shower cable

[DaveSinner]

my father has managed to put a nail through the shower cable.

it is a 6mm cable which is chased into brickwork, therefore is not possible to replace, nor is it in a position where i can put a joint box on the wall.

is it ok to crimp such a high rated cable, pending i tape it up and use heat shrink tubing?

 

[Chri5]

You should pull out 4" and then do 2 x crimps (1 x either end) for each core.

Tape is absoutely not suitable. If your good with a solder gun that (once sleeved) is an alternative to crimps. When soldering, tie the bare cable ends together with some fine strand wire to hold the ends together.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes - you would need to use Yellow, insulated crimps for 6mm and a blue one for the earth conductor. You will need the proper rachet crimp tool, not one of those ones used for car connectors.
The 6mm cable will be carrying a high current and the connection must be very well made.

Don't use tape! Heat shrink sleeving is what is needed.

 

[DaveSinner]

You should pull out 4" and then do 2 x crimps (1 x either end) for each core.

yeah i did, i taped each crimp, then heat shrinked the whole thing, is that ok?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

my father has managed to put a nail through the shower cable.

Was it in a correct zone?

 

[DaveSinner]

not at all, although the kitchen was rewired and moved around before they moved in(mid 90s), so i think they may have been the odd short cut being taken when they redid the kitchen.

it was less than 50mm from surface and 'protected' by steel capping.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

As everybody here says when the subject comes up, steel capping does not provide mechanical protection.

 

[DaveSinner]

its just for protection against plasterers isnt it?