Alwayslearning22 Posted 20 hours ago Posted 20 hours ago Hey guys I need some help if you can What’s the best way to repair this hole around the cable in meter box? I think they used a hammer to make there hole. thanks
JohnMo Posted 20 hours ago Posted 20 hours ago Trim the white plastic to be tidy. Mix some self levelling compound and pour in. Have a cup of tea/coffe
Alwayslearning22 Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago 5 hours ago, JohnMo said: Trim the white plastic to be tidy. Mix some self levelling compound and pour in. Have a cup of tea/ self leveling will work on a plastic meter box?
Mr Punter Posted 20 hours ago Posted 20 hours ago A sparky might comment but I think the blue and brown wires need more protection - like trunking.
JohnMo Posted 20 hours ago Posted 20 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Alwayslearning22 said: self leveling will work on a plastic meter box? Why would it go in a plastic box, isn't the repair to the concrete floor? If they were hitting the plastic box with hammer there wouldn't be a plastic box in the photo
Roundtuit Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Does it need repairing? What do you want to achieve? 1
Alwayslearning22 Posted 15 hours ago Author Posted 15 hours ago (edited) If rats or mice get up the hockey stick pipe beside it they could enter the cavity? Edited 15 hours ago by Alwayslearning22
Nickfromwales Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 5 hours ago, Mr Punter said: A sparky might comment but I think the blue and brown wires need more protection - like trunking. I've zero idea of what I'm looking at. Is the cable regular twin and earth (T&E), as it appears to me to be so. If it is, then it's a dangerous install. This needs to be in "containment", so as @Mr Punter suggests it needs conduit or trunking. Even if this is temporary it is dogshit on toast, and the bread was out of date.
Nickfromwales Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 5 hours ago, JohnMo said: Mix some self levelling compound and pour in. What have I told you about drinking during the day?
Marvin Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago (edited) That's non setting electrical putty https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwjV_aGfyr6TAxXzjFAGHbGsIjYYACICCAEQAxoCZGc&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAjwspPOBhB9EiwATFbi5BkanPos5dLixv0wSp1V_3WAHOacGQ1jnwucOEUEE5d2-PmOgYSP0RoCFW8QAvD_BwE&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_32&sig=AOD64_1l9R1G1FCGLV_DOlYmv6FsI1sd3g&ctype=5&q=&nis=4&ved=2ahUKEwja35Wfyr6TAxWeQUEAHfLbLX0Q9aACKAB6BAgFEB4&adurl= Edited 14 hours ago by Marvin 1
Alwayslearning22 Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 13 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: I've zero idea of what I'm looking at. Is the cable regular twin and earth (T&E), as it appears to me to be so. If it is, then it's a dangerous install. This needs to be in "containment", so as @Mr Punter suggests it needs conduit or trunking. Even if this is temporary it is dogshit on toast, and the bread was out of date. My previous house looked like this too seems to be the standard around here
Alwayslearning22 Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 12 hours ago, dpmiller said: are there only two lives going into that box? Yes appears to be. Is that not right? I have solar panels. Has that anything to do with it
sgt_woulds Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago @alwayslearning22 is this the finished install or did you take the photo when the Sparky was till working on it? Has it been left with the cover missing on the box above? If this is the case, then as well as the single insulated tails it has left live terminals exposed and the cables connected to the unit above are dangling from the terminals rather than being mechanically supported by a gland. This is all kind of wrong!
sgt_woulds Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago For some reason I cannot zoom into the photo. Also, it would be good to have a shot from further back showing the whole installation.
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