Double insulated cable, 2nd layer is fibre( see attachment) I am working with a more experienced domestic Electrician today. The upstairs lighting circuit is wired in singles in the above cable. It is a neat job but no containment. My experience is almost all industrial. Is this acceptable? He reckons that as it was acceptable when the job was done we should just leave it. Our work is only to change the light fittings. Sorry for the long winded message and thanks for any replies, sensible or otherwise?
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Is your pic an actual image taken of it on site.
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Is the inner white insulation plastic or rubber, looks plastic.
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Is the inner white insulation plastic or rubber, looks plastic.
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Yep, sure is, bloke I am with wants to leave it as is?? Might take a picture of the clipping as someone clearly took time over it. Very neat but looks wrong as feck...
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Thanks , that looks like itLooks like this
Glass fibre high temperature cable to 108 degrees
Glass fibre high temperature cable to 108 degrees C glass insulated lighting flexwww.batt.co.uk
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What is being used for a cpc.
Good point chief. I will break out the martindale...
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Same stuff...... This place must have belonged to a diy dave.....
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He has relented It is all coming out and we are gonna do it properly ? thanks for everyone's input
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That looks like high temperature singles used inside ovens etc.
It must be installed within some form of containment and is not suitable for use clipped direct etc.
It must be installed within some form of containment and is not suitable for use clipped direct etc.
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No way the circuit is wired in that cable . Check in the ceiling for a joint . betting its been added in to change a light fitting .
It was wired in intricate straight lines with each downstairs light wired in this stuff. 1 x Twin and earth to a jb then remainder of lighting in the oven cable. Weird...... Guy must have been tapped. He has a ring wired in artic cable in the loft for outside floodlighting??? Used a 6 mm from what is marjed as a shower in the consumer unit then put in a lollipop. Apparently he worked at the local power station which must be where all the material has come from
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At least he didn't use one of their 33kV transformers to step up the feed to the shed.
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How is it installed? Is it in conduit or clipped direct?
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Rigpig through my experience and ours laws if you touch it you have to Bring it up to today’s standards
Good advice mate , cheers. We are now in the process of doing just that. Pain in the backside as I was hoping to get the job knocked, paid
on completion and on to the next one.......quickly realising that doesnt happen in the domestic arena
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