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I'm on about being ultra neat though - is there any real difference between 'generally pretty tidy' and 'every single wire is the exact same length and curvature into the termination, i've cable tied all the earths and neutrals together (a hindrance imo)' ?
Is one 'better' than the other? Because i see people slagging work that is completely fine it just doesn't look as pretty.
Why does that matter? Every tradesman ever calls the work of others rough even when it's not.Like it or not the next person in the board will judge your ability based on what they see.
What do you mean by loom?I do occasioinally see earths and neutrals cable tied in 3 phase boards and that doesn't present any real hindrance - plenty of space to snip them and plenty of space to add or remove cables. What I do hate is people who don't loom incoming circuits when wired in PVC singles - nothing worse than removing a circuit and not being 100% certain the correct earth & neutral are being removed, especially after tracing back some distance through trunking. That sort of laziness is unacceptable, when huge sums of money are involved if the wrong conductor is removed. Perhaps if the people who do this found themselves in the shoes of those who follow behind, they'd be inclined to amend their work ethic - especially when alternative means of verification are nigh on impossible.
What do you mean by loom?
Ah right just never heard it called loom.In the context of my post about wiring I'd honestly thought this would be quite apparent.
Individual conductors in each circuit grouped together for ease of identification. Often this is in the form of simple, but effective taping at regular intervals - perhaps every metre or so. Even 2"x2" trunking can be difficult to trace cables in and you don't want to think about tracing a circuit in large, busy trunking if it isn't easy to follow.
Little things can make a huge difference to people who follow behind. It is for this reason that many posts in this thread are less than forgiving of untidy work. There's a level of attention to detail that goes beyond what is necessary, but I'm firmly of the belief that taking pride in turning out fairly neat work is important in this industry.
I'd recommend looking at section 514 of BS7671 - specifically 514.1.2 Not only should we take care to ensure our work can easily be followed by other electricians, we're bound to do so by regulation.
So you're talking about physically taping them together?
Alright calm downThat's precisely what I stated.
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