Hello All,
I have applied to have my main incoming wire and service head removed and updated as it is circa 1920's with cast iron fittings and bakalite fuse holders.
I would like to embed the main wire in the wall to make my hallway look neater. Is this allowed under regulations?
At the moment I have steel trunking running up the wall, and the main runs up through the trunking to my service head that is almost at ceiling height.
From there t runs to the meter and CU as normal.
If I was to prepare a chase up the wall so the engineer would be able to just run the new main up the chase so I could later plaster over it, would this be allowed?
I appreciate there might be a safety issue with hiding the main cable from sight by embedding it in a wall, and not being RCD protected or anything. A miss judged nail 20 years from now might be fatal.
Many thanks,
Al.
I have applied to have my main incoming wire and service head removed and updated as it is circa 1920's with cast iron fittings and bakalite fuse holders.
I would like to embed the main wire in the wall to make my hallway look neater. Is this allowed under regulations?
At the moment I have steel trunking running up the wall, and the main runs up through the trunking to my service head that is almost at ceiling height.
From there t runs to the meter and CU as normal.
If I was to prepare a chase up the wall so the engineer would be able to just run the new main up the chase so I could later plaster over it, would this be allowed?
I appreciate there might be a safety issue with hiding the main cable from sight by embedding it in a wall, and not being RCD protected or anything. A miss judged nail 20 years from now might be fatal.
Many thanks,
Al.