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Why does it make you laugh? It's a pretty sensible statement.
The cables require mechanical protection but this may not be possible, to anyone with half a brain cell the meaning is obvious.

You're such a happy sole...
 
Why does it make you laugh? It's a pretty sensible statement.
The cables require mechanical protection but this may not be possible, to anyone with half a brain cell the meaning is obvious.
It makes me laugh because if you read it as it is written it is contradictory...its quite self explanatory ..to anyone with half a brain cell
 
It makes me laugh because if you read it as it is written it is contradictory...its quite self explanatory ..to anyone with half a brain cell

I don't see the contradiction, it states what protection is required and advises that this is often not possible. It doesn't say that it is never possible
 
our local independent electrical wholesaler sells capping that is supposed to comply with this regulation they sell it to the new housing electricians that do for the likes of Barratt's etc. for use of meter tails & sub-distribution circuits. 3mm thick steel I think it is sorry can't find it on their website to post.
 
our local independent electrical wholesaler sells capping that is supposed to comply with this regulation they sell it to the new housing electricians that do for the likes of Barratt's etc. for use of meter tails & sub-distribution circuits. 3mm thick steel I think it is sorry can't find it on their website to post.

Lee provided a link to such a while ago, I recall.
 
Hello,

I have had my 2 story house rewired and one of the low level wall sockets on the ground floor is wired with wires that run horizontally along the wall at floor height and then travel up the short distance to the socket from underneath it.

My question is whether this is good practice.

The ground floor is concrete and the 1st floor wooden joists and floorboards. I think other low level wall sockets on the ground floor have had the wiring run down from above and I would have thought this socket would have been done like this too. I think maybe the builder forgot about it so it was an addition, would this explain why he has wired it like this?

The wall the wiring runs along will be part of the kitchen so kitchen base unit for a sink will cover it up to some extent although I am leaving spaces for a non-built-in washing machine and dishwasher along this wall too.

Any advice would be very much welcome.

Thanks,

A
 
The answer to your question is a simple no regulation 522.6.202 explains OSG Page 77 there is a pretty picture as well. Obviously your Electrician has not read, or has little idea of what "safe zones" mean sorry for being blunt but any self respecting Electrician or Domestic Installer should know this. Un less it's more than 50mm below the wall surface ans enclosed in earthed Metallic protection.
 
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And earthed "metallic protection" does not mean a weedy bit of ally capping.

It would mean a proper chunk of earthed steel conduit, that protects all sides of the cable.
 
Can't see what all the fuss is about, it's in black and white. or to be PC dark and light in the Regs as already posted. It's not as if it's rocket science
 

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