Exposed copper wire under the floorboards after rewire

[JanWilson]

I have just had my house fully rewired. I lifted a few of the loose floorboards to clean and noticed at junctions there is a lot of exposed copper wire. Is this normal or even safe?

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[loz2754]

Genuine question, not a challenge.... apart from the expense, does adding a label internally comply with fire retardancy requirements for a type tested unit?

I would say not a problem, as there are already paper labels on the inside of the consumer unit (terminal labels for earth and neutral bars for example).

 

[DPG]

Strictly speaking I imagine you probably shouldn't add any paper or plastic based labels to the inside of any manufactured product. Not that there would ever be any comeback.

I can only think of issues in really odd cases such as someone sticking a label near mains voltage terminals, and it gets damp and tracks across.

 

[timhoward]

Plenty of 3 phase units have an identical label inside and on the outer cover. Of course they are provided that way by manufacturer so that's a bit different. Just for fun I might try setting fire to a brother label later....
I wouldn't have thought it would provide much fuel for long in a metal unit.

 

[DPG]

Plenty of 3 phase units have an identical label inside and on the outer cover. Of course they are provided that way by manufacturer so that's a bit different. Just for fun I might try setting fire to a brother label later....
I wouldn't have thought it would provide much fuel for long in a metal unit.

Yeah absolutely. Should be no real world issues.

Mind you, don't use the metallic foil tape

 

[timhoward]

Mind you, don't use the metallic foil tape

oh you're no fun at all....

 

[telectrix]

so the legend on the B&H packet is a no-no? wrote smoke, but some AI dipstick turned it to smokes. F£G FFS

 

[James]

I doubt that a label makes much difference compared to all the pvc you add when cables are installed.

 

[Rockingit]

I doubt that a label makes much difference compared to all the pvc you add when cables are installed.

I think a pedant would probably say that the cables are already accounted for in a type test by virtue of the various standards and compliances, whereas the added label has no known BS EN standards materials, adhesive, ink...

 

[James]

I think a pedant would probably say that the cables are already accounted for in a type test by virtue of the various standards and compliances, whereas the added label has no known BS EN standards materials, adhesive, ink...

That probably applies to all the screwdrivers I have left in various panels over the years too.
couple of torches have been lost in the same manor I think.
thankfully they have not caused any spontaneous combustion as far as I know!

 

[timhoward]

That probably applies to all the screwdrivers I have left in various panels over the years too.
couple of torches have been lost in the same manor I think.
thankfully they have not caused any spontaneous combustion as far as I know!

The opposite applies too (Confession) - I’ve had a neutral link bar for an Mk split load board in my toolbox for years. I first noticed it after a frantic week and thought ‘someone will phone up and say 50% of things aren’t working’. No one ever did!

 

[Dave OCD]

The opposite applies too (Confession) - I’ve had a neutral link bar for an Mk split load board in my toolbox for years. I first noticed it after a frantic week and thought ‘someone will phone up and say 50% of things aren’t working’. No one ever did!

Maybe they don't have a mobile and the socket for the cordless landline has never worked since you left ?