Warehouse wiring

[UNG]

Hi, thanks again. Sorry, I mean whether you know of any regs that say our remedy of using fire resistant s'steel cable ties to secure the current wiring would not be sufficient? Thanks for the info on the RRO non the less, good to know the Fire Brigade are on top of all of this stuff.

There is no problem with the stainless steel cable ties it is a widely recognised method of complying with the regs

 

[Vortigern]

On the face of it, 20k sounds a bit steep for 20 lights and a few sockets moving. I can't tell you how many suspended ceilings I have worked in with T&E lashed around looking like a spaghetti smorgasbord. Personally I hate to see it or work with it. If I install it is usually white 20mm trunking klix fittings and singles all affixed to the ceiling. There are advantages to doing that. It allows you to swap out defective lights or replace/re-locate very fast. Aesthetically it is preferable to me. I think we all agree cable ties, T&E is pants. It is a requirement in the regs to A; install in a workmanlike manner B; secure all fittings cables and accessories in a secure manner. So clearly whoever did that work in the first place is a poor workman. Steel ties will remedy those objections but will not acheive the proper craftsmanship encouraged in the regs. Bottom line, no there is no compelling reason or reg that will require you to replace. The sockets I think are a different thing if you are moving them then the cable will be too short if you are moving them away from the supply end. In which case, I guess it would be cheaper to replace the installation again with trunking/singles and have a very robust system much more proof against damage. I presume emergency lighting is already attended to? But if not you can put them into the new LED panels. You can even get remotes to test them weekly now. I don't think you are cutting corners. On a purely pragmatic level I always think it is all very well saying "ah, cables/fire dropping on people" is a bit of a hype as the metal grid of the ceiling will probably hold them up anyway, maybe not!