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    Electrical safe zone for vaulted ceiling

    I'm renovating a property and vaulting a kitchen ceiling to gain more head height. The floor will be a slab which is yet to be laid. Would it be better to run the cables for sockets down from the top of the wall where it meets the pitch of the ceiling or up from the floor slab (from within...
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    Running cables next to wall plate

    Looking at the electrical safe zones I can run cables within the top 150mm of a wall. I have a vaulted ceiling, would it be ok to run and clip my cables to the wall plate as seen in this image? I don't think it will make a difference but this is for a lighting circuit, cables will be 1.5mm...
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    How to cover up a cable partially exposed over a skirting board?

    I'm in the process of renovating a 1970's bungalow with a garage underneath. The electrical consumer unit is in the garage and there are multiple hidden cables in plastic conduct fully chased going from the floor to the ceiling in living room above the garage taking the electrical cables to the...
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    Safe Zone and Cable Routing

    Hello, I am adding sockets to a garage conversion. The ceiling is already plastered, and above the ceiling is a bedroom. Between the ceiling and the bedroom, the void is stuffed full of insulation. Looking to avoid cutting large holes in the ceiling or above floor to remove the insulation and...
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    Newbie. Vaulted ceiling safe zone

    Hi. My first post. I can't find information specific to Vaulted ceiling safe zones in the regs. I've posted a diagram below but not sure what size it will display as. My question is: For a vaulted ceiling are the sloping sections of wall within 150 mm of the top of the wall and ceiling...
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    Safe Zone Question

    Hi all, I have a stud wall with central heating pipes running vertically down the middle. It is my intension to put 2 zone valves in here with the wires running up to the ceiling. The vales will be accessible behind an access panel in the wall. In the opinion of forum members would the presence...
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    Installed cables within safe zone then moved by others.

    Hi all, hope someone can help. I've completed part of a new install in a clients new build house. The cables have been installed in safe zones or in line with accessories and routed via holes drilled in noggins and are all protected via split load RCD 17th Ed Consumer unit. The plumber...
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    Safe zone

    Was at a job this morning, gent had drilled into a strapper, mangling the sheath and line conducter. The said switch cable was in a safe zone in the room next door, running from light switch up to loft. The two rooms were separated by a stud wall, approx 7cm thick. So, the guy was drilling...
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    safe zone ?

    hi all sparky is coming to nephews shower at weekend, thing i need to know is, can a hole be punched straight through the wall behind shower unit and out thew other side so that the switch is ouitside bathroom, so basically the wire will only be a few inches long ?, reason ask is i'm doing...
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    Using the safe zone from another circuit?

    A door has been moved, so I'm moving a light switch. Originally thought I was going to have to put the cable in earthed conduit as it's outside of safe zones (although RCD'd). Started wondering about "creating" a new safe zone. Was planning on installing a new double socket, pretty much below...
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    Safe zone?

    In the New Year I'm re-wiring an empty 3rd floor apartment. Now this has concrete floors and ceilings and very decorative ceiling coving to all rooms that have 'not to be disturbed'. A good solution for new cable runs would be behind the skirting boards and door architraves. This isn't mentioned...
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    Safe zone ?/good practice

    I need to run a lighting circuit cable up a bedroom wall into the loft from CU on ground floor. For ease and minimising cable length I see two options. Shown by red lines in diagram. Questions are 1) In option 1 does the position of the window break the corner safe zone? 2) In option 2 is it...
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    Safe Zone

    Is it safe to sink cable in a wall directly above a consumer unit? I know i can use the corners or a room up to 150mm and i know you can sink above, below left and right of switches and socket, as log as its RCD protected. (less than 50mm). I cant fint any thinkg in the 17th edition regs about this.

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