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I wouldnt say the DNO installation methods are anything to be benchmarked by - they are a law unto themselves on domestic metering And service heads With non compliance to bs7671, poor workmanship etc !

I still think it’s a ****e install stuffing 7 1mm wires into the neutral of the main switch and 4 x 2.5 mm into the main earth terminal- it took me some time and care to get the Earth ones back in properly - some may not be as diligent in future which is a biggy in terms of the Earthing. And...

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You don’t need to do anything about the situation unless you are going to upgrade the CU. If doing an EICR it would/should be C3 because it doesn’t comply and I don’t see it as potentially dangerous, no more so than someone digging up or drilling through the mains incoming to a house Yes you...

Yep he/she was definite marmite material very knowledgeable but I got the impression armchair warrior and had a great ability to really wind people up in fact me included . Anyway trying to upload pic as still this seems wrong

Ps I would halve thought a bit of 16mm T&E Would have been easier to install , terminate and contain than the aforementioned?

Thanks RF I didn’t code it in the end it goes through a place Under a stair well into the apartment no one is ever going to be drilling Or interfering with - was Installed in 2006 by all accounts. Ps. You were posting on this forum at least 15 years ago when I was last on the tools fair play...

Nice photo but whats your point ?

The only split cons I’ve seen before was as you say for a TN DNO suppies not as meter tails , also never seen insulated singles in this format every day a learning day I guess

Yes installation Of this cable a complete bodge some sort of large SWA type gland shroud kind of held on with masking tape. Could tell if SWA or just pvc sheath bit still not sure why would be used for supply from switch fuse to CU ... ?

Never seen this cable before but did an EICR on an apartment today and did a double take when the neutral supply into the CU consisted of 7 1mm singles . Furthermore the Earth was 4 2.5 mm singles. The line conductor was 10mm single. Obvious first reaction was that Sparky had run out of 10 mil...

Oh yes I see your TLA now. Yes of course aware of radials of 32A on 4mm and 20A/25Aon 2.5mm for that matter (depending on installation method/derating factors)

Yep It’s just I had none with me but a loads of 2.5 so was convenient. I don’t particularly like rfc’s prefer radials in this case not really an rfc more a case of two cables in parallel as ovens are one on top of each other

And for the eagle eyed - yes only one 6mm circuit on the board - I actually wired the ovens on a 2.5mm RFC as didn’t have enough 6mm on the van

It’s got a hob rated at 7kw and 2 single ovens both 2kw each. I could have gone down the diversity route but easy enough to put the ovens on one circuit and the hob on another

Reassuring. I’ve done it on a day rate for builders . So far 3400 just the kitchen cabinet sockets and appliances left to do and lights outside after it’s rendered so 3600 tops. That’s about 12 days at 200 and 1200 materials. If I’d priced per point then about 4500 on an average 45 per point. No...

West Mids (coventry) large 2 bed bungalow complete rewire. effectively new build except chasing walls for 50% of accessories. RCBO board and gas bond, 35 down lights, utility room, kitchen with 2x cooker circuits (6mm each) lounge, 2x beds, bathroom with mirror and shaver point, en -suite...

Cheers - Good luck to the next guy though if ever the sleeve drops off when he’s doing the DIY installing an IKEA luminaire !

I’ve disconnected the cables and done continuity checks they are sleeved correctly - I can only assume someone had a roll of it left over and just used it and sleeved it . I haven’t seen it used before even in switch drops

I’ve come across some domestic lighting wiring where some of the loop in cabling is in twin and earth both conductors brown. The neutrals have been sleeved with blue (i.e over one of the brown cores) in the 3 plate ceiling roses. Does this actually contravene any regs or otherwise necessitate...