Is it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get pulled out of the elec fittings?
photo at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6809881&type=3

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2:36:29 PM UTC, George Miles wrote:
Is it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get pulled out of the elec fittings?
photo at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6809881&type=3

or need i put a batten there?

George Miles wrote:

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2:36:29 PM UTC, George Miles wrote: Is
it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a
gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get
pulled out of the elec fittings? photo at
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...t=a.1270117798
81.127464.666809881&type=3

or need i put a batten there?

I think it'd be fine just clipped to the rafters, but perhaps someone
who actually knows the regs will come by and let you know more reliably
soon.



--

Roger Hayter

I do know one thing thanks to the law of Mr Sod, if you do not allow a bit
of extra on a run, something will come along and mean the whole run will
need to be done again when the thing is just a little too short when an end
breaks off or needs to be moved.

Brian

--
----- -
This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from...
The Sofa of Brian Gaff...

Blind user, so no pictures please!
"Roger Hayter" wrote in message
...
George Miles wrote:

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2:36:29 PM UTC, George Miles wrote: Is
it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a
gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get
pulled out of the elec fittings? photo at
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...t=a.1270117798
81.127464.666809881&type=3

or need i put a batten there?

I think it'd be fine just clipped to the rafters, but perhaps someone
who actually knows the regs will come by and let you know more reliably
soon.



--

Roger Hayter

What to do with the excess length?
Loop it back on itself for a foot?
But we're not supposed to bend the cable too sharply.
Or leave a bit of slack between the rafters?
[g]

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 4:18:00 PM UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
I do know one thing thanks to the law of Mr Sod, if you do not allow a bit
of extra on a run, something will come along and mean the whole run will
need to be done again when the thing is just a little too short when an end
breaks off or needs to be moved.

Brian

-

I do know one thing thanks to the law of Mr Sod, if you do not
allow a
bit of extra on a run, something will come along and mean the
whole run
will need to be done again when the thing is just a little too
short

What to do with the excess length?

You "lose" it along the run, any changes in direction are lazy and go
wider than they need to but still remain neat. You have a generous 6"
of striped cable(*) in the box behind any accessory, you have used 35
mm deep boxes haven't you?

(*) Well for sizes up to 4 mm^2.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 13/01/18 16:05, Roger Hayter wrote:
George Miles wrote:

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2:36:29 PM UTC, George Miles wrote: Is
it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a
gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get
pulled out of the elec fittings? photo at
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...t=a.1270117798
81.127464.666809881&type=3

or need i put a batten there?

I think it'd be fine just clipped to the rafters, but perhaps someone
who actually knows the regs will come by and let you know more reliably
soon.





Clipped is nicest - but in reality (and I'm sure Adam will have
something say) it's usually just dropped on the ceiling or draped over -
400mm ish spacings will not hurt the cable, though it's not the nicest.

(OP)
If the rafters are devoid of ceiling below (totally open) you could push
some trunking over the rafters and sling the cable in that, or if you're
actually wiring it, push it through some conduit and just clip the
conduit at each end - that will be a first class way to do the job.

Me: I have screwed a bit of 2x1" across the top and sat/clipped the
cable to that.

On Saturday, 13 January 2018 14:36:29 UTC, George Miles wrote:

Is it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get pulled out of the elec fittings?
photo at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6809881&type=3

no problem at all


NT

On 13/01/2018 14:36, George Miles wrote:

Is it OK for an electric cable to pass through the air between rafters in a gap where people couldnt get and clipped at each end so it couldnt get pulled out of the elec fittings?
photo at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6809881&type=3


Yup, that's fine. Its out of harms way, and supported at regular intervals.


--
Cheers,

John.

/================================================== ===============\
| Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk |
\================================================= ================/