Re: [OT] Taking mains wires to the consumer unit

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I used some PVC tubes (normally used for evacuating water ) and
plastered them in the wall - then run shielded wires through them.

rgds Rob.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David Amphlett" <dave_yahoo@a...>
wrote:
>
>
> I know we've got some great electricians here.
>
> I can't find anything in the Wiring Regs about bringing mains wires
> down through cement ceilings. But I'm sure what I've got at the
> moment isn't good from a fire point of view.
>
> 3 story house. (New) Consumer Unit in garage. Bringing mains wires
> from lounge floor (above garage) down to consumer unit. Lounge
floor
> is wooden floorboards. Garage ceiling is a strange cement rendered
> onto steel chicken wire afair.
>
> I started to make neat holes through the garage ceiling to put the
> wires down through, but it crumbled away. Now I've got this gaping
> hole (which I've plastered smooth at the edges), but it looks bad
and
> must be a fire hazard.
>
> Any advice about how I can finish this neatly, safely and within
regs?
>
> here's a pic
>
> http://www.daveanddebs.co.uk/home2/index.php?
> module=My_eGallery&do=showpic&pid=11&orderby=dateA