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am i correct in saying cable lying on a suspended ceiling all over the place would be marked down as a C3
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am i correct in saying cable lying on a suspended ceiling all over the place would be marked down as a C3
am i correct in saying cable lying on a suspended ceiling all over the place would be marked down as a C3
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Tin hat on
I have just re-read Howards post and it does make me think again about the fire man who tragically died during a fire after the suspended ceiling collapsed and he got entangled in all the wiring that was unsupported above. so maybe a c3 is appropriate and highlight them of that point
googled the firefighter story doesn't mention anything about suspended ceiling , it was a flat in a high rise building , you could argue that cables clipped would not make a difference as the plastic clips will melt in a fire , think that story was thrown into another thread for a bit of scare mongering
If the installation is being inspected to BS7671:2015 then you'd be entirely correct, as it stands at this moment in time though there is nothing in current regulations (as far as I'm aware of) that calls for cables of circuits for general use to be secured in this way.
Damien what would you do in the op's situation I would probably not code it but put an advisory on a separate sheet although a c3 is really an advisory/recommendation. the part that always winds me up is it's not hard to do the job right in the 1st place. I know it can be hard to convince a customer to pay for basket tray etc, but surely some form of basic containment / support.
i agree with you but even with trunking , tray or basket theres alway flexes to lights on the suspended ceiling , the one in question was just cables going everywhere , some where dead from old circuits that had not been ripped out and half of them where cctv cat 5 and alarm cables , thats y i was thinking C3 just a recommendation to tidy it up
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