Doubling over single core connections

[eddiecme]

I swear to god there was a reg specifying that all single core connections had to be doubled over? i can't find it anywhere

have i just had a weird dream?

 

[Geoffsd]

..Yes.

 

[bigbaddave]

Really??

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Yes........

 

[brizospark]

I'd like to see anyone get 3 x doubled up 2.5s into a single socket terminal

 

[tbs1983]

No reg, just good practice!

 

[eddiecme]

I'd like to see anyone get 3 x doubled up 2.5s into a single socket terminal

so would i. i was meaning if it only had one cable at it.

damn dreams

 

[rantoftheday]

One guy I used to work with refused to do it as he claimed that buy doubling it over you were 'stretching' the conductor therefore reducing the CSA !

 

[telectrix]

i generally mfold the cpc if only 1 in the terminal. pet hates are 1. cpc's twisted together then put in 1 sleeve. 1. any conductors twisted together, 3. plumbers 4. seee 1,2,3.

 

[Sintra]

i generally mfold the cpc if only 1 in the terminal. pet hates are 1. cpc's twisted together then put in 1 sleeve. 1. any conductors twisted together, 3. plumbers 4. seee 1,2,3.

Lol exactly my sentiments :lol:

 

[Andy78]

I remember a thread on here when i first started lurking, about doubling over. One guy reckoned that he doubled over everything he put in, especially 25mm tails !

 

[danzor]

i generally mfold the cpc if only 1 in the terminal. pet hates are 1. cpc's twisted together then put in 1 sleeve. 1. any conductors twisted together, 3. plumbers 4. seee 1,2,3.

4. Kitchen fitters

 

[Des 56]

A phone call went like this
The boss................How the hell did you use 1.omm it should have been minimum 1.5mm as stipulated
The apprentice........It's Ok I doubled the ends over

 

[guest119]

And you were that soldier??????

 

[thomas-1981]

No reg just good practice. Tighten a 1mm a fraction to much and it will snap when you screw back the face plate.

 

[eganelectrical]

I was shown to double only 1.0 - 2.5 conductors but only if they were terminated with just one cable!