When can you not insulate a strip connector box with insulating tape ?
The reason I ask is I had a sparky over replacing a light fitting (ceiling rose). The T&E from the light circuit wasn't long enough, so he used a connector strip and some additional flex to extend the length at the ceiling rose.
I was watching him and asked him "aren't you going to wrap that in insulation tape?"...
... he wasn't best pleased that I had questioned him and responded back with a "i've been doing this for years" comment, and said that the connector strip is insulated so you don't need too... hmmmm...
Does that sound right ?
The reason I ask is I had a sparky over replacing a light fitting (ceiling rose). The T&E from the light circuit wasn't long enough, so he used a connector strip and some additional flex to extend the length at the ceiling rose.
I was watching him and asked him "aren't you going to wrap that in insulation tape?"...
... he wasn't best pleased that I had questioned him and responded back with a "i've been doing this for years" comment, and said that the connector strip is insulated so you don't need too... hmmmm...
Does that sound right ?