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Be careful not to puncture the chimney in any way. Ifs it's not an active chimney now then it may well become active in the future and could leak harmful gases.
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Yes thanks for that , had taken that onboard .
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Be careful not to puncture the chimney in any way. Ifs it's not an active chimney now then it may well become active in the future and could leak harmful gases.
Non compliant with what? There is always a need for testing how else do you know it’s going to be a safe installation? and you should carry out more tests than just IR. continuity of bonding conductors CPCs, Polarity, PFC, Ze, Zs, RCD trip times excuse me for being an a**e I didn’t realise you were qualified till I looked at your profile just there...If it is going to be a non complient circuit , then there is no need to go there .
Would you need to Meggar a 4 mtr length of new cable that goes from one double socket to another ! .
Spike
HiNon compliant with what? There is always a need for testing how else do you know it’s going to be a safe installation? and you should carry out more tests than just IR. continuity of bonding conductors CPCs, Polarity, PFC, Ze, Zs, RCD trip times excuse me for being an a**e I didn’t realise you were qualified till I looked at your profile just there...
Sorry as I said I didn’t realise you were a spark until I checked your profile. Lots of people come on here wanting advice on things like this and don’t have a clue or any test gear.Hi
I don't need to mention doing basic tests like , Polarity /continuity etc , it goes without saying that you would do those checks ! .
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I don't need to mention doing basic tests like , Polarity /continuity etc , it goes without saying that you would do those checks ! , it is just a very simple wiring job , I can nearly touch each end of the cable with both hands ! .
Is this an old house? Chimneys tend to be sticking out from the wall, so you might find the area of wall to the left and right of the chimney actually plasterboarded over alcoves.
Is the socket for a wall mounted TV? Do you need to also find a cable route for the AV cables?
Even though it's a short run it will still need to be tested properly. As you should know, even a small section damaged can deem it unsafe[/QUOTE
I'm lost.
AV coming from opposite wall? In the same room, or the room behind the chimney?. Can the power come the same route?
Are you drilling right through the wall? Beware of the path of the chimney, it might start off central to the fireplace but veer to one side just above. I (recently did the same job, tried to drill into chimney for TV cable route and missed)
Getting your opposite and adjacent mixed up there? Trigonometry not you strong point?
Just imagine the confusion if he'd mentioned the hypotenuse as well!Getting your opposite and adjacent mixed up there? Trigonometry not you strong point?
right on. sine or cosine, who cares?Getting your opposite and adjacent mixed up there? Trigonometry not you strong point?
hypotenuse........Just imagine the confusion if he'd mentioned the hypotenuse as well!
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