T&E Cable in bathroom ceiling rose damaged

[robbierazz]

Hi there,

A friend asked me to take a look at a problem with the wiring to his bathroom light. Basically, it keeps popping fuses at the main distribution board. I unscrewed the ceiling rose and on closer inspection noticed that the insulation on the conductors had become damaged, causing wires to touch and thus pop the fuse.

What I would like to know is, can the cable be repaired in situ or does the whole length of cable need to be replaced? What do sparkies use to repair cable that has damaged insulation.

I am not a sparkie as such, but am an electrical engineer, hence why my friend asked me to have a look.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Robert.

 

[jj4091]

It depends on the amount of damage, but shrink tube is as good as anything else & easy to use.

 

[robbierazz]

Thanks jj4091,

I have some heatshrink tubing at work of various sizes so will use some of that then. I just wanted to know if there was a 'recommened' standard way of repairing conductors with minor damage to the insultation.

Cheers,
Rob.