insurance company insisit on capping cables chases

[SUNRAY]

I have worked on a number of jobs where insurance were involved or providing specs for several reasons.

An insurance spec for a thatched cottage rewire had to have:
Galv conduit in the walls and original Kopex [treated paper/ali/pvc layers] in the loft & contain only 1 circuit.
All cable stipulated as 2 sizes bigger than standard, ie 6mm for ring, 16mm cooker [2" Kopex] & 2.5mm lighting.
All circuits 2 pole MCB and separate RCD.


I did a fair bit of newbuild house bashing in the mid 70's and seeboard would not connect unless 'all exposed metal' was bonded and the b******s even tested door & window hinges and handles.

 

[stillp]

I did a fair bit of newbuild house bashing in the mid 70's and seeboard would not connect unless 'all exposed metal' was bonded and the b******s even tested door & window hinges and handles.

How d'you bond a door handle?

 

[SUNRAY]

How d'you bond a door handle?

Exactly

But we had to.
Fortunately the chippies were very good at creating spaces for the wire.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

seeboard would not connect unless 'all exposed metal' was bonded and the b******s even tested door & window hinges and handles.

That must be where David Cockhead served his apprenticeship....

What about things like coat hooks, toothbrush holders etc - did you have to bond those too?

 

[SUNRAY]

seeboard would not connect unless 'all exposed metal' was bonded and the b******s even tested door & window hinges and handles.

That must be where David Cockhead served his apprenticeship....

What about things like coat hooks, toothbrush holders etc - did you have to bond those too?

At the time a lot of things were made of plastic but yes items of this calibre were included. I have heard others say similar things but still don't know whether it was a rediculous local team being a PITA or a general situation.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I did a fair bit of newbuild house bashing in the mid 70's and seeboard would not connect unless 'all exposed metal' was bonded and the b******s even tested door & window hinges and handles.

Did they say or explain why?

 

[SUNRAY]

I did a fair bit of newbuild house bashing in the mid 70's and seeboard would not connect unless 'all exposed metal' was bonded and the b******s even tested door & window hinges and handles.

Did they say or explain why?

Their interpretation of the regs at the time.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Did they say or explain why?

They did.

Their technical spokesman was erudite, compelling, and very good at explaining things to non-technical audiences.

He later went on to become an evangelist for their nuclear power programme.

 

[SUNRAY]

Did they say or explain why?

They did.

Their technical spokesman was erudite, compelling, and very good at explaining things to non-technical audiences.

He later went on to become an evangelist for their nuclear power programme.

Yes but...

If they didn't accept the installation..

They didn't connect the power...

So it was the builders problem [read sparks] to get it to the stage they would accept.

 

[EFLImpudence]

So it was the builders problem [read sparks] to get it to the stage they would accept.

Yes, I appreciated that but those in charge really ought to know what they are doing.

Although I have often warned that that assumption should not be made.