Joining cables under the floor. (27) 

Thanks Grandpa 👍

Not important as the next spark will be in to move those switches to the other side of the door !

To be honest, I do cap a lot as you'll see in some of my previous videos, however sometimes I don't 😉

Why not oval conduit ?

I don't usually cap either, everything you now install in walls is RCD protected so you'd like to assume if someone went through the cable it would trip the RCD, not only that but I've been to jobs where the capping has done naff all and someone has hammered a nail through the capping and into the cable anyway. EDIT: The only benefit I can see is ease of rewiring the leg if it was damaged etc

Liam did you think it’s for protection against nails 🙈

Liam. caping and oval should be used to protect from the corrosive properties of fillers, bonding, hardwall etc, to the insulation of cables. These compounds can possibly deteriorate the cable insulation integrity. It is not for mechanical protection. Not having a dig but thought it might help.

Only whilst we were watching him! He stopped once we moved onto watching cat vids.

Cheers bud, glad you like the channel.

Cheers Craig. Thanks for the support and promoting me on your gram.

Thanks Dan, only a few more thousand subs before I get a signed photo of you for my office, wall, van, wallet, album, shed and phone lock screen 🤣🤣.

Why wait, I can send them to you now 😂😂

Love them 😋

Rightly so. Its ALWAYS bad practice irrespective of codes. A lazy mans way. not the correct way.

We can channel cables. But not wires.

Cheers mate, listened to you on the podcast today. I hear Rick is still going on about that bloody award?

Lol yeah doesn’t shut up about it!!

Maybe one day? We all live in different places. Most of them live in an another country (down south) 🤣 cheers Terry.

@@JBE as a fellow northerner I understand that...its up to to educate these people....would be a great video though 👍🏻

Thank you Mr Savery. I was wondering how many followers I need before I get a McDonald's hat?

@@JBE Mine was somewhere around that number I think. I'm hoping to reach Burger King level soon!

What good workmanship - installing light switches behind the door !

@@millomweb Thank you for your response. You must have better eyesight than me, I did not see any light switches behind doors as they have not been rehung yet! However my wife is always telling me that I am blind! The man is doing his best and is helping others by posting the videos, why don't cut him some slack? If you mean placing conductors behind door frames then I agree. Referring to this, I think that he said something like - "this is what they used to do".. Whenever I come across this old cable routing method I use a red Sharpie and write in block capitals "Danger, Live Cables" . It put shivers up my spine. BS7671 clearly says that It is not an acceptable cable routing practice for today.

@@drunkinpiper It was an early thought - switch on the wrong side of the door but it wasn't until 15:00 that I noticed the catch that confirmed it. In my mind, I'd planned to use trunking/ducting for skirting boards and door frames and run all wire, pipes etc in those ! So that things can be easily changed without redecorating. I'd even though of having rooms with copper pipe picture rail and Tee into that with gas wall lamps - so if the mains went off, at least we'd have gas lighting ! BUT I'm now more thinking of making lighting circuits 12V DC running off a solar charged battery ! If you think about it, nowadays most electrical items are low voltage with a 'charger' 'brick' - why bother why not have low voltage in the house now and do the special thing for those items that still need mains voltage!

@@lightbulb6293 LOL Thanks for your proof of the complete lack of common sense that exists ! I note most doors are hung the way I suggest - there must be a reason for that and the fact that's the case is precisely where 'common sense' comes from - it's what most people do.

@@lightbulb6293 In England ! In my house, there's only one room with a door wrongly hung - and thinking about it, it's completely wrong ! Would be better opening the other way (out instead of in) but the reason it's wrong being better in this case is due to the room layout. It's on the same side of the room as the fireplace - (but not the same wall as the fireplace) which is quite rare. Oh, there is right way and wrong way - I've seen a few hung upside-down !

I wouldn’t dream of not putting some sort of protection around the cables in a wall. Feels so wrong 😅

Thanks Alex, they're actually a very good quality switch that will outlast any of today's shit, but yeah they're definitely 20+ years old.

Thank you Alex.

Agree 100% and in the real world with joints and costs to be considered, there's the maintenance free connection. In the video I have used these to deal with the situation at hand, with the added bonus of helping the next spark by leaving labels on the joint box and at the DB.

@@JBE Well leaving labels helps and understand about real world situations but its still "wet string!"

A nightmare to get into a 16mm backbox!

You mean you didn't notice he installed the light switches at the hinge side of the door frame rather than the opening side LOL !

@@millomweb No need to panic, the doors are opening the other way against the stud wall.

@@JBE Why ? I don't think it's the best option !

@@millomweb Because. That's why. Also, It's not up to you, or your property.

If I'm rewiring a property, I'm usually glad I'm removing all traces of the previous spark.

I see so many sparks on RU-vid/Instagram just clip directing cables when chasing into the wall and not using caping/oval trunking. Not sure what the regs say on this but if my boss caught me doing this he would probably sack me on the spot...

Proper electricians do

😂🤣😂😉 great comment lad'o.

Insure push in connectors are maintenance free because the sprung contacts will not come loose over time. Screw connections are not maintenance free because they can come loose and therefore need to be accessible for inspection and maintenence, so you should not use screw connectors under flooring which is practically inaccessible.

James van de Vyver ....That’s so interesting. In the US those push in connectors are frowned upon because people think they’ll work loose. Apparently folks over in the U.K. think the opposite. Also big no no here to bury a junction. But sometimes what are you going to do short of tearing up another level.

I would always prefrer a mechanical connection over a push in type or even a twisted together connection. It always feels weird putting a joint in a floor that might not be accessible.

@@jamesvdv0 How can they come loose if the junction box is secured and not moving around?

@@vikingofengland. Mains 230V AC connections, particularly those under load, can vibrate as each peak in the mains signal (2 * 50Hz = 100Hz) causes momentary heating of the contact which can loosen it over time. That's the theory anyway. The IET Regulations do state that only crimped or soldered/braised connections are allowed to be unserviceable. I assume that these sprung connections count as crimped connections, as far as the regulations are concerned. I'll post a reference to the IET regulation on here if I remember later.

Well thank you 👍 I'll try my best ☕

Yea I would like to know aswell.Thanks👍

I'd already read through them.

​@@JBE No cable tie?

No way I love them. If they want to send me a big box of products I'll love them even more!

@@JBE lol.. I see whatcha did there 😂

True, little did the world know things would never be the same again? That's why I came up with the phrase BC.

I prefer a volt stick. You can pick them up from CEF or online. Nice and thin for the pocket and is nice and bright if you pick the green one!

Super grommets, just a little easier to fit that's all.

No Nigel, never touched the stuff.

Yep, but it beats going to McDonald's for £1.89 for one large black coffee.

I throw a dart from across the room!

It’s a method I suppose

LOL - and you didn't notice he's put them on the hinge side of the door frame ! Someone will end up moving them to the proper side.

@@millomweb Or here's a crazy idea maybe the doors or even new doors are going to be re-hung opening against the new dividing wall ??

@@kyleadamson It's the wrong place for them as they'll not quite open to 90°. On the other side, they'll open far wider making it easier to get larger furniture in. Out of all our rooms, we've only 2 where the door opens against the wall. Toilet - no choice, wall both sides and internal kitchen - which we're not dragging beds or sofas through.

Why? It’s old colours red is live

No need when the meaning is the same. Also I'm too tight to waste this brown stuff.

Although I agree with you about the terraced properties in the rental sector being substandard, this property is in quite good order and receives any repairs or maintenance it requires. The landlord always spends where needed without question. The biggest problem we have is we have no way of dealing with the demand. The housing sector is always about 10 years behind the population growth and so it will never have enough. Like in many countries sadly, the more money you have the better home you can buy/rent.

@@deaosatori216 They’re like Wagos but from Ideal.

Hey Robert, yes I sorted them all out. They were sockets and lighting cables.

No, the capping is only there to protect the cable from a plasterers trowel, it provides no further mechanical protection

Thanks

Hey, that's not how you say "nice video thank you for going to all this effort so I can watch it for free and still leave you an unreadable comment without a full stop."

@@JBE .

@@DannyM.D.N.A *on

100% 🤣

I only do it for you 😘