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Does anyone know anywhere in the regulations that it states I have to use capping to protect cables when embedded in plaster as I am currently on a rewire, it says in on site guide that if there's no rcd protection it does require metal earthed capping
 
At the risk of being facetious, I'd say don't earth your capping, then get your rewires done even quicker. You do take a while. Daz
 
I was taught to always earth capping..old company still does it. Safe zones yeah but what if you install and a sharp edge of caping has sliced into a cable by accident ? you have just installed a large piece of metal in the wall that is now live...I earth it then I know I don't have that problem as any contact to live will also be to earth and trip.

I think it was councils who insisted on this even when not required..but Ive always just thought it was good practise too ! Id rather do that than potentially make a wall live, not know till someone soaks it with paint and gets plated.
 

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