Can someone please settle this arguement. Next door has had outside lights fitted in south facing rear of house. Cable is T & E clipped direct to outside of wall. I informed neighbour that this work is notifiable, should not have been clipped direct but protected with conduit and certificates should have been issued. Electrician rang me and told me to go away and mind my own business, work ok as clipped out of reach. Neighbour not happy with electrician, fact work not to regs or has not been notified. Can you confirm I am right and should I inform LABC.
1.5mm twin and earth used outside
- Thread starter ian cotts
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You're quite correct.
Clipping out of reach is not the issue, it's the damage by temperature change and UV rays which will cause problems with general purpose PVC.
Clipping out of reach is not the issue, it's the damage by temperature change and UV rays which will cause problems with general purpose PVC.
S
saxondale
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So on that basis you lash t&e externally?
S
saxondale
S
saxondale
I`ve used it as such in the past yes - and I`m not going to go round and swop it all now - and I`ll use it again in the future (in fact I`m looping into a floodlight as we speak) but there again hows the O/P know its standard T&E anyway
and loose the "lash " implication .... you`ve never seen any of my work and I`m not likely to see any of yours so save your judgment for that you have seen - cheers
Fair comment on the lash bit but not impressed by anybody who clips twin and earth externally or even uses it to enter a fitting with only a 200mm loop on show.
No, YOU are wrong.
First of all the installation does not comply with BS7671. Do you install your electrics to a different standard?
CO-AX:
That is not 50 years old.
This is HARMONISED t&e.
See how UV has already started to destroy the PVC?
That's certainly not 50 years old.
mine was the same. I replaced the T&E with arctic flex clipped direct to wall.
I presume this is ok but I didn`t know it was notifiable, just seemed like common sense to replace existing cable with weatherproof.
White Fp seems to crack up outside also, less than 10 years
check your email mate.
edited to say email was undeliverable, post on here mate and I (and others) will try to help
S
saxondale
No, YOU are wrong.
First of all the installation does not comply with BS7671. Do you install your electrics to a different standard?
CO-AX:
That is not 50 years old.
This is HARMONISED t&e.
See how UV has already started to destroy the PVC?
That's certainly not 50 years old.
thats salt damage - totaly different consideration
What on earth are you talking about?
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