Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Darkwood · Mar 21, 2015

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

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[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago.

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pc1966 · Aug 25, 2022

Found it:

https://www.superlecdirect.com/cables/h07rn-f-flex-mains-and-control-cables/7362-superlec-4x1-eprpcp-h07rnf-450750v-3184p/

9.3mm outer diameter for 4C 1mm rubber joy.

pc1966 · Aug 25, 2022

Rockingit said:
Pretty sure it's already been out for a long while, AM2 just makes it more obvious.

It was clear i think for conduit wire, but wording not so obvious for multi-core wiring. At least AM2 has made it a simple rule.

Dustydazzler · Aug 25, 2022

you can get 4c and 5c hi-tuff from most whole salers but it i quite expensive

Rockingit · Aug 25, 2022

Rockingit said:
Pretty sure it's already been out for a long while, AM2 just makes it more obvious.

Hmmm.... funny old thing, the memory. Just grabbed the 2008 17th and it was prohibited in singles, not it seems multicores.

westward10 · Aug 25, 2022

My own dodgy pic. Been testing an empty school with a non time delayed 100ma main switch rcd on TT. It was being a right royal pain in the --- so I took it out of the equation, safe me thinks so.

James · Aug 25, 2022

got to love the cost saving of not putting glands in the enclosure!!

westward10 · Aug 25, 2022

Needed shifting to the left so the line conductor isn't so short.

Welchyboy1 · Aug 25, 2022

Hob circuit lost power but all mcbs are powered up on main board, then notice the main tails are split

no way don’t say someone’s put another consumer unit behind them units to supply the hob! No access at all

had to cut a big access panel in the side of the new drawer unit and found it

kitchen was only put in a year ago

Dustydazzler · Aug 25, 2022

Thank God for the Multi-Tool

Welchyboy1 · Aug 25, 2022

Dustydazzler said:
Thank God for the Multi-Tool

Can think how I got on before they were invented

nicebutdim · Aug 25, 2022

Pretty Mouth said:
I have to confess, I do this (sleeved brown) for the occasional PIR where the cable's run externally.

I actually have 20meters of so of H07RNF in 4 core that I bought for this reason, but the smallest I could get is 1.5mm, and it's thicker than armoured. You just can't get it into most PIRs.

Well that's scuppered my little game hasn't it

CYKY that many wholesalers sell as Hi-Tuff would be much less bulky.

Dustydazzler · Aug 25, 2022

nicebutdim said:
CYKY that many wholesalers sell as Hi-Tuff would be much less bulky.

4 c and 5 c hi-tuff is no thicker than standard 1.5 3c flex

pc1966 · Aug 25, 2022

nicebutdim said:
CYKY that many wholesalers sell as Hi-Tuff would be much less bulky.

NYY-J / Hi-tuff stuff is another option and probably easier to find than Flexishield (as long as you are happy with black), but still on the thick side and I can't recall seeing 1mm versions of it.

NYY-J and Flexishield are fairly nice to work with as they stay neatly in place with moderate fixings, where as the rubber stuff flexes a lot, which of course be useful in some case.

nicebutdim · Aug 25, 2022

pc1966 said:
NYY-J / Hi-tuff stuff is another option and probably easier to find than Flexishield (as long as you are happy with black), but still on the thick side and I can't recall seeing 1mm versions of it.

NYY-J and Flexishield are fairly nice to work with as they stay neatly in place with moderate fixings, where as the rubber stuff flexes a lot, which of course be useful in some case.

1.5 NYY isn't bulky, and it's the size I had in mind to compare with the HO7 @Pretty Mouth is using, but I mentioned CYKY as its OD is smaller again.

Dustydazzler · Aug 25, 2022

What are peoples opinions on using FP200 outside ?

brianmoooore · Aug 25, 2022

Welchyboy1 said:
no way don’t say someone’s put another consumer unit behind them units to supply the hob! No access at all

had to cut a big access panel in the side of the new drawer unit and found it

Hope you stuck a RCD 'test' label on the wall above the worktop, directly above it.

davesparks · Aug 25, 2022

Dustydazzler said:
What are peoples opinions on using FP200 outside ?

The same as using it inside, if a fire-performance cable is required then it is a good option, if not then there are better choices such as flexshield.
If you have to use FP200 outside then use black, the same as you would with any other cable.

LewisM · Aug 26, 2022

Could have been a spicy one

telectrix · Aug 26, 2022

Dustydazzler said:
What are peoples opinions on using FP200 outside ?

use white and the sheath will be dust on the ground within 2 years.

jay sean · Aug 26, 2022

westward10 said:
My own dodgy pic. Been testing an empty school with a non time delayed 100ma main switch rcd on TT. It was being a right royal pain in the --- so I took it out of the equation, safe me thinks so.View attachment 100878

I remember doing this when we used to work for the solihull councill in the 2000s , with a robin tester!!

westward10 · Aug 26, 2022

jay sean said:
I remember doing this when we used to work for the solihull councill in the 2000s , with a robin tester!!

Well yes I was using a Robin tester but that wasn't the sole reason. It was preventing testing of the 30ma rcbos.

freddo · Aug 26, 2022

I miss my set of Robin testers, so much faster than MFTs!

westward10 · Aug 26, 2022

freddo said:
I miss my set of Robin testers, so much faster than MFTs!

Never use an mft they are far too temperamental.

Dustydazzler · Aug 26, 2022

freddo said:
I miss my set of Robin testers, so much faster than MFTs!

telectrix · Aug 27, 2022

westward10 said:
Never use an mft they are far too temperamental.

mine isn't and it's 14 years old. never skipped a beat.

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