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Or cut the cable lol and put an isolator switch as the join .
Probably not enough slack on the wire in this case (by the look of the pictures) , but if there was some slack would be a half decent quick fix...
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Or cut the cable lol and put an isolator switch as the join .
Extend the tails from the top of the switch lol.Probably not enough slack on the wire in this case (by the look of the pictures) , but if there was some slack would be a half decent quick fix...
Extend the tails from the top of the switch lol.
@Dustydazzler . It was just tongue in cheek Dusty , but depends what kind of upheaval is involved for an economical solution. It's up to the landlord really , putting it back the way it was is just inviting another incident.
Depends on what the landlord would be happy with.
If I was paying the bill , I would be happy.
The landlord might not want some ugly trunking going up his wall. The cable was initially in the wall and he may want it that way again.
@Ricard Has the landlord been told yet? If so then what has he said?
If the landlord has any sense this should be his preferred option as it would prevent it happening againAll depends on if the landlord would be happy with that?
The cable was buried when burying cables like this was loosely acceptable
Putting it back exactly like this even if this was acceptable 10 years back would now not meet regulations
The cables need to either be on a 30ma rcd now or installed in earth metal containment
Trunking all be it a bit ugly will probably be best solution
If the landlord has any sense this should be his preferred option as it would prevent it happening again
100% what he did was crazy but we live in a world that presumes no one has any common senseTrue, but then you could say that about all cables in walls.
A certain amount of common sense had to be used when drilling into walls and big electric boxes are on said wall 12 inches away...
Never advisable to drill directly under, over (or even horizontally) from a consumer unit/accessory as they are supposed to be 'safe zones' for installation of cables irrespective of mechanical protection or capping.He seems to have taken insufficient notice of the fact that the consumer unit is above where he was drilling.
Never advisable to drill directly under, over (or even horizontally) from a consumer unit/accessory as they are supposed to be 'safe zones' for installation of cables irrespective of mechanical protection or capping.
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