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Certainly wasn't installed by someone who takes pride in their work that's for sure.
Inside that "hoover pipe" will be a fully armoured mains supply cable that its self is fully weather proof. The fact it has additional sleeving is a step up from just having the cable run up the wall in clips, as this extra sleeving will proect the main cables outer coating from abrasion / UV. This is perfectly ok and you dont need to do anything to it, other then personal preference aesthetic work if you so desire.It was done after the survey. Yes, the hoover pipe looks over sized and sloppy.
I doubt it lol.Inside that "hoover pipe" will be a fully armoured mains supply cable that its self is fully weather proof. The fact it has additional sleeving is a step up from just having the cable run up the wall in clips, as this extra sleeving will proect the main cables outer coating from abrasion / UV. This is perfectly ok and you dont need to do anything to it, other then personal preference aesthetic work if you so desire.
Ok so i should really expand on my situation then so as to clear any concern of miss information.I doubt it lol.
So much miss information in here.
It's likely when the EICR was done they noticed either an issue with the tails or they were undersized and were asked to replace as part of that so it didn't fail the inspection.
The originals may of been ran in the cavity or just not protected and the electrician decided that was a C2 so informed the owner.
This will of been the quickest and cheapest route. Running them inside the property will of required either a boxing that's deeper than 50mm or a chase and metal capping etc so doubtful the owner would have wanted it.
They could have ran armoured like Syla says but would need to glad it in at the meter and I'm going to assume plastic consumer unit, well that's the a !@#£ ache (it's how I would have done it)
Instead they have decided to use some copex and run the tails inside that, is it allowed? Yep.. does it look at mess yep.. is it anything to really worry about beyond looks? Nah not really, apart from the same electrician likely did that EICR you are looking at.
End of the day it looks like a complete bodge. Also they cant even manage to drill a brick without popping half of it off. I wouldn't be accepting it myself.Inside that "hoover pipe" will be a fully armoured mains supply cable that its self is fully weather proof. The fact it has additional sleeving is a step up from just having the cable run up the wall in clips, as this extra sleeving will proect the main cables outer coating from abrasion / UV. This is perfectly ok and you dont need to do anything to it, other then personal preference aesthetic work if you so desire.
This will of been the quickest and cheapest route. Running them inside the property will of required either a boxing that's deeper than 50mm or a chase and metal capping etc so doubtful the owner would have wanted it.
highy doubt it will be armoured be tails if armoured it would be clipped direct to the wall surelyInside that "hoover pipe" will be a fully armoured mains supply cable that its self is fully weather proof. The fact it has additional sleeving is a step up from just having the cable run up the wall in clips, as this extra sleeving will proect the main cables outer coating from abrasion / UV. This is perfectly ok and you dont need to do anything to it, other then personal preference aesthetic work if you so desire.
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Will just be double insulated tails, I think Syla got mixed up with the main incoming cable from the DNO, but that is going into the bottom of the meter cabinet.highy doubt it will be armoured be tails if armoured it would be clipped direct to the wall surely
I'm a electrician by trade, manage a team of 13 electricians now and I fully understand your point of view.
I've seen it all lol.
If I can DIY it at home I still do even though I can get mates rates etc as I'm super picky and always pick faults in the work done.
I'd rather do it myself, learn a new skill and if it isn't 100% perfect at least I haven't paid someone £200 a day to disappoint me.