Wire and hot pipes

[tedglen2]

sorry, i thought they were jsut to put on cold water pipes outdoors lol

 

[telectrix]

true, but insulation works both ways. it stops cold getting in and also stops heat getting out. the alternative is to lag them with asbestos, but not recommended if you want to live as long a me.

 

[Geordie Spark]

sorry, i thought they were jsut to put on cold water pipes outdoors lol

Nowadays, it's a regulation that central heating pipes must be insulated to keep the heat in them.

It's all to do with energy efficiency etc.

 

[Dave 85]

Get the sparky to rewire your house again. Im sure he'll be happy to oblige. It is, after all, easier than slipping a little bit of insulation between the pipe and cable.

 

[Strima]

Get the sparky to rewire your house again. Im sure he'll be happy to oblige. It is, after all, easier than slipping a little bit of insulation between the pipe and cable.

Why was it not done properly in the first place?

 

[telectrix]

might not be the sparks' fault. wet-head may have been after.

 

[Strima]

might not be the sparks' fault. wet-head may have been after.

Very true, I should have said the tradesman responsible should come back to sort it out. Insulation is a viable option but why bodge someone else's work to make things right?

 

[Swicade]

If your worried about cables becomeing slack and eventualy resting ontop of hot pipes put a wooden noggin inbetween the cables and pipes the full width of the gap between the joists....that way the cables will sit ontop of it,could even clip the cables to the noggin.

 

[telectrix]

yer canna beat a decent noggin. mine's hobgoblin tonite.

 

[Resu]

Maybe he should put a dwang in instead of a noggin? :wink_smile:

 

[Taylortwocities]

Does it look as good as this?

And who came first. Sparky or electricianmg_smile:

 

[kingeri]

Does it look as good as this?
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And who came first. Sparky or electricianmg_smile:

I've seen far worse than that. Few years ago, rewired my grandmas house and found the T&E in the same holes as the copper hot water pipes, actually touching and in places wrapped around them. Surprisingly, I didn't find any issues with the old cables before I relocated and replaced them.

 

[Taylortwocities]

The main issue with the picture is the integrity of the the joist itself.

 

[Strima]

And who came first. Sparky or electricianmg_smile:

Is that a rhetorical question?

 

[Geordie Spark]

Does it look as good as this?
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And who came first. Sparky or electricianmg_smile:

Or sparky or plumber even.