Electric Cables - Basic, Reinforced and Double Insulation 

This question was raised following our review of the Wago Gelbox, which provides IPX8 protection for Wago 221 connectors. Watch the full review here 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1iyVHIAoQMI.html

Joe is a great guy , he attended my testing and inspecting course to help out , wouldn’t lie about climbing a mountain near him though 🤣👍🏻

Nice video and it is great to see that the team is growing bigger. But i have to say that the sun scares me more than water ever have. I have seen some old sketchy cables where the insulation falls of to the bare copper just by touch.

Anyone who is asking why it's non compliant isn't a competent person.

Your contect is soooo good. Always enjoy watching your stuff. Keep on going

As for the meter tails there is plenty for marking tape and cable tys with marking on to enable the grey outer sheath to enter the enclosure.

Hi there, I have just had an EICR done on two flats. The cables running from the meter box outside are double insulated and there is a cut out fuse between the meter and the cables running to the flats. Before the meter is the 100amp supply cut out fuse. The electrician has failed this and says I need to change the isolator switches to fused isolator switches and that I need mechanical protection on the cable that is just over 3m in length. The electrics were done in the early 1990's when the flats were built. I have had another electrician tell me this is not needed.

Who is this cheerful, portly gentleman?

Minor quibble: Elves and Pixies you referred to section 412.1.1 as "dot 1 dot 1. I'm sure you would not refer to 1.5 as being 1 dot 5. or Period. It's 412 subsection 1, sub-sub section 1 or 412 point 1 point 1.

Good information

I can't understand why some Sparks strip the supplementary insulation off of meter tails in the consumer unit before it goes into the main switch? This should be left intact all the way to the main switch. Should the basic insulation be damaged and someone comes into contact with it then they're toast as there's not much upstream to protect them other than a 100A fuse. I've even seen blue and brown flex-tails with the supplementary insulation stripped off. Beggars belief

If in doubt, then double insulate it. Reminds me of 15 - 20 years ago. If in doubt then bond it.

You have TWO Joes?

It’s basic common sense that the gell box on its own doesn’t comply. Oh and welcome to the eFIXX team hopefully you will last longer than that James bloke one video wonder 😂 good video for your first time

Basic insulation exposed and accessible to touch-C2 Basic insulation exposes but out of reach and not accessible to touch C3.

If anyones a sparky and asking this basic question thats a bit scary.😮

Right at the start of the chapter 4 of the standard it says you can choose one of the protective measures. When you choose automatic disconnection you don’t need double isolation. Or do you? Then the enclosure seems unnecessary..

So would wrapping the individual conductors up to, and including, the gel box with self-amalgamating tape bring it up to code?

Some of the gear there is absolutely nonsensical, you got box which is if I am not mistaken ipx6 and by adding electrical gel it than becomes ipx8 so why would anyone use box within the box???

TTFM? Who is this gentleman what happened to the last bloke?

What’s the point then, why not use a wiska box and fill it with gel?

People actually didn’t know this? 🥺😳 Provably out doing EICRs right now from their approved contractor signed vans! 😞