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Right, OK thanks, now an interesting thought occurred to me, could be talking out of my backside, but interesting none the less, what do people think of my concerns?Yes, its one of the approved solutions for a cable joint in the regs. Its been in there a long time, along with welded and soldered joints. They were in the regs a LONG time before the issue of MF joints surfaced.
I've only got my green book to hand.
reg 526.3 (iv) = appropriate compression tool = crimps.
So how would you do it then, in your typical domestic husbands drilled through the cable scenario?I'll say that would be a proper bodge.
If its buried in a wall why does it need strain relief?I might be wrong, I don't have a copy of the latest UK regs but doesn't an MF joint require strain relief?
So how would you do it then, in your typical domestic husbands drilled through the cable scenario?
If its buried in a wall why does it need strain relief?
We were talking about a cable embedded in a wall that has been drilled through, were we not??It would depend on the wall material, if I could gain a little slack on the cable or not etc but regardless I'd make every effort to put the repair or joint in an enclosure.
Well, if the cable was embedded in a masonry/plastered wall just wondering how an enclosure would help or be practical? How are you going to gain any slack in such circumstances??Yes of course, why ?
Well, if the cable was embedded in a masonry/plastered wall just wondering how an enclosure would help or be practical? How are you going to gain any slack in such circumstances??
Yes good point. I once managed to pull an entire new length in when the cable in question was in capping. Modern 2.5mm seems to be a bit slimmer than that of a few years ago.I just think it's better to be enclosed if at all possible,no chance of the repair getting soaked when filled in for one thing, generally I'd use a very small IP rated enclosure obviously only if some slack can be gained though. If the cable in question was in oval conduit or even flat capping you can generally get a little spare cable from above.
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