Outside lights

[fatgreeny09]

Sorry to say, but to me it's just a hard surface to grind up the cable. The combination of concrete base, flex, shale and pedestrian traffic doesn't seem like a good idea?

There is a walk way at the bottom of the pic where the cones are for pedestrians to walk but how would you have terminated them as they come fixed with flex if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Wilko]

For me the problem is that the flex cables are hidden but not protected in the current design. Maybe I'm wrong?

 

[westward10]

What type of flex is it, rubber or pvc.

 

[fatgreeny09]

What type of flex is it, rubber or pvc.

Rubber

 

[fatgreeny09]

For me the problem is that the flex cables are hidden but not protected in the current design. Maybe I'm wrong?

That's what the other person said but I really can't see what else can be done as it supplied with that.

 

[The Ghost]

I hope the light are IPX7 as it looks like water is going to collect in the gullies. I think I would have used conduit possibly Steel terminate them in with a stuffing gland. They could have used post lights or put the lighting on the walls around it all. But you would still need to mark buried cable with warning tape underground. And at the prescribed depth it may be subject to vandals and people who have had one too many. It is a high risk as is. I can see why someone would have said it wont do. Sorry if that sounds hard I am not knocking you but instinct alone would say this is not right.

 

[westward10]

Rubber

I can't see how you can guarantee nobody will tread the shale and damage the cables.

 

[fatgreeny09]

I hope the light are IPX7 as it looks like water is going to collect in the gullies. I think I would have used conduit possibly Steel terminate them in with a stuffing gland. They could have used post lights or put the lighting on the walls around it all. But you would still need to mark buried cable with warning tape underground. And at the prescribed depth it may be subject to vandals and people who have had one too many. It is a high risk as is. I can see why someone would have said it wont do. Sorry if that sounds hard I am not knocking you but instinct alone would say this is not right.

No by all means. il take it on board and do go by what you've said in the future

 

[westward10]

Could they not resin bond a lower section of the shale to cover the cables with loose shale on top. I know this poses future maintenance problems but it would protect the cables.

 

[fatgreeny09]

Could they not resin bond a lower section of the shale to cover the cables with loose shale on top. I know this poses future maintenance problems but it would protect the cables.

Well they could have done but didn't think this at the time. somebody else has gone in and changed it to flex or fp on the wall bare with no protection and just clipped about 6 inch above the shale which in my opinion is worse as the cable could get damaged and touched!