fish or clip?

[paul b b]

hello chaps,

on a rewire do you fish the cables one side of the room to the other or fip up all boards and clip?

thanks

 

[Lee321]

eh?

 

[Badger]

i usually only pull up the minimum boards needed and fish cables using trunking lid under floorboard between joists

 

[superspark]

i fish cables with rods down bays between joists.

i don,t take up loads of boards to clip every cable.

unless its enroute back to mains drop with 10 to 15 cables then i would.

but i am a bit rough lol

 

[revjames]

I always send a ferret down under the boards with clips and a hammer. Usually does a good job as he knows he'll be rewarded with ferret snacks......

 

[Badger]

I always send a ferret down under the boards with clips and a hammer. Usually does a good job as he knows he'll be rewarded with ferret snacks......

:^O :^O:run

 

[Andy™]

I always send a ferret down under the boards with clips and a hammer. Usually does a good job as he knows he'll be rewarded with ferret snacks......

he also knows you wont check on his work, so just makes a bit of noise, then comes for his food

 

[NozSpark]

Could you imagine lifting all the boards on a rewire ROTFWL

get all the furniture out, lift the carpet and underlay, then lift the boards...

I don't think my customers would be happy with that

 

[Riggy]

[quote name='Andy

 

[paul b b]

Could you imagine lifting all the boards on a rewire ROTFWL get all the furniture out, lift the carpet and underlay, then lift the boards...

I don't think my customers would be happy with that

true, but this place is a building site

 

[Andy™]

Just like a proper sparky!

 

[Badger]

Just like a proper sparky!

:coat :^O

 

[revjames]

[quote name='Andy

 

[NozSpark]

true, but this place is a building site

So is this a rewire or a new build???

IMHO if you have easy access to the joists then you should clip

 

[rugbymacc]

So is this a rewire or a new build???IMHO if you have easy access to the joists then you should clip

:Salute :Salute:Salute:Salute:Salute:Salute

 

[paul b b]

its a flat that was used for storage for the shop below, it has not been lived in for about 50 years by the look of it

 

[MalcyB]

I always send a ferret down under the boards with clips and a hammer. Usually does a good job as he knows he'll be rewarded with ferret snacks......

Do you make him feel at home by keeping him down your trousers?

 

[Evans Electric]

Paul bb , nobody clips the cables under the floorboards , the existing are clipped only because it was wired from below before ceiling was boarded.

 

[davetheglitz]

The only reason I can see to do the clipping is if it's going to be insulated - so at least you know the install method. Highly esoteric and only likely to occur in the loft space - where the only likely cause of concern would be the shower cable.

On a slightly different tack (or rant)

Lots of old dears round here have had grants to have their lofts insulated. The contractors roll out the stuff across the joists and cover everything in insulation. A nightmare if anything goes wrong - and shower cables are buried.

If you believe cable de-rating I would have expected a lot of fires in the area - but nothing has happened.

Do we inadvertently scare these old dears with talk of imminent hazard to life and limb when the evidence does not back us up?

Is 6mm bonding an accident waiting to happen!

Is no bonding a crime of negligence?

If we put all the risks in context how much work would we lose?

Just a few thoughts from a slightly inebriated sparky!

Goodnight All!

 

[Apache]

mmm fish and chips.................

:coat