Cable dammage by drill

[dpg2]

Got a call today by a plumber and while drilling for pipe clips he went though a cable for a ring main what would be the best course of action to repair the cable in the wall.

Cheers all

 

[johnnyb]

Yeh! i would,t bury my j/b,s i would have them where i could get to them in the future my friends, i think thats got to be better than burying stuff in the wall hoping it will never breakdown.

 

[scotsparky]

Yeh! i would,t bury my j/b,s i would have them where i could get to them in the future my friends, i think thats got to be better than burying stuff in the wall hoping it will never breakdown.

What my point is if you cant replace leg and client wont let you channel out wall then crimp connections in a suitable cointainer plastered in wall is acceptable under BS7671 thats all being a bit of a devils advovcate about it but just pushing a point

 

[iansparks]

I guess im quite fortunate, if the client wont let me chase and JB then its back to the yellow pages for them!

 

[Mac]

Yeh! i would,t bury my j/b,s i would have them where i could get to them in the future my friends, i think thats got to be better than burying stuff in the wall hoping it will never breakdown.

JBs need to be accesible,not buried.What happens when the next spark comes along or its buried behind a cupboard or tiles.Do you put a notice up,access needed,electrical connectionAs scotsparky posted.
All screw connections must be accessible. 526.3 Through crimp connections do not have to be accessible. 526.3

 

[johnnyb]

Mac, if yer read my post it says i WOULD,T bury my j/b,s

 

[Mac]

Mac, if yer read my post it says i WOULD,T bury my j/b,s

Sorry mate,apologies.It wasn't worded properly

 

[johnnyb]

OH yeh forgot the N, can,t spell, slapped de old hands

 

[peteludman]

i think the house should just be re-wired
problem solved or just twist cables together and put tape round no problem for atleast a month or till you make a cuppa t

 

[johnnyb]

Or a scotch joint in the wall, after all its waterproof if the faults in the kitchen, so no ingress of water eh boys and girls, also you could paint it a nice colour as well.

 

[peteludman]

or super glue is good with clingfilm round it then water proof to re plaster i used to use tinfoil but plasterer kept getting shock i went through 3 plasterers till i realised

 

[andyb]

See the trouble that bleeding plumbers cause.