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<blockquote data-quote="Sharpend" data-source="post: 503644" data-attributes="member: 17152"><p>Meter tails are what we are talking about between two cabinets a total of probably 30cms of cable to which the insulation can and will be removed when the new box is installed. The polystyrene balls will cascade out once the brickwork is opened up, it is usually if builder is conscientious enough replaced with the fibre insulation bats which being stiffer means you can leave a small channel for the tails. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>to say no cables are in cavities is utter impossible rhetoric otherwise there would be no outside lights for one and how many consumer units are installed directly behind the utility meter box to minimise meter tails in cavity. They are usually within the 3m rule so that’s 3m of cable in a wall cavity? </p><p> So whilst the council say its undesirable practice I would say with a logical head or old fashion common sense that they are implying that general wiring within cavities should be avoided where possible ie in conservatories or extensions etc. Who would wire a ring circuit or lighting circuit in a cavity in normal practice? </p><p></p><p>or do you not install any cables in a cavity? </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sharpend, post: 503644, member: 17152"] Meter tails are what we are talking about between two cabinets a total of probably 30cms of cable to which the insulation can and will be removed when the new box is installed. The polystyrene balls will cascade out once the brickwork is opened up, it is usually if builder is conscientious enough replaced with the fibre insulation bats which being stiffer means you can leave a small channel for the tails. to say no cables are in cavities is utter impossible rhetoric otherwise there would be no outside lights for one and how many consumer units are installed directly behind the utility meter box to minimise meter tails in cavity. They are usually within the 3m rule so that’s 3m of cable in a wall cavity? So whilst the council say its undesirable practice I would say with a logical head or old fashion common sense that they are implying that general wiring within cavities should be avoided where possible ie in conservatories or extensions etc. Who would wire a ring circuit or lighting circuit in a cavity in normal practice? or do you not install any cables in a cavity? [/QUOTE]
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