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Default cables in walls - horizontal from sockets?



"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:42:33 +0100, Lobster wrote:

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/3383/img5491u.jpg


Wasn't coming from a cooker hood was it? Professional or DIY install?


The original cooker outlet (early '70s professional install) in my house
was diagonal and without steel capping.


Diagonal is bad, steel capping is irrelevant as its only there to stop the
plasterer from damaging the cable.