Damaged a meter neutral feed cable to CU

[Monkeh]

Been thinking though - I wonder if the uppermost surface of the cables will be 50mm below the surface? If the chase itself is only 35mm deep then they won't be.

Pictures show battens on the wall, so the cables will be more than 50mm below the finished surface.

Where are these battens you can see? All I can see is plasterboard adhesive and evidence of its presence.

 

[bobdabuilda]

Pictures show battens on the wall, so the cables will be more than 50mm below the finished surface.

There are no battens on the wall just dot and dab- you are mistaking the hessian clad 15mm copper pipe on the left for batten I presume? There is also a 10mm copper pipe in white plastic trunking on the very edge of the cut that was going to the removed rad.

The existing plasterboard is 10mm not 12.5mm

 

[bobdabuilda]

Have you knocked on one of your neighbours doors and asked them if they have the same problem?

Their installs are the same but I haven't said anything...

 

[Monkeh]

The existing plasterboard is 10mm not 12.5mm

Ugh, 9.5? Rip it all down. Put some real board up.

 

[bobdabuilda]

The existing plasterboard is 10mm not 12.5mm

Ugh, 9.5? Rip it all down. Put some real board up.

Lol- The room is small enough as it is!

 

[EFLImpudence]

There have been all manner of answers and irrelevant posts but could a qualified electrician tell me if this install is safe and compliant please?

NO, It is not.

 

[bobdabuilda]

Await update.

 

[Buzx1313]

Await update.

no its not ..and i am a spark..

 

[Buzx1313]

but that wouldn't look great and my wife wouldn't be happy, is there a better option?

hi . i know this is of no help but it would be your cheapest option, other than put the tails in the cavity or board it over and forget it..

if it was me i would ring the niceic or the eca and get them to come and look at the job, assuming the contractor that did the job is a member of one of these organisations..

Rang niceic and they will only get involved when Taylor Wimpey have agreed as they are the ultimate contractor of the sparky.

Tails in the cavity would be ideal but apparently that's a no no according to the installers yesterday, although I swear I read somewhere recently that they can be if in conduit....anyone please confirm?

If not, then the only option is as per RF's idea and running the tails externally and up into the floor space before into the CU. As in this pic-

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• bobdabuilda
• 15 Mar 2011
• 1

typical NICEIC sh*t... thats why i refuse to join them... i am a member of the ECA..

the niceic bleet on about contrctors being inspected and work up to standard well its a load of *******s,, when they are asked to investigte they are like the nhbc they put their heads in the sand... and they cheat the tax man as they are a registerd chrity i think as well

if it was me and lived a little closer i would put them in the cavity for you .. i have no issues about this nor has the ECA..

oh go tell the niceic you will go to the press.. to**ers

 

[RF Lighting]

Ha ha ECA what a joke.

The NICEIC are not a registered charity.

You clearly have no idea what they do, and are one of these people who beleives everything they hear in the wholesalers and repeat it parrot fashion without bothering to find out if any of it is even remotely true.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

http://www.powerdistribute.co.uk/Niceic.htm

 

[RF Lighting]

As I'm sure you know, that is incorrect.

 

[Buzx1313]

Ha ha ECA what a joke.

The NICEIC are not a registered charity.

You clearly have no idea what they do, and are one of these people who beleives everything they hear in the wholesalers and repeat it parrot fashion without bothering to find out if any of it is even remotely true.

whooo calm down.. was in the nic for over 20 years so before you start to slag me off for not knowing about the niceic you better get your facts right and take a look at your self..

one thing will be for certain an niceic company will have put thoses tails in..

oh and here for your information mr know it all is the facts about the niceic..

Company Registration
Ascertiva Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Electrical Safety Council.

Company name: Ascertiva Group

Registered address:

Warwick House
Houghton Hall Park
Houghton Regis
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU5 5ZX

Company No: 02513162

 

[Buzx1313]

http://www.powerdistribute.co.uk/Niceic.htm

yeah what a joke...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

As I'm sure you know, that is incorrect.

yeah what a joke...

Hence the " " in my post.

But NICEIC were a charity for many years, then they changed their name to the ESC (a charity) and then the ESC (still a charity) formed a commercial trading company called NICEIC, run by the same people, with all profits going to the ESC. (Profits, BTW, which are gift-aided, so the taxpayer coughs up a contribution too.)

NICEIC not being a registered charity is more legal and accounting smoke and mirrors than anything else.