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adamh
as above i've seen a few posts and from what i can make out everybody does this . I dont know the BS number but was led to believe they are a maintenance free compression joint ,
and when heatshrinking as well i would say have good protection from water ingress moisture etc.
A new lad has started at my work who says that this method of jointing cables is unacceptable when buried in walls to be plastered, had a bit of an argument over it and he has asked his tutor for l3 last night who says they can not be burried in walls etc because they are not waterproof only weatherproof as they are hermetically sealed when heat shrunk and if the wall became wet it would become live!!
I just laughed it off and said his tutor sounds like a clown i did use a different word to be honest ha and i also said what ip protection do your normal 25mm metal k/o b/boxes offer as they would be affected by the same situation. at which point he quoted two regs from the BGB i cant remember the no's but i can get them.
The gist of it was all joints need to be accessible for inspection and maintenance with the exception of 1's in MF accessories and there was something else I just said its not an accessory and it will have a bs no im sure stating it is maintenance free which i dont know.
Any help on this 1 as he said his tutor is amazing and i said i will check on a forum i use as there are people on it far more knowledgable than me ...
and when heatshrinking as well i would say have good protection from water ingress moisture etc.
A new lad has started at my work who says that this method of jointing cables is unacceptable when buried in walls to be plastered, had a bit of an argument over it and he has asked his tutor for l3 last night who says they can not be burried in walls etc because they are not waterproof only weatherproof as they are hermetically sealed when heat shrunk and if the wall became wet it would become live!!
I just laughed it off and said his tutor sounds like a clown i did use a different word to be honest ha and i also said what ip protection do your normal 25mm metal k/o b/boxes offer as they would be affected by the same situation. at which point he quoted two regs from the BGB i cant remember the no's but i can get them.
The gist of it was all joints need to be accessible for inspection and maintenance with the exception of 1's in MF accessories and there was something else I just said its not an accessory and it will have a bs no im sure stating it is maintenance free which i dont know.
Any help on this 1 as he said his tutor is amazing and i said i will check on a forum i use as there are people on it far more knowledgable than me ...
