out in places and a supply that dims when the water pump (and slightly less drastically the fridge and other electrical items)

Nice join of wires

Not sure if that top bit is live. Don't like to touch it to see.

We had two electricians round, one wasn't keen to work with us living in the place plus he was worried how we were going to communicate (what an insult to our SUPER french). The other seemed to grasp immediatly what we wanted
Basically this is safety in the electrics we have which includes getting the wires off the floor upstairs so we can start work getting insulation and new floor in without electricuting ourselves or ending up with no power downstairs.

Wiring on floor upstairs goes to lights etc downstairs (white is talc to see where mice are running)

Apparently there is no earth in the house or barn and the feeble rusty little wires that bring in the supply to the house could melt through at any moment (probably burning the house down). It is an exciting on the edge of your seat place to live!

The supply in to the house. Only a bit rusty. Electrician advises only one appliance running at once.

The wiring in the barn is a bit ropey looking too and every time we have to turn the pump off (was frequent during the plumbing issues) or the electric fence we feel we are putting our life at risk.
V thick rubber soles needed.

Looks more scary in real life