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If it's being boxed in, and that's your reasoning for not needing to provide strain relief, then presumably it will be inaccessible and therefore should be MF?
But if it is accessible then it surely needs better strain relief than nail clips into plasterboard?
I'd be interested to see you type a decent reply to somebody one day but hey the world's not perfect eh.
She has carried out a repair which is miles better than how it started. Marked up and tested the system.
Let's not get overly picky cause there is minus a few p clips and firmer fixings!!
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Came across this last week. Some moron had double fed a light fitting so that when the klik plug was unplugged, the pins were LIVE!
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Came across this last week. Some moron had double fed a light fitting so that when the klik plug was unplugged, the pins were LIVE!
There's people on this thread complaining about a few bits of insulation left in a loft next to a joint box, yet I am being overly picky for pointing out things which do not comply with the regulations?
Yes that would be me, but no point in quoting things out of context Dave, that wasn't a complaint but more of an observation, a little example of a lack of being thorough which I tend to see quite often,nothing more. Do you leave discarded insulation in loft spaces , maybe you do because nothing in BS7671 forbids it ? I'm just saying that there's a lot more to being a really good electrician than merely complying with the regs, and the way you interact with people and treat them can go a long way.
Really Dave.
Do you seriously think a missing strain relief would end up in court.
Or are we just being pedantic.
Either way, theres enough photographic evidence to show its been left in a safe state.
On a lighter note,
its sunny and bbq time.
i see.
i think it would stand up very well..but lets agree to differ on this as we end up debating something not worth falling out over.
I don't think it would, when you say to the judge 'I left it safer than when I found it but not safe enough to prevent the accident your honour' I don't think it'll go very well.
.'I left it safer than when I found it but not safe enough to prevent the accident your honour
and why would you say "
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Anyone would half a brain would say.
i found it in a dangerous state and made it much safer, here are some pictures to support my statement.
im guessing you have never been in an english court.
A judge would look very favourable if you can demonstrate you made things infinatly safer than you found it. ie connected the earths.
if i had the time, or the inclination, id look for a few tests cases in law which would set precidence and support either of our points.
But just thinking allowed, most standard junction boxes rely on the cables held in place with cable clips....they certainly dont have cable clamps within them...
If this is a reply to my above post I was making a point on Paul228's comment about standard JB's. As far as I'm concerned the lack of cable clamps on your box is a very minor issue, there are hundreds of heating connection boxes like that everywhere working without problems. I wasn't having a go at you.So in this situation I'm in a customer property, customer isn't there and I can't go anywhere to get spares etc.
What would you have me do to fully comply? How would you get over the issue of there being no cable clamps?
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