Routing of meter tails

[Pete999]

You cant rely on t&e to perform like that.

And as long as the cables are correctly installed then screws aren't a problem. You might as well say what if he uses 6 inch nails.

The World is full of "what ifs"

 

[leep82]

You cant rely on t&e to perform like that.

And as long as the cables are correctly installed then screws aren't a problem. You might as well say what if he uses 6 inch nails.

I get that, but i wouldnt also rely on the current set up to perform like that either, although more chance with a T&E. Can i ask why a SWA seems to be a preferred method?

 

[Pete999]

I get that, but i wouldnt also rely on the current set up to perform like that either, although more chance with a T&E. Can i ask why a SWA seems to be a preferred method?

Earthed Amour maybe?

 

[leep82]

Earthed Amour maybe?

Without wanting to sound stupid what is tht earthed armour offering ?

 

[Pete999]

Without wanting to sound stupid what is tht earthed armour offering ?

RCD not needed

 

[leep82]

RCD not needed

Because?

 

[PEG]

Without wanting to sound stupid what is tht earthed armour offering ?

A much,much better chance,of conductors being "hit",in the correct order

 

[PEG]

Without wanting to sound stupid what is tht earthed armour offering ?

A much,much better chance,of conductors being "hit",in the correct order

 

[PEG]

Animal wagging? I've checked the regs and I can't find this.

...Someone pulled a face at using the common parlance,so i substituted "animal wagging stick",for "tails" i ran a test on my 9 year old...and he got it!

 

[leep82]

RCD not needed

Because?

A much,much better chance,of conductors being "hit",in the correct order

i absolutely agree. So would a T&E not offer a better chance than the installed ‘ tails ‘. Just trying to justify why T&E might have been better than the tails.

 

[DPG]

Not sure why you keep wanting to justify that opinion. It has no relevance as far as regs are concerned.

 

[leep82]

I just feel it would have been a better installation method than using 25mm2 tails. Earlier in the thread it was asked what would be gained from using T&E over the tails, so im just trying to provide some reason for it. Whilst there may not be any relevance to it s far as the regs are concerned, can we not apply the same reasoning.

 

[Midwest]

I came across a fault a while back. The previous owner had installed some dado rail on the landing. He secured the rail using some harden nails, one clipped one of the strappers for the two way landing light, in a piece of tw&e. Didn't touch cable cpc. He did a perfect job, touching the copper of the conductor, but not severing it, so light & dado rail worked perfectly. Until that is the next owner had the bathroom refurb'd, and the plumber and all, were getting shocks off the bathroom wall, when touching the plumbing.

So could of been tw&e or sheathed/insulated, result would of been the same

 

[leep82]

Yeah im not saying its by any means fool proof, i just feel theres more chance of striking more than just the one conductor when using a T&E

 

[Octopus]

RCD not needed

And if installed correctly, the anything penetrating the sea is almost certainly going to take out the fuse ....

 

[Ian1981]

And if installed correctly, the anything penetrating the sea is almost certainly going to take out the fuse ....

The sea??

 

[Octopus]

The sea??

poxy predictive text

SWA

 

[Pete999]

Because?

If the cable is less than 5mm below surface it has an earthed sheath as in conduit MICC ETC

poxy predictive text

SWA

I knew that Honest

 

[leep82]

I agree with everything thats being said, but im obviously alone in thinking the T&E method has its benefits over the sheathed/insulated tails.

 

[Pete999]

I agree with everything thats being said, but im obviously alone in thinking the T&E method has its benefits over the sheathed/insulated tails.

So what do you think that tells you Leep82