Help with Making Cable Safe

[T&Earth]

Recently got cables ready to put through new ceiling. New ceiling now up and customer has decided to do away with one of the lights. My question is there a suitable method of making the ends of the cable safe other than making a big hole in the new ceiling and terminating cable in junction box.

Any help with this would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

T&E

 

[sjm]

Don't you just love customers!
You say making ends of cable safe. Suely if its's just a power supply cable looped from another light then just don't connect it at the other end. It'll be perfectly safe then. lol

 

[T&Earth]

Hi SJM

Cables to lighst run from J/B so theres only one wire to each light fitting


T&E

 

[telectrix]

can you get at the ends of the cable? take it out of the JB.?

 

[kingeri]

If you're saying you can't access the JB, then the only way will be to add a JB on the end of the unused cable - hardly ideal. However, you say you'd have to make a hole to do this - so surely you can access the existing JB the same way and disconnect the unused cable, thus doing the job right. And I hope said JB is maintenance free (if you can't access it)!

 

[sjm]

The JB shold be accessible, unless it's a maintenance free version. So access the JB, remove relevant cable, job done, simples.

Edit: Beaten to it

 

[T&Earth]

Hi telectrix

Thanks for replying, but no I can't get to J/B!
T&E

 

[T&Earth]

Hi SJM

Yes used 17th edition maintenance free J/B
Cheers
T&E

 

[nickblake]

cut a hole in the ceiling to gain access to the JB alter the wiring so its permernanly live and stick a smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector over the hole job done thats as long as its not just a switch wire if it is use a battery detector

 

[sjm]

Yes used 17th edition maintenance free J/B
Cheers
T&E[/QUOTE]

DOH!
Looks like it'll have to be a hole in new ceiling then. Unless you can access from above by lifting floor.
However if you do have to cut into ceiling just remember it's the customer who has changed their mind, so they can't complain too much about having to put a hole in their lovely new ceiling, can they!

 

[telectrix]

cut hole. save cut out. screw a bit of lath above hole, refit plug you've saved, bit of filler, simplesss.

 

[T&Earth]

Hi Guys

Thanks for taking the time to reply, some realy good ideas.
Many Thanks

 

[sedgy34]

Hi telectrix

Thanks for replying, but no I can't get to J/B!
T&E

naughty naughty should be accessible seems like you getting the floor up above if there is one

 

[DPG]

It's an MF junc box so doesn't need to be accessible. Daz