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If anyone tries to argue against it, just point out that the pipes they are bonding aren't insulated, and you are meeting the regs by using fire retardant fixings, avoiding premature collapse of the cable onto your pet mouse.

More seriously if I was looking at it I'd be happy there is bonding and focus on looking for real safety issues.
 
Just put a clout nail straight through the cable and into the wall, that will stop it dropping when the skirting board turns to ash
 
the plastic ones? They'll melt in a fire, cable drops to the floor and tangle up a load of firefighters.
Lets put it in galv conduit, got to be fireproof...

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You may say this in jest

But in America and canada ALL soft skin cable like twin n earth or flex HAS to be in metal conduit if it is surface mounted. It can not just be clipped on a wall. It has to be METAL , you can't use plastic for surface containment
 
You may say this in jest

But in America and canada ALL soft skin cable like twin n earth or flex HAS to be in metal conduit if it is surface mounted. It can not just be clipped on a wall. It has to be METAL , you can't use plastic for surface containment
Yet they can't even sleeve an earth or use a mft. Weird and wonderful people
 

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