few questions re rewires

[J.C.E]

Hi

Just got a few questions I have never been told a straight answer to, but just peoples opinions/ prefs..

For rewires do you have to use capping over your cables or is clipping and just plastering over on top perfectly acceptable if the cable is protected by a 30ma rcd?

Next question:

for socket points under worktops in kitchens, do you HAVE to have a spur above the work top to isolate? or is this just good practice? what if the worktop has a sink in it, not really much room to have a spur above the worktop, without being to close to the sink.

cheers for your time guys

 

[jamesBoater]

when we rewire places we do both of the above, except we use oval conduit not capping.

 

[jaydee81]

if the socket is accessible with appliance in place then a switch spur is not required as for capping have just always done it

 

[Brightspark2]

Doesnt matter if it's protected by an RCD or not, capping is there to protect the cable from the plasterers tools. You dont need to use it, it doesnt provide mechanical protection for the cable. Some people use it, some dont.

Well if theres a sink above you could use a bank of switches sited together as is usually done these days.

 

[J.C.E]

Doesnt matter if it's protected by an RCD or not, capping is there to protect the cable from the plasterers tools. You dont need to use it, it doesnt provide mechanical protection for the cable. Some people use it, some dont.

Well if theres a sink above you could use a bank of switches sited together as is usually done these days.

But is there a reg that says you have to have any kind of switch above?

 

[Geordie Spark]

But is there a reg that says you have to have any kind of switch above?

What does your copy of BS7671 tell you?

 

[J.C.E]

It's not fixed equipment and isolation is readily accessible by turning off the mcb in the board in the kitchen...

 

[trev]

But is there a reg that says you have to have any kind of switch above?

No there isn't, there are regs about means of isolation though. It's all in that epic, riveting book BS7671

 

[Geordie Spark]

No there isn't, there are regs about means of isolation though. It's all in that epic, riveting book BS7671

.......... Which nobody bothers to read cos it's easier to ask somebody else.

 

[trev]

.......... Which nobody bothers to read cos it's easier to ask somebody else.

What did you say? Can't you just ring me if you have something to say