Search results

Talk Electrician Forum

Help Support Talk Electrician Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. B

    Earthing Metallic Back Boxes In Houses

    ??? Correct my friend, FINALLY!!! The installation is correctly been installed, METALLIC BACK BOXES EARTHED, safe isolation has been carried, NOW IF FOR ANY REASON (fault wise) qualified or unqualified person we're to get a ELECTRIC SHOCK the installer has DONE EVERYTHING PRACTIABLE WITHIN THERE...
  2. B

    Earthing Metallic Back Boxes In Houses

    Who knows we're fault is coming from A FAULT IS A FAULT
  3. B

    Earthing Metallic Back Boxes In Houses

    Isolate the supply doesn't nes mean it's isolated fault is a fault some 1 gets shock without isolating back box regardless of weather it does anything and some1 gets shock, then without earthing back box OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVVE NOT DONE EVERYTHING PRACTIABLE WITHIN YOUR POWER TO REDUCE THE PERSON...
  4. B

    Earthing Metallic Back Boxes In Houses

    Remember it's a fault!!!!! And if back box is not earthed !!! And we follow all SAFE ISOLATION PROCEDURES and get a belt/electric shock as remember it's a fault, back boxes not earthed regardless of weather we would or wouldn't get shock if it was or not, if. Back boxes are not earthed then we...
  5. B

    Earthing Metallic Back Boxes In Houses

    Cheers ALL! My conclusion!!! Design,2391,Regs,Building regs and risk assessment all taken into account! Back boxes need earthing! Reason!! Faults If a competent person or even a DIY person were to remove a accessorie and recived an electic shock causing injury or death as a result of...
  6. B

    Earthing Metallic Back Boxes In Houses

    Do metallic back boxes still need earthing?? As I understand the regs and risk assessment ect I still do, but I am finding lately in debates ect that some so called sparks are telling me that it's not compulsory now to earth back boxes in a domestic installation have NICEIC changed...
Top