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  1. H

    Loft insulation. Clipped direct or in free air?

    As above really. All the rewires I have done recently have had mountains of this stuff installed. So is it bed to lay ontop of this stuff or continue to clip direct under if( which I have always done)
    • highspark
    • Thread
    • clipped direct electricians' talk free insulation loft
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. tuckermot

    Domestic rewire radials or ring final,s ???

    Hi all normaly on my rewires i do ring finals but on the rewire i am about to start in april ( 3 bed semi ) i was considering using radials for the sockets using 4mm t&e and 32a mcb just want to know is any one eles out there rewireing domestic properts using radials or sticking to ring fianals...
  3. M

    SWA clipped to a fence

    Hi guys quick question, somebody has told me that you cannot clip SWA to a fence because it isn't structural, and that the best thing to do us either bury it or lay it on the ground. Just wondered what the thoughts were on this....
  4. M

    are cables with 240 volts allowed to be clipped direct in zone 1 of bathroom

    the periodic report reports cables clipped direct in zone 1 illegal. cables supply a water heater and a wall heater. thanks in advance. the cables run lower than the 2.5 meters allowed in zone one
    • Mike Watters
    • Thread
    • allowed aus bathroom cable cables clipped direct electricians' talk equipment illegal volts zone
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  5. E

    Fire Panels

    Does a fire panel and smoke alarms etc have to be in pyro if they are contained within containment ?
  6. S

    Quick installation question.

    Hi guys, I would appreciate your opinions please. Would you think that clipping cables direct to an exposed beam directly underneath the floorboards above would be acceptable. All circuits are RCD protected and the customer wants the new cables to match the existing ones which are all clipped...
    • sjm
    • Thread
    • aus cables clipped electricians' talk exposed installation question quick
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  7. S

    Moving clipped cable in cupboard.

    HiBit of advice please. Helping a chap on a job, just a tiny little hiccup for him, he's refitting a bathroom & is removing the airing cupboard...as I have done many times, the upstairs lighting circuit has been rewired (along with rest of house 15 years ago) making crafty use if the said airing...
    • SPARTYKUS
    • Thread
    • aus bs7671 cable circuit clipped cupboard electricians' talk moving
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  8. E

    9.5kw shower on a 6mm

    This has probably been done to death, but... What is the best thing to do if you find 9.5kw shower on a 6mm cable and 40 amp breaker?? I told the customer cabling needs upgrading
    • egginyourface
    • Thread
    • 6mm aus cable clipped direct electricians' talk insulation shower walls
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Australia
  9. K

    Inspections

    Whats the stupidest thing a NIc/ NAPIT etc inspector has ever pointed out to you about an install you may have done? One once told me that all cables should be clipped, even under floorboards. 'OK fine, I'll add 1 k to this 2.2K rewire'.... good grief.
    • Kiers1970
    • Thread
    • aus cables clipped electricians' talk inspection inspections under
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  10. I

    clipped cable in chase

    hi guys just wondering if anyone knows current best practice for running cables in plastered chases? i have always clipped direct to wall and capped , but on reading some past posts many seem to use either 20mm conduit or oval tubing and class clipping to the wall as a DIY approach. i like...
    • ianphilip007
    • Thread
    • aus cable chase clipped electricians' talk
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Australia
  11. RWJ

    Clipped Direct

    We've been called to a job where the local authority enviro. health had paid a visit and condemned the wiring. The site is a petting farm which has several large wooden sheds housing various animals, the wiring is 2.5 T&E about 5 years old run from a swa fed RCD supply. The T&W is clipped...
  12. C

    Outdoor SWA Distribution Circuit; Can it be clipped to a FENCE?

    Hi Can anybody pls advise ... I was under the impression that it is ok to clip SWA along a wall - but not a fence, because a fence is not deemed a permanent structure? I believed that your only choice was to clip to a wall or bury 600mm deep? I recently lost a job because the customer was...
    • Colonel Hathi
    • Thread
    • cable cables circuit clipped distribution electricians' talk fence outdoor permanent swa
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
  13. J

    Refence method, disagree meant on a job

    hello, What ref method would you class this cable there will be 100mm of king span to put in but the cable will be above the king span by 10mm or more so not in contact with any insulation. thanks
  14. L

    Cable choice for a 10.5kW Shower

    Hi All, Looking to fit a 10.5kW shower for a builder and he is virtually insistant that we use 16mm T&E as 'That's what he has been told to use in the past'. The installation is in a bungalow so the run will be in the loft where I can clip it direct above the insulation. The run is about 15mtrs...
  15. S

    Shower Cable...

    Was speaking to someone today who said they were upgrading there shower to a 8.5kw but not changing the cable which is a 6mm. He said it's a run of about ten meteres going through floorboards and up to switch. Surely this must be borderline? personally I would use a 10mm2 but just thought I...
    • SSE
    • Thread
    • aus cable clipped direct electricians' talk method shower
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia
  16. B

    clipped direct

    Hi , i have got a lot of twin&earth clipped direct to the walls of the cellar steps going into light switches and sockets , diagonally and horizontally , is this acceptable and if so do i need to fill the holes in the switch&socket with silicone sealant. Ta
    • blenki
    • Thread
    • aus clipped direct electricians' talk
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
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