Permanently On Light

[stuart_d]

Hi, in answer to your questions:
1) Yes, we shortend the length of the pipe so the board no longer rests on the top of it, but is on one of the horizontal beams instead. The wire is now fere and has no pressure on it against bare metal.
2) I know we are very lucky!

 

[Pensdown]

Hi, in answer to your questions:
1) Yes, we shortend the length of the pipe so the board no longer rests on the top of it, but is on one of the horizontal beams instead. The wire is now fere and has no pressure on it against bare metal.
2) I know we are very lucky!

You might want to check your earthing. That pipe whatever it is would have been live!

 

[stuart_d]

Forgot to say - we did also reearth it all just to be sure. It was not earthed before.

 

[RF Lighting]

It kind of highlights the need to earth conduit drops doesn't it?

Kind of makes you wonder about the advice in this thread...

//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=48961

 

[Jaymack]

There is no indication of the the type of cable involved, this installation with steel unearthed conduit could be throwback to the 50's, when VIR cable was used and earthing was not required on lighting ccts. If VIR, I would be concerned and have a PIR done asap.
Jaymack

 

[Jaymack]

Forgot to say - we did also reearth it all just to be sure. It was not earthed before.

Sorry to be pedantic about the semantics. How can you re-earth it, if it wasn't earthed before?.
Jaymack

 

[ban-all-sheds]

These things are handy....