Friend just had a lean to conservatory installed. The contractor has
installed a couple of socket outlets and wall lights in the conservatory.

The new wiring to the sockets and lights has come from upstairs, down the
inside of the cavity wall.  Wall light wiring has terminated on the wall
inside the conservatory for the lights.

For the sockets outlets, the wiring has continued from the house cavity wall
into the inside of the cavity of the dwarf wall to socket outlets inside the
conservatory.

Question - does running electrical wiring inside the cavity wall contravene
any regulation (example IEE)??

Regards in advance.

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"Thomas Sharrocks"  wrote in message
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> Friend just had a lean to conservatory installed. The contractor has
> installed a couple of socket outlets and wall lights in the conservatory.
>
> The new wiring to the sockets and lights has come from upstairs, down the
> inside of the cavity wall.  Wall light wiring has terminated on the wall
> inside the conservatory for the lights.
>
> For the sockets outlets, the wiring has continued from the house cavity
wall
> into the inside of the cavity of the dwarf wall to socket outlets inside
the
> conservatory.
>
> Question - does running electrical wiring inside the cavity wall
contravene
> any regulation (example IEE)??
>
> Regards in advance.
>
>

No.  Not at all.  Unless the cable used is something not meant for house
wiring.

"Thomas Sharrocks"  wrote in message 
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> Friend just had a lean to conservatory installed. The contractor has
> installed a couple of socket outlets and wall lights in the conservatory.
>
> The new wiring to the sockets and lights has come from upstairs, down the
> inside of the cavity wall.  Wall light wiring has terminated on the wall
> inside the conservatory for the lights.
>
> For the sockets outlets, the wiring has continued from the house cavity 
> wall
> into the inside of the cavity of the dwarf wall to socket outlets inside 
> the
> conservatory.
>
> Question - does running electrical wiring inside the cavity wall 
> contravene
> any regulation (example IEE)??
>
> Regards in advance.


I'd be more concerned about more than one socket with additional lights 
coming from a spur
should be a ring IMO
--
Vass

Do not be silly Vass. Regs allow for this as the spur is fused at 13 amps 
and cannot be overloaded without blowing the fuse


                       ............................Leslie


"Vass"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Thomas Sharrocks"  wrote in message 
> news:429e2605$0$1703$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
>> Friend just had a lean to conservatory installed. The contractor has
>> installed a couple of socket outlets and wall lights in the conservatory.
>>
>> The new wiring to the sockets and lights has come from upstairs, down the
>> inside of the cavity wall.  Wall light wiring has terminated on the wall
>> inside the conservatory for the lights.
>>
>> For the sockets outlets, the wiring has continued from the house cavity 
>> wall
>> into the inside of the cavity of the dwarf wall to socket outlets inside 
>> the
>> conservatory.
>>
>> Question - does running electrical wiring inside the cavity wall 
>> contravene
>> any regulation (example IEE)??
>>
>> Regards in advance.
>
> I'd be more concerned about more than one socket with additional lights 
> coming from a spur
> should be a ring IMO
> --
> Vass
> 

In article ,
	"Leslie"  writes:

> Do not be silly Vass. Regs allow for this as the spur is fused at 13 amps 
> and cannot be overloaded without blowing the fuse


Original poster did not say if spur was fused.

Whilst routing cable in a cavity wall isn't a problem
(although need to watch out for effects of thermal
insulation now or in the future), there were a number
of other potential problems but insufficient detail.
e.g. I couldn't tell if the lighting was a separate
circuit, and if not, if it has further fusing or is
only protected by the 30A ring circuit protection.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

Gents,

Just to clarify, there are two spurs (one for each socket), and the wall
lights are extended from upstairs ring. Apologies for generalisation.
Regards,
Tom

"Vass"  wrote in message
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>
> "Thomas Sharrocks"  wrote in message
> news:429e2605$0$1703$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
> > Friend just had a lean to conservatory installed. The contractor has
> > installed a couple of socket outlets and wall lights in the
conservatory.
> >
> > The new wiring to the sockets and lights has come from upstairs, down
the
> > inside of the cavity wall.  Wall light wiring has terminated on the wall
> > inside the conservatory for the lights.
> >
> > For the sockets outlets, the wiring has continued from the house cavity
> > wall
> > into the inside of the cavity of the dwarf wall to socket outlets inside
> > the
> > conservatory.
> >
> > Question - does running electrical wiring inside the cavity wall
> > contravene
> > any regulation (example IEE)??
> >
> > Regards in advance.
>
> I'd be more concerned about more than one socket with additional lights
> coming from a spur
> should be a ring IMO
> --
> Vass
>
>

"Andrew Gabriel"  wrote in message 
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> In article ,
> "Leslie"  writes:
>> Do not be silly Vass. Regs allow for this as the spur is fused at 13 amps
>> and cannot be overloaded without blowing the fuse
>
> Original poster did not say if spur was fused.


Unless I missing some of the OPs message he never even used the word spur.


> Whilst routing cable in a cavity wall isn't a problem
> (although need to watch out for effects of thermal
> insulation now or in the future), there were a number
> of other potential problems but insufficient detail.
> e.g. I couldn't tell if the lighting was a separate
> circuit, and if not, if it has further fusing or is
> only protected by the 30A ring circuit protection.


Won't part P cover this ;-)

Adam

sorry to rop post,but personally hate reading same message 30 times...

wiring within cavities doesnt contravene wiring regulations as such 
providing there is nio cavity wall insulation as previously stated,but most 
certainly contravenes building regulations.
"Tom Sharrocks"  wrote in message 
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> Gents,
>
> Just to clarify, there are two spurs (one for each socket), and the wall
> lights are extended from upstairs ring. Apologies for generalisation.
> Regards,
> Tom
>
> "Vass"  wrote in message
> news:u-qdnXqInoptbAPfRVnytQ@eclipse.net.uk...
>>
>> "Thomas Sharrocks"  wrote in message
>> news:429e2605$0$1703$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
>> > Friend just had a lean to conservatory installed. The contractor has
>> > installed a couple of socket outlets and wall lights in the
> conservatory.
>> >
>> > The new wiring to the sockets and lights has come from upstairs, down
> the
>> > inside of the cavity wall.  Wall light wiring has terminated on the 
>> > wall
>> > inside the conservatory for the lights.
>> >
>> > For the sockets outlets, the wiring has continued from the house cavity
>> > wall
>> > into the inside of the cavity of the dwarf wall to socket outlets 
>> > inside
>> > the
>> > conservatory.
>> >
>> > Question - does running electrical wiring inside the cavity wall
>> > contravene
>> > any regulation (example IEE)??
>> >
>> > Regards in advance.
>>
>> I'd be more concerned about more than one socket with additional lights
>> coming from a spur
>> should be a ring IMO
>> --
>> Vass
>>
>>
>
> 

sim.mich wrote:

> sorry to rop post,but personally hate reading same message 30 times...


So snip.

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