Cable routing questions

[firestick]

Hi,

I have two questions about domestic wiring In Ireland

1. Should conduit be used when passing multiple T&E cables (2.5mm) through a garage wall (where the consumer unit is located) to under a suspended timber floor on the other side?

2. Should cables running under a suspended timber floor be secured to joists or is normal to have cables resting on the ground?

Thanks!

 

[cliffed]

Good question & quite a few options here.
Item 1 Would be No conduit required
Item 2 We’ve all seen cabling lying on the floor, not ideal but if they are installed in a groomed manner, & supported when rising from the floor it can be presumed ok.
Obviously the area must be free from debris & rodents.
If access is possible why not All Band cabling to the bottom of the joists/fixings

 

[firestick]

Good question & quite a few options here.
Item 1 Would be No conduit required
Item 2 We’ve all seen cabling lying on the floor, not ideal but if they are installed in a groomed manner, & supported when rising from the floor it can be presumed ok.
Obviously the area must be free from debris & rodents.
If access is possible why not All Band cabling to the bottom of the joists/fixings

thanks!

 

[nicebutdim]

Good question & quite a few options here.
Item 1 Would be No conduit required
Item 2 We’ve all seen cabling lying on the floor, not ideal but if they are installed in a groomed manner, & supported when rising from the floor it can be presumed ok.
Obviously the area must be free from debris & rodents.
If access is possible why not All Band cabling to the bottom of the joists/fixings

You're familiar with Irish wiring regulations?

 

[davesparks]

Item 1 Would be No conduit required

Interesting, from other posts on here over the years I'd got the impression that the regulations in Ireland do require conduit.

 

[MJPD29]

Sounds like one for @Risteard

 

[Risteard]

Passing through the wall should be in conduit to protect the cables. Yes cables should be clipped.