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[Dustydazzler]

Badgers arse rough as ---- to use the cpc / earth conductor as a phase conductor , but if you are rough as ---- then at least heat shrink the entire conductor with coloured sleeve

 

[freddo]

You can get 3 core flex with brown, blue and black cores. I keep it on the van for wiring things like plug in photocells where there is no room for an earth wire. In the fan scenario above I'd use a 4 core flex, at the very least it provides an earth conductor for any future fan that might need it.

 

[littlespark]

Well, the regs DO state that every point must have a cpc, even if it’s unused… so it might be two flexes running between the same two destinations and only one needs a cpc?

I honestly thought there was a reg that said g/y wasn’t to be used as anything other than a cpc, sleeved or not. I’ll have a look for it when I find my book.

A different scenario when you’re sleeving a black in g/y to become a cpc in 3 core SWA with br/bl/gr

 

[telectrix]

I thought G/Y was explicitly only for CPC use?

Edit: Yes, see 514.4.2

nah. with T/E it's used for stripping the sheath off.

 

[littlespark]

nah. with T/E it's used for stripping the sheath off.

Nah. That’s a bare conductor… it’s only g/y after you sleeve it.

 

[telectrix]

jocks 1 - sassenachs 0..........

 

[littlespark]

jocks 1 - sassenachs 0..........

And the g/y singles are only used for tying ladders to the van roof.

Although those new metal cable ties do a decent enough job…. The plastic ones kept snapping.

 

[ipf]

You can get 3 core flex with brown, blue and black cores. I keep it on the van for wiring things like plug in photocells where there is no room for an earth wire. In the fan scenario above I'd use a 4 core flex, at the very least it provides an earth conductor for any future fan that might need it.

I’ve used the green and yellow in 3c with those photocells fastened to the side of old 400w floods in the distant past. I wouldn’t call them separate points.

 

[Raptor0014]

I run this group for Hypervolt authorised EV charge point installers on faceache.

I honestly thought this was a joke. But it appears not.

You can see my 2 replies. First asking to clarify if the 2.5 was for the charger or the CT and second explaining what he’s doing wrong.

Beggars belief that some so called professional would think that is ok!

 

[timhoward]

I run this group for Hypervolt authorised EV charge point installers on faceache.

I honestly thought this was a joke. But it appears not.

You can see my 2 replies. First asking to clarify if the 2.5 was for the charger or the CT and second explaining what he’s doing wrong.

Beggars belief that some so called professional would think that is ok!

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Flipping heck. Scary!

 

[Mike Johnson]

Ah what he did wrong was dreaming he was an electrician when he was asleep, and believed it when he woke up.

 

[Raptor0014]

Also had a call out for a loss of power to half of a house this morning.

Established that 2 of the phases had no power. Rang Western Power and they tried to assure me the property only had single phase.

Bit of a discussion, explained the cable runs, the 3ph meter etc but they were adamant. So hung up. Scratched my head for a min, rechecked everything again. Rang NAPIT technical and described the layout. Funny enough they agreed it was a 3ph supply.

Rang WP back, got a different call handler. Sent a team out who arrived about an hour after the call.

Established I was correct (odd that, I am now quite proud of being an electrician and knowing what a 3ph supply looked like! ).

They found that something had eaten through 2 of the phases on the pole for the supply coming into the house. No idea what but couldn’t see any dead animals. Once they sorted that they had power back to the rest of the house.

Whilst everything was dead I re-terminated the cables into the RCCB. Need to go back and sort that earth out as it seems a tad inadequate for a 3ph supply!

Was also surprised to see, considering how they bang on about electricians not being qualified to pull the cutout, that their operative just walked up and pulled the cutouts, without even making sure all the CU’s were off!

 

[nicebutdim]

And the g/y singles are only used for tying ladders to the van roof.

Although those new metal cable ties do a decent enough job…. The plastic ones kept snapping.

With the price of a pack of those metal ties you could buy a set of fancy clamps.

 

[JBW175]

Found this beauty just hanging out the bathroom wall above a wash hand basin and at eye level on an EICR this morning. I particularly like how they’ve used masking tape over the ends.

When I explained to the client that I can’t just leave it like that, she goes it’s ok, I know it’s live and not to touch it…

Needless to say, I made safe before I left.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Did the home owner / tenant take the old light down ? the masking tape would suggest they did

 

[JBW175]

Did the home owner / tenant take the old light down ? the masking tape would suggest they did

She’s just moved in, hence the inspection. The previous owners removed the cabinet that was there and left it like that when they moved out.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Makes you laugh really how some people can move out and just leave live wires hanging out of a wall

 

[Raptor0014]

Thankfully this is only a phone cable. But the top class cable join did amuse me.

 

[littlespark]

She’s just moved in, hence the inspection. The previous owners removed the cabinet that was there and left it like that when they moved out.

I’d be p155ed off if something fixed was removed from a house I was buying…
Normally “sold as seen”.

Even more p155ed if they had left something dangerous like this.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I’d be p155ed off if something fixed was removed from a house I was buying…
Normally “sold as seen”.

Even more p155ed if they had left something dangerous like this.

I have moved house several times and my solicitor always told us if we took any pictures or shelves down etc to make good and paint etc
But other people don't give a sh!t , I have moved into houses where the people have caused untold damages in the moving out process like big old holes in the plaster board and badly scratched up flooring from dragging furniture around.
Some people are animals and simply don't give a sh!t