ray-bentos
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Hi
Just done a CU change and the shower circuit was in 6mm T&E for a 9.5kw shower. The cable is REF method C throughout.
However on the original install the cable left the CU from the top and went about 2ft before disappearing through the ceiling. There were no cable clips or anything, the wire was just loose.
During the change I had toyed with the idea of chasing the cable in the wall (buried wires still count as REF method C yes?) however there isn't much loose on the cable and its directly in front of pretty much every other cables drop to the CU which means its a bit of a no go. As such I can't even clip it to the wall due to the risk of the pin penetrating another cable.
It just looks a bit 'micky mouse' hanging there. It is semi-tight but could really do with securing to the wall. Has anyone ever successfully (IE: in a way which is compliant) 'glued' a cable to the wall? I was thinking of either a few spots of mitre fast (good superglue) just every so often to hold it still or even gluing some clips to the wall??
Also this job is my first Elecsa assessment piece so could really do with it to be spot on.....!
Just done a CU change and the shower circuit was in 6mm T&E for a 9.5kw shower. The cable is REF method C throughout.
However on the original install the cable left the CU from the top and went about 2ft before disappearing through the ceiling. There were no cable clips or anything, the wire was just loose.
During the change I had toyed with the idea of chasing the cable in the wall (buried wires still count as REF method C yes?) however there isn't much loose on the cable and its directly in front of pretty much every other cables drop to the CU which means its a bit of a no go. As such I can't even clip it to the wall due to the risk of the pin penetrating another cable.
It just looks a bit 'micky mouse' hanging there. It is semi-tight but could really do with securing to the wall. Has anyone ever successfully (IE: in a way which is compliant) 'glued' a cable to the wall? I was thinking of either a few spots of mitre fast (good superglue) just every so often to hold it still or even gluing some clips to the wall??
Also this job is my first Elecsa assessment piece so could really do with it to be spot on.....!