On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 19:11:38 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
I don't think we're allowed to do that in the UK. Even in the 60s my dad ran the cable in a metal pipe so it didn't get bitten by animals or be too exposed to rain adn snow and of course the sun.
Corse you are, that’s how the electrical stuff like lawnmowers,
hedge clippers, strimmers etc are powered, stupid.
And you certainly arent allowed to power the entire house
from the builder's temporary supply here. I did that anyway.
With the extension cord from the wooden pole that the
meter box with the power sockets inside was on, to the
eaves of the house. With a knot in that cord to keep it
from falling down. The plastic was a bit melted inside the
knot when the electricity supply operation eventually wagged
a finger and made me get the house connected properly.
That extension cord had a jesus adapter that powered
the entire house, including the big wall oven and grill,
electric storage hot water, everything. All you had to
do was be a bit careful to not turn it all on at once.
Even if you managed to do that it would just take out
the fuse in the builders temporary supply meter box.
We do have galahs which can get a bit like that
but its never happened and there is bugger all of
that cable that is where they can get at it anyway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galah
I don’t bother, trivial to replace it if it eventually decays.
Don’t expect it ever will need replacing. She's not going to live forever.
On Thursday, 24 November 2016 20:25:12 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
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No it's not stupid.
Who runs their extention cable along the top of a fence to mow the lawn and
leaves it there for years.
If yuo;r fixing it to a fence or leaving it outside it should be covered at
least wehn it's not in use.
On Friday, 25 November 2016 15:07:35 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
yes you can do what you want with yuor fence.
No you can't because iut can be shared with next door.
You can own a car that doesn't mean you can do what you like with it.
electrical work in the garden must be fully compliant to BS7671:2008
Not ideal certainly, but the PVC sheath is fairly UV resistant, even
more so if painted. Unlikely to be much risk, especially with RCD
protection.
That failed spreader was certainly a very poor material.
I had some T&E feeding an external light fail, even though it was painted
and fastened up under the soffit, out of direct sunlight. There was
no external evidence I could see, although it was short circuit.
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I don't have an attitude problem.
GB came on here to complain that what looks like a £2.99 Aldi extension strip wore out. So what? Buy another one.
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You are so selfish that your only thought is that I was complaining. I
wasn't. I was warning other people on this NG that there's a potential
problem that could lead to an electric shock or fire, possibly.
There's a clue in the OP that ought to have penetrated your self-centred
brain, where I say: "Just a minor warning:".
And, yes, of course, I've thrown the extension lead away, and next time
I buy one it will be a better make. However cheap the original lead was,
it doesn't excuse it being hazardous.
Why do people need to be warned to throw things away when they fall apart?
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You just show yourself up as an idiot when you ask inane questions.
Clearly, the answer to your stupid question is that the damage may not
be immediately apparent.
On 26/11/2016 22:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
You missed out a key word in order to make a daft point. I said
immediately apparent.
In my case, only the side of the extension lead facing the sun was
brittle. Since I normally only saw it from the other side, the first I
knew of the problem was when I picked up the extension lead, the plastic
crumbled away, and my fingers were in direct contact with the
conductors. Fortunately, I had the earths towards the windows, so I was
earthed rather than shocked.
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Oh you poor thing. An electric shock won't kill you, especially with modern namby pamby circuit breakers.
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He'd have to be damn stupid to continue gripping it once he felt it crumble. So zero chance of a sensible person touching the insides.
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