Good old silicon

[JohnnyG]

If silicon eats away at sheathing like that

I don't believe it does...?

I thought that's what the OP's pic was depicting, if it wasn't and silicon is not that volatile then I'll take my stupid questions with me

 

[Monkeh]

If silicon eats away at sheathing like that

I don't believe it does...?

I thought that's what the OP's pic was depicting, if it wasn't and silicon is not that volatile then I'll take my stupid questions with me

The pic is showing the sheath having been stripped away to fit into far too small a gland, with a bit of silicon spread around it.

 

[JohnnyG]

I thought it had corroded

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I hope not, as I have cables exiting the house which I have sealed with silicone.

 

[seasickstevie]

Am I right, is that bare copper I see in vera's second picture?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Yes.

 

[333rocky333]

Am I right, is that bare copper I see in vera's second picture?

It is the earth core.
It is made like that and the core is not itself insulated, in that type of cable.
You need to fit your own G/Y sleeving over it.
However it should be stripped inside of the enclosure rather than outside

 

[ban-all-sheds]

They should all have remained sheathed until the inside.

What gets me is that if a gland was really needed, that mess is going to leak like a busload of prostate sufferers on a pub crawl.

And if a gland was not needed, why not just use a grommet?

 

[1john]

They should all have remained sheathed until the inside.

What gets me is that if a gland was really needed, that mess is going to leak like a busload of prostate sufferers on a pub crawl.

And if a gland was not needed, why not just use a grommet?

that will be, i havent got a 25mm grommet, it's 3 oclock on friday and if i dont finish i wont get paid and cant go down the pub........., but i have got a gland, wayhey!!