How you run kitchen cables in new build.

[Silly Sausage]

Make up you're mind, it's either going to be an industrial Electrician/Technician OR industrial Engineer!!

Who gives a :censored: anyway?!

 

[Hawkmoon]

You can only 'bin' the metal capping if you have the appropriate alternate protection in place.

 

[LeeH]

Didn't think there was a actual requirement for capping? Never done domestic though so it's a question not a correction.

 

[midgetman]

If droping down work out where the cupboards will be attached Coss you don't want your cables there.

 

[richy3333]

Last one I did was a timber kit house so stud walls all round. Surface run behind where units were going to go, then behind plasterboard just below worktop level into dryliner boxes.
For high level sockets (wall mounted microwave) used the safe zones

Don't you mean timber walls all around? Surely there's some load bearing walls, else the big bad wolf could blow the house down

 

[Swoldy]

Thank you all for you replies, on industrial sites we always run in metal conduit so the safe zones don't apply, but domestic is a different beast! I think I'll drop down where I can but use conduit across horizontally between boxes, I heard part p came about because someone fitted a utensil holder between sockets and screwed into the live cable, the customer died when she touch the metal holder, I assume the circuit wasn't RCD protected either. Better to be safe than a law suit!!
Once again thank you for all your advice. Cheers

 

[telectrix]

as long as ables are in safe zones ( look in OSG if you're not sure ) and have RCD protection, there is no need for capping or metal containment. horizontally between sockets is perfectly acceptable.

 

[DPG]

You can only 'bin' the metal capping if you have the appropriate alternate protection in place.

Are you saying that metal capping negates the need for RCD protection then? Daz

 

[telectrix]

if he is, he's way off the mark. only earthed metal containment removes the need for RCD (522.6.101)

 

[overskilled]

Don't you mean timber walls all around? Surely there's some load bearing walls, else the big bad wolf could blow the house down

External walls - Block outer skin, insulated, vapour barriered, studded out and plaster boarded. internal load bearing insulated stud walls

 

[DPG]

if he is, he's way off the mark. only earthed metal containment removes the need for RCD (522.6.101)

It's worrying the amount of people (presumably who are carrying out work for people) that think this about metal capping. The question is how many installs are out there with metal capping and no RCDs? Daz

 

[overskilled]

Metal capping is secured with nails....so how in heck is it meant to stop nails.....Run it in safe zones and RCD it...RCD also protecting the end user from themselves!

 

[LeeH]

Has to be 3mm anyhow so capping isn't any good.

 

[MDJ]

Never done domestic though .

You have not missed anything Fella, It is like hell, ripping up carpets and drilling Joists. The good point is the tea, it is on tap, another bad point is you are constantly Pi**ing all day long LMAO.