Wiring

[Johnmelad502]

I'm not a spark so not sure if I am right here, but this picture shows the wiring used in this house and I am thinking it might not be up to the job. Not sure I know how to explain this other than it looks a bit on the light side to me.

This is the ring main feeding sockets and boiler on the 1st floor.

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• Johnmelad502
• 31 Mar 2009
• 2

 

[kevindgas]

are you sure this is socket supplies? as looking at right hand JB top right corner, it appears to have 2 live and 1 neg wire in same screw this may be a lighting switch wire, may be not!. think you need a competent sparky to check this out

 

[RF Lighting]

Definatly a lighting supply.

Oh BTW kevin, you dont have negative wires in an AC system.

 

[ColJack]

that slightly thicker cable that goes through the holes and not the notches looks like it might be a 2.5 cable...

but the ones into the JB's are definitely lighting..

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Love those metal plates over the notches - they'll definitely do the job...

 

[RF Lighting]

I think they will be there to keep the cables in the notches, rather than providing mechanical protection.

 

[TicklyT]

Or are those plates fitted to maintain the structural integrity of the joists.... Just looking at the spacing between the holes and notches....