Connector strips

[Redvanman]

Tell your NICEIC inspector he is a **** then the next time you see him from me, or put him on touch with me & I'll tell him to his face, & I'll get my NICEIC inspector to tell him the same, because he is.

I had to hold a giggle back when he told me especially the double sided tape.

he was an old guy so was it bit out of it, also told me that I should keep paper copies of everything rather than keeping them on computer etc..

 

[netblindpaul]

Another reason my AE would call him a **** then!

Most of my stuff is electronic, including the regs & my BS's now.

There is no reason for paper.

How is he going to cope with the new NICEIC online cert system?...

 

[Redvanman]

It was a few years back now I except he's retired now. He had a great way of saying "that's okay but I do it this way" and that was on the paper work not installs.
personally I find the inspectors who don't work for the niceic (ie testing engineers hired in) are far better than the niceic inspectors and give you some great tips on how to test installs

 

[kingeri]

Thanks guys for the responses. Fixing a connector strip to a back box with double sided tape, eh? I'll have to give that one a go some time.........

 

[Resu]

We use them every day still as my boss won't convert to Wago or Line products no matter how much I try!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Thanks guys for the responses. Fixing a connector strip to a back box with double sided tape, eh? I'll have to give that one a go some time.........

all it`l have been was some self important little sh*t goin round with his own version of this, that and`t other...
best to stick with what you know in this case....

 

[Marvo]

My niceic inspector told me I couldn't use con blocks in the back of a switch unless it was fixed to the back box either by a screw or double sided tape. !!!!!!

I thought I'd heard it all but obviously not. Double sided tape...... I don't know whether to laugh or cry, you couldn't make this stuff up:44:.

 

[Burnt Fingers]

I have an ongoing argument with my mate. If I use a Wago type he immediately trips into "ohhh that wont carry any current how can it ohhhh use terminal strips". But they do work, and i have seen so many screws come loose over the years.

 

[shanky887614]

I have an ongoing argument with my mate. If I use a Wago type he immediately trips into "ohhh that wont carry any current how can it ohhhh use terminal strips". But they do work, and i have seen so many screws come loose over the years.

its because the people fitting a lot of them are limp wristed.

how often are you called out because cables have fallen out of a socket as they connect exactly the same

 

[specs]

Mostly use Wago now especially if its in an attic.No more fiddling around with terminal screws for me.But I did use connector block recently in a light fitting rose.

' oh the shame'

 

[Burnt Fingers]

No fallouts but a few burned ones. Not everyone can make em squeak like they want to..

 

[shanky887614]

No fallouts but a few burned ones. Not everyone can make em squeak like they want to..

if there that limp wristed they need to buy something like this



and use a spanner to make em squeak

 

[kingeri]

Seen a few CPCs on sockets that have broken off at the terminals rather than fallen out. Perhaps a case of overtightening? Another good reason to double up CPCs I suppose.

 

[netblindpaul]

If you double up the cpc's how can you guarantee that the clamp screw will cut down equally into each leg of the conductor, if it cuts one more than the other, you still have a weakness and only one is connected to the "install" as it were.

 

[plugsandsparks]

Fitted some JCC gu10 FR lights today and they had conn blocks for the final connections, yesterday i fitted some IP54 florries and they were push fit spring loaded type.
I think i go through about 3 to 5 strips of con blocks a year so they must go somewhere.
Personally i rate them about the same as any screw terminal be it in a light switch, socket, DB or light fitting.