Stripping meter tails

[Stroppy]

When installing meter tails into a consumer unit is it acceptable (I know it doesn't seem common practice) to remove the outer grey sheath from the tail leaving the appropriately coloured insulation on within the enclosure? I got told off at college for doing this and don't see why, as when bringing T&E into a consumer unit you strip the outer sheath within the enclosure leaving the coloured conductors and insulation, so why not do this with double insulated tails?

 

[Plonker 3]

Nothing wrong with it at all as long it is within a enclosure, on the meter connections though I use insulation tape to identify conductors.

You should ask you lecturer why it is wrong and what regulations it breaches.

 

[telectrix]

agree. as long as the outer sheath is within the enclosure. i generally strip only abuot 1/2" off the end though. enough to identify the colour.

 

[Engineer54]

Always have shown the tail colour at the connection points within enclosures!! Yet another lecturer imposing his own ideas again by the sound of it!!

 

[Guitarist]

Absolutely. Nothing wrong with no sheathing inside an enclosure. However, with tails it's always nice to leave as much of the sheath on as possible purely for extra protection.

 

[LlandrilloSpark]

Whoever told u off for that is a complete prat and like a lot of college tutors have never even worked in the field!
It's the same as stripping twin & earth within the enclosure!

 

[GrahamBrighton]

We're being taught the same thing in college, and spoke to a spark who was pulled up on his NICEIC inspection for leaving a couple of mm showing. There must be something in the regs....

 

[Jolyonwag]

as someone who has recently posted, could you please tell me how to post a new thread: I am a new member
Thanks in advance

 

[Engineer54]

We're being taught the same thing in college, and spoke to a spark who was pulled up on his NICEIC inspection for leaving a couple of mm showing. There must be something in the regs....

Oh well it MUST be right then!! lol!! NOT!!

It's all getting quite unbelievable what's being taught at these colleges these days!!!

 

[Stroppy]

I did ask why it was wrong, citing it being the same procedure as T&E, and he didn't have an answer, so now I just resentfully do it the 'conventional' way and sleeve it with tape, which seems a bit rough to me as it can dry out and fall off. Also more often than not I am given a few metres of any-old-colour so half of it would be the wrong colour anyway.

 

[Des 56]

We're being taught the same thing in college, and spoke to a spark who was pulled up on his NICEIC inspection for leaving a couple of mm showing. There must be something in the regs....

I will assume you must be saying about the bared copper at the terminals showing,in which case he is correct

If you are talking about the outer sheath,don't believe for one moment what the Niceic say is regulation
They have a nasty habit of believing their own nonsense ( if its a domestic installer assessor,there is your answer why this tripe is dished out)

 

[Tuttle]

The OSG says that tails should be insulated and sheathed or insulated and enclosed within containment, for example, conduit or trunking. So surely they don't have to be sheathed within an enclosure (I wouldn't cut the sheathing off though, I just take a bit off where the tails terminate into the main switch so the colour can be seen).

 

[Tuttle]

as someone who has recently posted, could you please tell me how to post a new thread: I am a new member
Thanks in advance

Go to the home page, select the most relevant forum and then press the "+ Post New Thread" button near the top of the page

 

[GLENNSPARK]

so this lecturer is talking out of his rectum....
probably just made it up as it `sounded like a good idea`......
as has been pointed out..if its in an enclosure...

 

[Andy78]

This is absolute radish. Ever tried leaving the sheathing on larger tails ( 25,35,50mm) ? It can actually prevent you getting all the way into a terminal sometimes, leaving exposed copper outside of the terminal.
Ignore this rhubarb.