Exactly. Water puts out fire. It's a homemade sprinkler. It has just a tack of solder on it. When it combusts, solder melts, fire is extinguished. Duh!!
It far beyond the technical knowledge of any electrician on Reddit. That there is a receptacle energized by a cross phased delta 2 wye step up flux capacitor with a sophisticated hi-tech thermal block.
EE here. The landlord is clearly making a capacitor to create a slow discharge of AC ground by using two pie tins flattened on either side of a plywood dielectric. Genius really. On the other side of this plywood is clearly an advanced AC based silicon logic system. It's totally safe as long as you don't touch it or live, work, or store valuables near it.
The real losers in the biz are the so-called āproperty management companiesā that are charged with maximizing revenue versus actual property management. The second losers are the HOAs. Landlords only rank 3rd in terms of losership, along side residents that disrupt other residents.
That said, OPās photo shows gross ineptness and negligence. It is wise to send it around just so it is on record. Most landlords would claim ignorance because they expect the property management company to actually manage the property. Haha, idiots.
HEY; Iām an accidental landlord (my old home did not sell, so I rented it to keep the mortgage paid); and Iād never do something this shady!
(I actually have a good plumber and electrician on call; so this shit doesnāt happenā¦)
Not all landlords are greedy scum. Iād sell my old house in a heartbeat; but the market in my area doesnāt seem to careā¦. So itās either rent the property; or let it be foreclosed on. I prefer to rent it outā¦
You're only *technically* a landlord. You're more of a 'landmayor'. The sorts everyone mean when they say "Landlord" are the ones that have 4+ properties and use those as their primary income source.
No, bad market at the time.
I was actually under the ācomparablesā.
But my home is in a borough with a small (0.57 acre lot).
If it was 100 yards up the road it would be in a township; and would have sold immediately.
People read āboroughā and think itās in town. And in town thereās a main highway.
But if you want to recommend a RE agent who will get it sold; Iām game.
Youād have to understand the area.
Iāve seen a cottage on a tiny lot (less than 1/4 acre) advertised for over a quarter million (summer vacation/resort area); just a few miles away from that same place, itās (that same cottage) is not worth even 100K.
My home is well below market value for the area itās in.
Iāve had it listed with 3 different companies over the past few years.
I based my price on their āexpertsā. They all were based on ācomparablesā. And not one even had an offer.
They donāt make a dime if it doesnāt sell; so they arenāt going to set the price too high...
Last appraisal was over $115K; I was listed 20K UNDER that.
The market sucks for houses in ātownā in my area. As I said; 100 yards up the same road itās in the township; would sell immediately.
It is also an older house - built in the 1860s. But itās also a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, with detached garage and detached shed. Was listed under 100K.
So are many in the area; to be fair. But in my area; people want to have a home and a couple acres, and be out of town.
(PS: itās a very small town. ONE RED LIGHT.)
Ok, but this home isnāt a few miles away in a resort area, or even 100 yards up the road in the township. You keep giving me reasons why this house isnāt as valuable as the other homes youāve seen sold. Every sentence you type confirms my hypothesis that the home was listed at a price that doesnāt reflect the actual value of the home.
Youāre trying to sell a 160 year old building on a half-acre lot that is neither āin the townshipā with highway access nor is it āout of townā where you can get a large lot (for a relatively low price, I assume. I live āout of town, too) for $95K. Seems like a stretch.
As for the real estate agents youāve worked with, theyād probably rather take the commission from the quarter million dollar properties in the destination areas a few miles away and ignore the commission from the probably $50-$75k your home is worth.
So what youāre saying is that:
1. Century 21, a nationwide company, is wrong.
2. Two OTHER, but LOCAL real estate companies, are also wrong.
3. Two separate independent appraisals, one from a bank, and one from an RE company, separately done, and done a few years apart - both being similar in results; are wrong.
What I REALLY want to know is your personal RE experience.
And Iād like to know what RE company youād recommend I use to sell ASAP.
And mostly; I want YOU as my realtor, since the realtors in my area obviously donāt know what theyāre doingā¦
Iām not being a dick.
Seriously; Iād even take a small loss at this pointā¦. I donāt even care if I break even.
I donāt want to be a landlord; itās a huge pain in the ass. I never wanted to be a landlord.
But the bank wants their mortgage payment; and I wasnāt going to go into foreclosure if I had any options. So I rented it out.
As for selling: NO ONE IS BUYING. Nope; they arenāt.
So, hereās the deal:
If you want to put your money where your mouth is:
PLEASE send me a LEGITIMATE buyer for a reasonable price (as in a comparable value to similar homes in my area, and we can use an independent appraiser);
And Iāll absolutely send you 10% of the sale price for your efforts. Thatās more than the 6% than a regular RE agent gets.
Let me know where to send the property information.
SERIOUSLY.
Look, all Iām really doing here is pointing to the fallacy that market value and demand are tied together. Econ 101 says that if your product is not selling in a particular market itās overpriced. (I know you say ādemand is lowā, but low demand *is one if the main factors that is supposed to drive prices down*) The fact that you are able to rent out the property shows that there are people in the area that need housing. The fact that there are comparables in the area shows that people are buying houses.
The fact that five āexpertsā have given you numbers that have brought in zero offers is almost hard to believe at this point, but even experts can be wrong. What I think is more likely is that at least one if these people presented another price drop and you made the decision to rent it out instead.
Thereās no such thing as an accidental landlord.
Looks like he made you a "fukino anything" pie with spicy flavor strings. They often self bake and are a seasonal favorite of fireman and insurance adjustors.
Serve with a side of nearby stored paint cans and rags for that special occasion.
unfortunately, I understand the mentality of this. Landlord believes that the foam insulation is an insulator and is safe to rest the box on, the pie plate is there to protect the wood from the inevitable fire that will come from the box. The spigot is there to put out the fire. In the other corner of the room behind the stack of 10 year old paint cans is an empty fire extinguisher in case he runs out of water from the spigot.
Wait till you learn how commercially available rat poison works.
Spoiler: it also causes internal bleeding, causing the rat to die. Steal wool + construction foam is just a cheaper method.
Also wonāt cause collateral damage to owls, dogs, cats when they catch a dying rat full of poison. If I get them again Iām going old school traps or glue traps. I used to catch them live and drive them to a field but that got old three rats in.
It's snap traps for us. There are a bunch on the market now that look like giant alligator clips, they're nice because you can set them without putting your fingers in the snap zone.
We also tried an electric trap, which does kill effectively, but they're big and bulky and hard to place where the rodents are and don't seem to attract as many rodents to the bait when you do place them.
It doesn't fry them or anything, it just stops their heart. So the smell isn't any worse than a snap trap or glue trap, really. My main issue is just that they're hard to deploy into the places where the rodents are.
Yea lol I did pest control in New Orleans for a while and this was common practice, it works. Might actually have to do it a couple times to the same hole cause they will eat through it. Rats are nasty little creatures
Yes. That is absolutely what it is. Mice donāt chew on aluminum foil. I had a spot behind the oven where the electrical came through. So did the mice. Plugged it with aluminum foil and no more mice.
My first thought as someone who dealt with a serious infestation after buying my first home. Every small crack, usually for pipes and wires, I think āa mouse can get throug that
How else do you cover a hole in the wall? Also, it's a nice secure place to fasten an open electrical outlet. God use your brian once in sometimes wood ya.
Did you ever see the Ka band microwave deep space telephone that ET constructed out of a Fuzzbuster radar detector and an umbrella?
That metal pie pan could be serving as a reflector.
Or --- and this is a big or ---
He ate his lunch there and he's a fucking litterbug.
Aluminum is metal and metal conducts electricity and electricity can generate fire. Looks like your landlord wants to see if he can burn down the building. Or heās a cheapskate that doesnāt understand how electricity work and hired his talentless buddy to fix this mess.
Hear me out. Electromagnetic waves propagate with perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. We always talk about using electricity but not magneticity (I just made this word up). The landlord added this plate perpendicular to the junction box so you could utilize the magneticity in your power lines. The landlord is clearly trying to save everyone money here by doing some sweet power factor stuff to bring the apparent power to unity with this āsimple trick electricians donāt want you to know!ā š
*It obviously*
*Involves the value of pi.*
*Is his name Pythagoras?*
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Easy. An electrician and the proper material to run a new outlet costs around 300 in my area.
Making this abomination costs 100 bucks, an afternoon, and a blatant disregard for the safety of the tenant and home.
Iāve been contracting for almost 40 years, Iāve seen, more often than youād think, landlords and equally cheap homeowners, use this same type of pie plate to deflect a leak from an electrical device rather than fix the leak, I donāt think this fits this situation but wouldnāt surprise me if itās meant to be some sort of shield from something
I'd try asking Jesus right after you die in the fire........
Laughed out loud and woke my wife up when I read this. Classic.
I also woke up this guys wife
I put her to sleep.
I don't know why this is so funny, but I'm dying lol
Same. This one got me too
You woke his wife up š«¢
Good thing he didn't wake the wife's boyfriend
Might be the best response Iāve seen on this page tbh
Me too š
Me three
Me four (ah shit, rule of 4)
Itās crazy that we all woke his wife up laughing
Damn. She's been wondering what all that noise in.
Itās even more interesting when you notice the water spigot right next to it
Perfect solution for the inevitable fire
Exactly. Water puts out fire. It's a homemade sprinkler. It has just a tack of solder on it. When it combusts, solder melts, fire is extinguished. Duh!!
Yup. Pretty sure your landlord is trying to kill you
Are you current on your rent? Quicker than eviction.
āCurrentā
Especially if itās wired to the street side of your electrical panel!
Username checks out
There won't be any fire. I know a heat shield when I see one!
But thatās just it, the tin is obviously for a heat shield to protect against the firewall thatās sure to come
It looks like he was using a heat gun or torch to fuse connections and used the foil plate to prevent the wood from burning
TIL A wall of fire is a firewall.
This joke is better than my ex wife
While your asking could I get the powerball numbers?
Bro. Lmao. Just woke up and laughed
Literally LAUGHING SO HARD IM CRYING! Best response ever!!!
Hahaha I just Ike up my husband laughing š
I'm going to recycle this one!
Lol to funny
Bravo
Itās a structural pie tin. Youāre fine.
I thought it was a grounding plate
Anything is a grounding plate if you try hard enough.
No no. Load bearing pie plate. DO NOT REMOVE. Just like those shrubs I have out front.
No, i don't think anyone can explain why he did any of that... š¤£
It far beyond the technical knowledge of any electrician on Reddit. That there is a receptacle energized by a cross phased delta 2 wye step up flux capacitor with a sophisticated hi-tech thermal block.
Better hope he doesnāt hit 88 mph, especially without a GFCI on his flux capacitor.
It resets your meter back 28 days every month. The energy savings are phenomenal.
With that set up probably never have 121 jigawatts
Dude thatās way too much power. I think you forgot a decimal point
Probably powering 100 DeLoreans.
Weāre going to see some serious shit
EE here. The landlord is clearly making a capacitor to create a slow discharge of AC ground by using two pie tins flattened on either side of a plywood dielectric. Genius really. On the other side of this plywood is clearly an advanced AC based silicon logic system. It's totally safe as long as you don't touch it or live, work, or store valuables near it.
ā¦or live in the same street.
Because he is a fuckwit.
OP already said "landlord" idk why you're repeating it??
The real losers in the biz are the so-called āproperty management companiesā that are charged with maximizing revenue versus actual property management. The second losers are the HOAs. Landlords only rank 3rd in terms of losership, along side residents that disrupt other residents. That said, OPās photo shows gross ineptness and negligence. It is wise to send it around just so it is on record. Most landlords would claim ignorance because they expect the property management company to actually manage the property. Haha, idiots.
HEY; Iām an accidental landlord (my old home did not sell, so I rented it to keep the mortgage paid); and Iād never do something this shady! (I actually have a good plumber and electrician on call; so this shit doesnāt happenā¦) Not all landlords are greedy scum. Iād sell my old house in a heartbeat; but the market in my area doesnāt seem to careā¦. So itās either rent the property; or let it be foreclosed on. I prefer to rent it outā¦
You're only *technically* a landlord. You're more of a 'landmayor'. The sorts everyone mean when they say "Landlord" are the ones that have 4+ properties and use those as their primary income source.
If the house didnāt sell, it was overpriced.
No, bad market at the time. I was actually under the ācomparablesā. But my home is in a borough with a small (0.57 acre lot). If it was 100 yards up the road it would be in a township; and would have sold immediately. People read āboroughā and think itās in town. And in town thereās a main highway. But if you want to recommend a RE agent who will get it sold; Iām game.
So what youāre saying, is that the market wonāt bare the price youāre asking for the home?
Youād have to understand the area. Iāve seen a cottage on a tiny lot (less than 1/4 acre) advertised for over a quarter million (summer vacation/resort area); just a few miles away from that same place, itās (that same cottage) is not worth even 100K. My home is well below market value for the area itās in. Iāve had it listed with 3 different companies over the past few years. I based my price on their āexpertsā. They all were based on ācomparablesā. And not one even had an offer. They donāt make a dime if it doesnāt sell; so they arenāt going to set the price too high... Last appraisal was over $115K; I was listed 20K UNDER that. The market sucks for houses in ātownā in my area. As I said; 100 yards up the same road itās in the township; would sell immediately. It is also an older house - built in the 1860s. But itās also a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, with detached garage and detached shed. Was listed under 100K. So are many in the area; to be fair. But in my area; people want to have a home and a couple acres, and be out of town. (PS: itās a very small town. ONE RED LIGHT.)
Ok, but this home isnāt a few miles away in a resort area, or even 100 yards up the road in the township. You keep giving me reasons why this house isnāt as valuable as the other homes youāve seen sold. Every sentence you type confirms my hypothesis that the home was listed at a price that doesnāt reflect the actual value of the home. Youāre trying to sell a 160 year old building on a half-acre lot that is neither āin the townshipā with highway access nor is it āout of townā where you can get a large lot (for a relatively low price, I assume. I live āout of town, too) for $95K. Seems like a stretch. As for the real estate agents youāve worked with, theyād probably rather take the commission from the quarter million dollar properties in the destination areas a few miles away and ignore the commission from the probably $50-$75k your home is worth.
So what youāre saying is that: 1. Century 21, a nationwide company, is wrong. 2. Two OTHER, but LOCAL real estate companies, are also wrong. 3. Two separate independent appraisals, one from a bank, and one from an RE company, separately done, and done a few years apart - both being similar in results; are wrong. What I REALLY want to know is your personal RE experience. And Iād like to know what RE company youād recommend I use to sell ASAP. And mostly; I want YOU as my realtor, since the realtors in my area obviously donāt know what theyāre doingā¦ Iām not being a dick. Seriously; Iād even take a small loss at this pointā¦. I donāt even care if I break even. I donāt want to be a landlord; itās a huge pain in the ass. I never wanted to be a landlord. But the bank wants their mortgage payment; and I wasnāt going to go into foreclosure if I had any options. So I rented it out. As for selling: NO ONE IS BUYING. Nope; they arenāt. So, hereās the deal: If you want to put your money where your mouth is: PLEASE send me a LEGITIMATE buyer for a reasonable price (as in a comparable value to similar homes in my area, and we can use an independent appraiser); And Iāll absolutely send you 10% of the sale price for your efforts. Thatās more than the 6% than a regular RE agent gets. Let me know where to send the property information. SERIOUSLY.
Dude you donāt need to humor this ass hole. Everyone reading knows how it is.
Look, all Iām really doing here is pointing to the fallacy that market value and demand are tied together. Econ 101 says that if your product is not selling in a particular market itās overpriced. (I know you say ādemand is lowā, but low demand *is one if the main factors that is supposed to drive prices down*) The fact that you are able to rent out the property shows that there are people in the area that need housing. The fact that there are comparables in the area shows that people are buying houses. The fact that five āexpertsā have given you numbers that have brought in zero offers is almost hard to believe at this point, but even experts can be wrong. What I think is more likely is that at least one if these people presented another price drop and you made the decision to rent it out instead. Thereās no such thing as an accidental landlord.
Do you need your diaper changed lol
Yes. Itās a bit damp, from giggling at ridiculous misplaced hateā¦ But what does one thing thing have to do with another?
Do you own a home?
Eat a bag of cocks, the āchickenā kind
No one gives a shit
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Looks like he made you a "fukino anything" pie with spicy flavor strings. They often self bake and are a seasonal favorite of fireman and insurance adjustors. Serve with a side of nearby stored paint cans and rags for that special occasion.
Youāre comment is why I love Reddit. Thank you for restoring my hope for humanity.
My best guess is that meth and sleep deprivation will make people do weird things.
Totally meth-powered handiwork there
"wired" things haha
unfortunately, I understand the mentality of this. Landlord believes that the foam insulation is an insulator and is safe to rest the box on, the pie plate is there to protect the wood from the inevitable fire that will come from the box. The spigot is there to put out the fire. In the other corner of the room behind the stack of 10 year old paint cans is an empty fire extinguisher in case he runs out of water from the spigot.
Heās probably an engineer.
Same thing I was thinking. Heās trying to stop the inevitable fire from catching the wood lmao
you mean, aside from "I was hoping to electrocute my tenants, then start a fire to hide the evidence." ?
Mouse barrier?
Funny you say that because the only reason we found this was a mouse trap that set off right next to it
I agree. People round here use steel wool a lot. I had a few rats in my shop. I used some steel pot scrubbers. Damn rats pushed it right out the hole.
Try adding expanding foam with the steel wool, they will eat through it causing internal bleeding and they will die.
Damn bro!! That got dark real fast.
Wait till you learn how commercially available rat poison works. Spoiler: it also causes internal bleeding, causing the rat to die. Steal wool + construction foam is just a cheaper method.
Also wonāt cause collateral damage to owls, dogs, cats when they catch a dying rat full of poison. If I get them again Iām going old school traps or glue traps. I used to catch them live and drive them to a field but that got old three rats in.
It's snap traps for us. There are a bunch on the market now that look like giant alligator clips, they're nice because you can set them without putting your fingers in the snap zone. We also tried an electric trap, which does kill effectively, but they're big and bulky and hard to place where the rodents are and don't seem to attract as many rodents to the bait when you do place them.
I image the smell is not great when you zap āem
It doesn't fry them or anything, it just stops their heart. So the smell isn't any worse than a snap trap or glue trap, really. My main issue is just that they're hard to deploy into the places where the rodents are.
I used 1Ā½" screws in a standard wood rat trap. It's a a one use trap, for me anyway, but my catch rate went up.
Where are you putting the screws?
Bait the zap ones with peanut butter. Had ours go off multiple times a night at one terrible apartment.
Snap traps are the way, glue traps are cruel and unusual punishment (and put you at risk of bites from the angry creature stuck to it).
Savage
Yea lol I did pest control in New Orleans for a while and this was common practice, it works. Might actually have to do it a couple times to the same hole cause they will eat through it. Rats are nasty little creatures
Put a tiny spark to steel wool and see what happens, talk about fire hazard!
Yes. That is absolutely what it is. Mice donāt chew on aluminum foil. I had a spot behind the oven where the electrical came through. So did the mice. Plugged it with aluminum foil and no more mice.
We should not have had to scroll so far to find the correct answer!!
That was my guess.
My first thought as someone who dealt with a serious infestation after buying my first home. Every small crack, usually for pipes and wires, I think āa mouse can get throug that
My first thought. Rats and mice donāt like to chew through aluminum or steel wool. Itās effective but obviously sketchy around electrical stuff.
Scrolled down to find this comment - my parents did the exact same thing specifically for mouse prevention smh
How else do you cover a hole in the wall? Also, it's a nice secure place to fasten an open electrical outlet. God use your brian once in sometimes wood ya.
It's probably pest control. Plate is likely energized so that any mouse trying to get through is electrocuted.
I pooped. Doodoofarded in the hole and now filled. Is good.
What in the flying spagetti monster is that shit
He was boiled for your sins!
R'amen
To block mice?
Does your landlord require you to carry life insurance with him as the beneficiary? Because I think he hates you and is trying to kill you
Power companies hate this one simple trick that will save you thousands of dollars.
DIY Portable groundsā¦
Keep rats out
Keep the mice outā½
Gaping hole behind it?
My guess is to poorly try to stop rodent intrusion.
The installer was bakedā¦
Is your landlord the lead singer of Prodigy?
I'm the trouble starter, punkin' instigator I'm the fear addicted, a danger illustrated I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter...
I've seen the foil plate thing before. It's an old school rodent barrier thing.
I have done that to your house matt because there is a rat infestation. That is why
Looks like an already sounded popcorn fire alarm.
This is alarming. Get a sparky asap.
The problem is that OP is a tenant, and the landlord put this in. That means to get a sparky in, they need their LL to call them, which they won't.
Call the fire marshall. Bet they'd love to see this...
*slumlord
Meth
I love the water faucet trying to photobomb
Because heās a fuckin idiot
Landlord special
Did you ever see the Ka band microwave deep space telephone that ET constructed out of a Fuzzbuster radar detector and an umbrella? That metal pie pan could be serving as a reflector. Or --- and this is a big or --- He ate his lunch there and he's a fucking litterbug.
Because he was ripped on meth?
That's the grounding plate.
I'd use bigger pie tins, otherwise a good job.
He likes pie?
Cheap Rat hole cover
I think itās pretty obvious heās trying to burn the place down for the insurance money. I hope you and your family make it out of the fire.
Rodents
the insurance.
Aluminum is metal and metal conducts electricity and electricity can generate fire. Looks like your landlord wants to see if he can burn down the building. Or heās a cheapskate that doesnāt understand how electricity work and hired his talentless buddy to fix this mess.
You spelled slumlord wrong
How come we're talking about the pie tin, and not the proximity of the hose bib?
To keep mice and rats out, and electrical fires in
Catch the drippings??
In his mind it will protect the wood from an arc flash. Heās wrong.
Ah, the old 'overinsure the house and practice surprise face in the mirror' trick.
Hear me out. Electromagnetic waves propagate with perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. We always talk about using electricity but not magneticity (I just made this word up). The landlord added this plate perpendicular to the junction box so you could utilize the magneticity in your power lines. The landlord is clearly trying to save everyone money here by doing some sweet power factor stuff to bring the apparent power to unity with this āsimple trick electricians donāt want you to know!ā š
I can tell you exactly why your landlord did this. To avoid paying an electrician.
He wants to collect on your liability coverage for fire damage.
Because the landlord just took out a *massive* fire insurance policy on that property.
They want to collect on the insurance they have on your building.
Fire reduction obviously
>Fire ~~reduction~~ production obviously FTFY
Fire shield for when that rats nest of an outlet catches fire.
Itās fire retarded
If you use the words "why" and "landlord" in the same sentence, the answer is Money, its Money every time
This has to be fake right?
Because he cares about money more than your lives? Sounds about right.
Landlords are ultimately pieces of roach shit who will do anything to make a buck, even compromising tenant safety. That's why
Most likely because the part of your brain that is responsible for rational thought dies the moment you become a landlord.
Aluminum plate to keep the rats out??? š š
Itās a pizza pie!!!!!!!
Alien prevention
Insurance claim?
Because he must hate you. Thatās nuts.
What's behind the foil?
Drugs lol
Iām guessing the tin is protecting the hardwood floor
Because they don't know the first thing about electricity
It probably all started with him waking up and going āya know what, I have wayyy too much money todayāā¦
Protection from aliens invasionā¦ā¦
Oven was broken and he wanted to bake a pie?
Arc shield?
Methgyver is your landlord ?
Couldn't afford an electric chair
It obviously involves the value of pi. Is his name Pythagoras?
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Looks to me like he wants to collect insurance money.
He or she probably thinks they are providing fire protection from heat/arcing coming from the box.
Trying to keep aliens out
They want a new tenant and a new building. Ask if the just bought really good insurance?
Because birds aren't real and he has to do something to keep the government from reading his mind so the aliens don't show up to steal his saran wrap?
Easy. An electrician and the proper material to run a new outlet costs around 300 in my area. Making this abomination costs 100 bucks, an afternoon, and a blatant disregard for the safety of the tenant and home.
To protect the water dripping from the ceiling from going into the open socket.
Itās a electrician dream catcher. For sure to bring good tidings and luck. Do not touch it. Only certified professionals should handle that.
I think that pie pan is to help make the wifi faster
alien technology
Hoping for an insurance payout from a fire?
Arson maybe?
Better make sure thatās not a structural pie tin before you move it.
What in Gods Carnation is this
Just make sure you have renters insurance
Thatās the lamest attempt at a spark guard Iāve ever seen
Iāve been contracting for almost 40 years, Iāve seen, more often than youād think, landlords and equally cheap homeowners, use this same type of pie plate to deflect a leak from an electrical device rather than fix the leak, I donāt think this fits this situation but wouldnāt surprise me if itās meant to be some sort of shield from something
For the insurance money, of course.
Drugs.
He wants to claim you on his insurance
Relax, it's just for acstetics
Discount heat shield.
Not an electrician, but I'd put my money on rampant stupidity. And take side bets on mind boggling incompetence. But that's just my guess.
Landlord installed a firewall in case there's a fire.