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[James]

got to love the cost saving of not putting glands in the enclosure!!

 

[westward10]

Needed shifting to the left so the line conductor isn't so short.

 

[Welchyboy1]

Hob circuit lost power but all mcbs are powered up on main board, then notice the main tails are split

no way don’t say someone’s put another consumer unit behind them units to supply the hob! No access at all

had to cut a big access panel in the side of the new drawer unit and found it

kitchen was only put in a year ago

 

[Dustydazzler]

Thank God for the Multi-Tool

 

[Welchyboy1]

Thank God for the Multi-Tool

Can think how I got on before they were invented

 

[nicebutdim]

I have to confess, I do this (sleeved brown) for the occasional PIR where the cable's run externally.

I actually have 20meters of so of H07RNF in 4 core that I bought for this reason, but the smallest I could get is 1.5mm, and it's thicker than armoured. You just can't get it into most PIRs.


Well that's scuppered my little game hasn't it

CYKY that many wholesalers sell as Hi-Tuff would be much less bulky.

 

[Dustydazzler]

CYKY that many wholesalers sell as Hi-Tuff would be much less bulky.

4 c and 5 c hi-tuff is no thicker than standard 1.5 3c flex

 

[pc1966]

CYKY that many wholesalers sell as Hi-Tuff would be much less bulky.

NYY-J / Hi-tuff stuff is another option and probably easier to find than Flexishield (as long as you are happy with black), but still on the thick side and I can't recall seeing 1mm versions of it.

NYY-J and Flexishield are fairly nice to work with as they stay neatly in place with moderate fixings, where as the rubber stuff flexes a lot, which of course be useful in some case.

 

[nicebutdim]

NYY-J / Hi-tuff stuff is another option and probably easier to find than Flexishield (as long as you are happy with black), but still on the thick side and I can't recall seeing 1mm versions of it.

NYY-J and Flexishield are fairly nice to work with as they stay neatly in place with moderate fixings, where as the rubber stuff flexes a lot, which of course be useful in some case.

1.5 NYY isn't bulky, and it's the size I had in mind to compare with the HO7 @Pretty Mouth is using, but I mentioned CYKY as its OD is smaller again.

 

[Dustydazzler]

What are peoples opinions on using FP200 outside ?

 

[brianmoooore]

no way don’t say someone’s put another consumer unit behind them units to supply the hob! No access at all

had to cut a big access panel in the side of the new drawer unit and found it

Hope you stuck a RCD 'test' label on the wall above the worktop, directly above it.

 

[davesparks]

What are peoples opinions on using FP200 outside ?

The same as using it inside, if a fire-performance cable is required then it is a good option, if not then there are better choices such as flexshield.
If you have to use FP200 outside then use black, the same as you would with any other cable.

 

[LewisM]

Could have been a spicy one

 

[telectrix]

What are peoples opinions on using FP200 outside ?

use white and the sheath will be dust on the ground within 2 years.

 

[jay sean]

My own dodgy pic. Been testing an empty school with a non time delayed 100ma main switch rcd on TT. It was being a right royal pain in the --- so I took it out of the equation, safe me thinks so.View attachment 100878

I remember doing this when we used to work for the solihull councill in the 2000s , with a robin tester!!

 

[westward10]

I remember doing this when we used to work for the solihull councill in the 2000s , with a robin tester!!

Well yes I was using a Robin tester but that wasn't the sole reason. It was preventing testing of the 30ma rcbos.

 

[freddo]

I miss my set of Robin testers, so much faster than MFTs!

 

[westward10]

I miss my set of Robin testers, so much faster than MFTs!

Never use an mft they are far too temperamental.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I miss my set of Robin testers, so much faster than MFTs!

 

[telectrix]

Never use an mft they are far too temperamental.

mine isn't and it's 14 years old. never skipped a beat.