EICR failed missing trunking?

There's no requirement for trunking or other enclosure of sheathed wiring like that - unless there's a higher than normal risk of mechanical damage (which depends on how the shed is used). It should however be at least clipped securely (which it doesn't look to be). C2 seems a bit steep either way.


These days all wiring should be supported so that it won't collapse in the event of a fire (whether across an escape route or not), so plastic clips aren't ideal - but again on an EICR it would be a minor matter.


   - Andy.

The cable does need some more clips but this is not a C2, it does not need trunking. Another incompetent EICR. Perhaps you could email me a copy and the photo. Thanks


David CEng etc.


davezawadi(at)yahoo.co.uk

That's pretty shabby and needs to be improved. The appropriate code is probably C3, but if there is a socket dangling from the end of the cable C2 might be justified.


It's not exactly difficult to fix: all you need is a box of cable clips and a hammer. Position the clips with the nail below on the horizontal portion and space them 200 - 250 mm apart. Spacing can be a little further apart on the vertical part of the run.


It really just needs to be neat and tidy when completed.

If further along there is exposed inner cores of the cable, by which I mean the red and black or brown and blue , - or if there was a risk of rats chwing the cable, perhaps that would need enclosure.

What you show here is fine but  lacking a few cable clips, ( which  look like this for the plastic ones or this for the fire rated ones  ) and maybe a batten of wood to nail them to if the wall is floppy, but it is not really  dangerous - I;d have expected a comment that  it 'needs improvement' not a C2 failure.


You could have trunking on the wall and it would certainly look nice, but there is no regs requirement to do so for a sheathed cable like that..


Are there other failures in the report ? - it would be interesting to check, as if they can get that wrong, then maybe there are more serious errors.


Mike

PS the links are to show you what things look like, I have  no affiliation to screwfix, except as a customer.

It probably needs protecting by trunking (to some extent )or something to avoid mechanical damage from scuffing etc which will be largely dependant upon use and intended use.

But it`s not a C2 as far as shown.

C3 at worst


Send a copy of the EICR to Dave Z

Did he code the non matching shelf brackets- C3 in my book

All metel cable clips are readily available so 15 minutes with a pair of pliers, a hammer and a box of clips is an easy fix.

Is a tablelamp with a BC lampholder with no lampshade and no lamp in, on a table 3` from finished floor level.

A C1, C2, C3 or no code.

Same question with a BC lampholder dangling from a ceiling with the empty lampholder at 5` from finished floor level.


I`m talking about bog standard BC lampholders not them fancy expensive things that nobody buys and they auto disconnect the pins on lamp removal