Discuss Just had full rewire done, cables very close to surface or coming through skim in the UK Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net
Yeah we decided to get a different guy in tomorrow to come check the whole job out! There are a couple of things that don't seem right and I've got to make sure it's all safe and isn't just going to drop off the wall!I'm not being funny but have you considered getting another sparks to come and have a look at the rest of the work? That looks terrible to me, no experienced tradesman would leave that behind him, if that's an example of his chasing in what is the other stuff like? Looks like a bloody rough job to me.
Have they or would they require a conduit ?we just had a full rewire done on a 1920's property. Electrics been completed and signed off with certificate. Making good on wall chase areas done by plasterer hired by electrician. We have just come to decorating and found that in a few areas the cables haven't been chased deep enough and are covered by a very thin skim of plaster, some actually visible through plaster. Has this been a bodge job? shouldn't the cables be capped off with a metal plate or chased to a deeper level?
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Capping (metal or plastic) only protects cables from the plasterers trowel and is not a form of recognised mechanical protection. As long as the cables are in the correct zone and are RCD protected then they are electrically compliant. Not sure about the reg that mentions workmanship tho.
What's the Reg for that or is it a Part Peeeee thingy?it depends where the consumer is situated .the meter tails should not be longer then 2 meters
from the meter if you have meter tails from meter external to internal then you should box in.
has for bonding depends how you run it .new build area a nightmare most consumer are put in garages
and depends on the spec.
Agree, there is no reg at 2m that I'm aware of, but I'm always happy to learn2 metres is not correct imho
In our new build the tails run about 8m. The run in the wall where it goes up to the ceiling void is protected by metal capping that is bonded.i was taught you could run cables out of zone if mechanically protected with suitable heavy duty metal plate, how else does everyone protect meter tails and oddly placed gas bonds?
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