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Electrical and TV coaxial chased into wall

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.01 PM

I have recently had an electrician create two new sockets and two new tv points. The cables run down from the loft into the upstairs bedroom and in the same vertical line to the downstairs front room. He has chased the wall and run these cables together in a single line, they are not in any type of conduit. I gather there are maximum depths for chasing but these cables are so close to the surface I cannot see how a plasterer would be able to cover them. Also is it ok to run tv coaxial in the same chase as electrical wiring?

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4 Answers

CSM

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Hassocks
You would normally expect some kind of capping over the cable to stop the plasterer from catching it when making good. The 230v supply should also be rcd protected
Answered17 April 2019
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Anonymous user

Should be at a depth to allow for a capping and a few mm of finish plaster. Sounds like he’s taken easy route and just removed old plaster rather than chased into the existing brick or block to get the depth. Best to run separately but not going to be a major issue
Answered18 April 2019
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Anonymous user

cables should be horizontally or vertically inline with an accessory good practise is to install a capping over the cables or install within a conduit also coax should not be in the same conduit/capping and should not be run in the same holes through walls and joists personally i would run 2 chases using my chasing tool which collects most of the dust and use conduit that can be easily rewired or added to
Answered18 April 2019
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Beechall Electrical Services Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Loughton
The cables should be separated one is low voltage (230v) and the other is extra low voltage (<50v) this can be done by running in two strips of oval trunking. The trunking should be at a depth of least 10mm. The sockets should be protected by a RCD or a RCBO the later providing greater protection.
Answered24 April 2019
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