🙌🏻We’ve made it people! It’s Friday! What better way to celebrate than by checking out one of our latest finds😉
📸This weeks’ edition was discovered by Guardian’s fixed inspector, Wayne Didcote, who took the following pictures of SY-type flexible cables, which were installed externally in an area subject to significant atmospheric chemical contamination!
📜SY cable is not specifically recognised within BS 7671 as a standard wiring system for fixed general electrical installations. However, where used, the wiring system must still be suitable for the installation method, external influences and environmental conditions present. (Regulation 512.2, 522.1.1).
⚠️As can be seen, the installation is exposed to moisture, UV exposure and corrosive chemical contamination. The cable construction has clearly deteriorated under these environmental conditions and is no longer suitable for continued service.
🤦🏻♂️The outer insulation/sheath has perished, the steel wire braid is heavily corroded, and internal copper conductors are exposed to the elements. This presents a risk of electric shock, fault current, short-circuit and fire🔥
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