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richlj
Hi,
Iv found a 3 phase supply cable in the basement of a restaurant.
It had been plastered over and I'm curious if this type of cable is legal.
It had been installed a long time ago but is Red, Yellow and blue phase colours, it obviously has pvc covering over the copper, then half of the circumference has steel armouring used as the neutral then another layer of pvc.
There were no warning signs, it entered the basement about 400mm below the ceiling and went diagonally up beneath the plaster to about 150mm below ceiling and ran beneath plaster horizontally for about 10 metres. What would happen if someone was seriously hurt from potentially drilling through this cable? Who would be at fault? It was below plaster but everything else in the room is clearly surface mounted. Would this cable have met standards when it was installed?
Thanks very much
Iv found a 3 phase supply cable in the basement of a restaurant.
It had been plastered over and I'm curious if this type of cable is legal.
It had been installed a long time ago but is Red, Yellow and blue phase colours, it obviously has pvc covering over the copper, then half of the circumference has steel armouring used as the neutral then another layer of pvc.
There were no warning signs, it entered the basement about 400mm below the ceiling and went diagonally up beneath the plaster to about 150mm below ceiling and ran beneath plaster horizontally for about 10 metres. What would happen if someone was seriously hurt from potentially drilling through this cable? Who would be at fault? It was below plaster but everything else in the room is clearly surface mounted. Would this cable have met standards when it was installed?
Thanks very much