I'm just in the process of renovating the flat I've just moved into and found that part of the socket outlet ring circuit runs behind skirting board. The cable is unconduited and clipped to the brickwork. The sockets are in the wall above the skirting board.
The flat is Edwardian and the skirting board is that two-part stuff where the top section of moulding is separate to the lower section, which can be easily removed. This lower section is around 210mm deep and there is a space of around 50mm between it and the brickwork behind.
I'd say the circuit cable is relatively new (although pre-harmonised).
Okay:
1. Can I leave this as it is?
2. Should it be run in conduit?
3. If it should be run in conduit: earthed metal or plastic?
I had a quick word about this with my sparks about this and I think he said that plastic would be okay, although I'd assumed metal. However, I'd asked him several things in rapid succession, and we were in the pub, and am concerned that either he or I had got the wrong end of the stick.
The reason I'm asking this is that I can't check with him as he's away for six weeks (jammy sod) and I'm in the process of replacing and soundproofing my floors and it would be a lot easier for me if I could do so without worrying about cable runs and having to lift the boards again in a few weeks time.
Sorry, that was all a bit long winded for a simple question.
Cheers.
Spook.
The flat is Edwardian and the skirting board is that two-part stuff where the top section of moulding is separate to the lower section, which can be easily removed. This lower section is around 210mm deep and there is a space of around 50mm between it and the brickwork behind.
I'd say the circuit cable is relatively new (although pre-harmonised).
Okay:
1. Can I leave this as it is?
2. Should it be run in conduit?
3. If it should be run in conduit: earthed metal or plastic?
I had a quick word about this with my sparks about this and I think he said that plastic would be okay, although I'd assumed metal. However, I'd asked him several things in rapid succession, and we were in the pub, and am concerned that either he or I had got the wrong end of the stick.
The reason I'm asking this is that I can't check with him as he's away for six weeks (jammy sod) and I'm in the process of replacing and soundproofing my floors and it would be a lot easier for me if I could do so without worrying about cable runs and having to lift the boards again in a few weeks time.
Sorry, that was all a bit long winded for a simple question.
Cheers.
Spook.