Where a cable needs to be chased into a wall, it's my understanding that if:-
- it's not directly north, south, east or west of an accessory
or
- it's not right in an internal corner,
or
- it's not within 150mm of the top or the bottom of a wall,
or
- the cable isn't buried 50mm deep from either side of the wall,
then the cable needs protection. Steel capping is the puppy here. My question, does the capping need to be earthed? or is it providing purely mechanical protection?
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When i took the cladding off the wall in the kitchen, most the plaster fell off. A lighting loop cable comes down from the ceiling for ~500mm before going through the wall into the ceiling void above the utlity room (which is an extension, and has a lower ceiling than the rest of the house).
I'm going to be getting the kitchen plastered very soon and will need to sort this cable out.
- it's not directly north, south, east or west of an accessory
or
- it's not right in an internal corner,
or
- it's not within 150mm of the top or the bottom of a wall,
or
- the cable isn't buried 50mm deep from either side of the wall,
then the cable needs protection. Steel capping is the puppy here. My question, does the capping need to be earthed? or is it providing purely mechanical protection?
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When i took the cladding off the wall in the kitchen, most the plaster fell off. A lighting loop cable comes down from the ceiling for ~500mm before going through the wall into the ceiling void above the utlity room (which is an extension, and has a lower ceiling than the rest of the house).
I'm going to be getting the kitchen plastered very soon and will need to sort this cable out.