Comments on this DIY job please?

[HappyHippyDad]

Evening..

I am working on a large property at the moment putting in a new bathroom, kitchen etc. The owner has done a fair bit of DIY. One such job entails using a bit of 2 core flex (0.75mm) from a JB under the floorboards, then up the wall in trunking and across the loft where it reaches its position and drops through the ceiling into a pendant.

I have changed the JB to MF and will put a proper ceiling rose on the ceiling, however I can't quite figure out if there is anything wrong with the 2 core flex going up the wall. Basically it's not earthed, his argument is that it is normal for the cable coming from a ceiling rose to be 2 core, and he's right... this is just a very, very long ceiling pendant! ?? PS.. it's a plastic pendant. Plus many older properties don't have earthing to lights. I want to change it for twin and earth but I can't think of any reg that says this has to be done?

Cheers.

 

[telectrix]

So he is spending a sh!te load of money on a kitchen and a bathroom but arguing about the cable to the light, as mentioned above the cable should have a CPC as the chance of someone hammering a nail in to 9" of pendant cable is slim but the chances of it getting damaged in the run are a lot higher.

Just tell him you know better.

not very likely someone will nail cable in trunking.

 

[Toneyz]

SWD will know, although he wont tell you. he will make you wait until?

The 18th will be out before he tells he is just abiding thinking time to look it up.

 

[Octopus]

As long as it's more than 3m away from the wet zones it's OK.

I think a check of the regs is needed here ..

 

[Squid]

not very likely someone will nail cable in trunking.

An experienced DIY'er has lots of surprises up their sleeves

 

[Squid]

As long as it's more than 3m away from the wet zones it's OK.

The pendant is 18" above the bath, is that wet zone or only when half full?

 

[HandySparks]

not very likely someone will nail cable in trunking.

That's a piece of mini trunking containing a shower cable that I installed a few years earlier. Painted over and a screw inserted!

 

[Toneyz]

I can't see why anyone would want to put a screw there?

 

[telectrix]

I can't see why anyone would want to put a screw there?

 

[Dave OCD]

HHD why did he run a supply from under the boards then up through to the loft when there would be a lighting feed in the loft already ? I must be missing something ?

 

[Rpa07]

I can't see why anyone would want to put a screw there?

Just to wind up @HandySparks i can only imagine - I think it worked He seems rather ‘ticked off’
And to @HandySparks “BULLSEYE”

 

[HappyHippyDad]

HHD why did he run a supply from under the boards then up through to the loft when there would be a lighting feed in the loft already ? I must be missing something ?

Its a landing light so youre right theres lots of cables in the loft, but the switch is on the ground floor.