fly leads from back boxes with secure fixing lug?

[roukel01]

I hope when you are popping an hole through a bus bar chamber you follow my health and safety protocol of ramming a sheet of wood into it, to deflect the cut off bit as it plummets towards that brown phase

Excellent, someone else out there who follows these ancient codes of practice!!

 

[sparks1234]

Excellent, someone else out there who follows these ancient codes of practice!!

Thats where I have been going wrong then, its a sheet of wood and not metal trunking lid LOL

 

[Risteard]

I think my boss would think I was wasting time if I did lol

Funny you should say that. A former boss of mine gave off to me for connecting a fly-lead to the backbox before!

 

[patricklondon]

roukel01
"possible for the live and earth to become detached of the socket, if the back box isn't earthed (because the earth connected to the socket has come away hence no earth to the back box) and somehow the live touches the metal back box, the box and screws become live without any MCB tripping, leading to a potential shock hazard."

exactly and how often do we come across screws and back boxes that are botched n nackered always fly lead even untwist cpc and put seperate sleeving on when i come across it and terminate seperately whatever the front plate type is. i thought we were supposed to be protecting against worst possible case more than just probable.

i have a feeling taught good practise becomes disregarded when perceived risk lessens.

 

[a.e.s]

Take plates off live sockets!!??

LOL, sorry I meant unscrew the plate from the wall, not even I am that stupid

 

[super_stuey]

I like all other sparks do take the plates of live, but then we are competent people and know not to stick our fingers in before we have a good look. I am sure it is good practice but I just cant see the point.

I dont mean to be blunt, my girlfriend just read my post over my shopulder and said I was being cheeky lol. I truly dont mean to be, I just wanted to know why people do it, if I was given a valid reason I would do it every time. I am still learning at this stage and I really want to be the best electrician I can be, so sorry if i got your backs up

Im with you mate. Never done it and probably never will unless it comes into regs. Dont really see the point. At the end of the day twin and earth is double insulated 4 a reason so the chances of a back box becoming live is surely pretty slim!