15.06.2010
Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This Question of the Month, concerning wiring in attics, is answered by ETCI:
Question:
Is there some change in requirements for wiring in attics?
Answer:
Not really, wiring anywhere requires the use of common sense and the protection of cables and equipment. However, in recent years the conversion of attics into habitable rooms by laying floors, etc by unqualified and incompetent people has introduced a new hazard. In the past contactors frequently just laid cables over joists in attics without the expectation that these rooms might be floored. Laying flooring panels over joists and sandwiching or trapping cables between the panels and the joints can cause damage to the cables resulting in a breakdown in insulation and possible fires etc. This danger in now being highlighted.
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Related contacts
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Electro-Technical Council of Ireland Ltd,
ETCI Offices, Unit H12,
Centrepoint Business Park,
Oak Road, Dublin 12, Ireland
Telephone: 01-4290088
Fax: 01-4290090 |
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Source: ETCI FAQ |
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