Ever seen what happens to an overrated cable

[yellowvanman]

Pictures show the 2 ends of a cable supplying a horse treadmill - panel and 32A plug.

Been working fine for 18 months, but the MCB tripped out recently, Probably because of the proximity of bare wires in the plug - although there was no charring marks found.

Story is that the guy who installed this never installed a single phase version before. I assume for 3 phase versions he used to use 4 core 1.5mm SWA for the 7kW load, because thats what he used for the single phase version here!

Not impressed with his colour coding as well!

 

[polo1]

Oops! Lucky the horse didn't become horse meat.

 

[Darkwood]

This is an old practiced method and increases the temperature rating of the cable as insulation is discarded in favour of air gaps... quite common in the DIY sector.

 

[Badged01]

Yep, a bit like a busbar chamber, no insulation anywhere ... didnt take long for the rest of the public to catch onto it

 

[Fast&Rough]

Aye he shoulda wraped it up in tape and hid it in the wall