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Can electrical wires run in the same channel as the plumbers pipes?

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.23 PM

Hi. We are currently doing up a house - complete refurb. Brother is an electrician so he took a week off work unpaid to sort out channels in the walls for all of the wiring/sockets etc. The following week, we weren't there but the plumber guy came and used those exact channels to put his pipes in. I thought water and electricity don't mix! Should the plumber not have cut out his own channels for pipes?

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6 Answers

Anonymous user

Yes make the plumber move his work. Cables and pipes should not be in same chase
Answered10 June 2019
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Eugen Istrati T&E Constructions

Rating: 5 out of 5
Dagenham
You should not run cables and pipework in the same channel!
Answered10 June 2019
1

WES Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5
Ashford, Kent
Good evening, it is bad practice to run in the same channel as the pipe work. The plumber should have not carried out this task. All circuits should now be protected by RCBO’s therefore the risk is low. The cabling should be installed within flexible containment for additional protection from heated pipes.
Answered10 June 2019
1

C&S Electrical (NW) LTD

Rating: 5 out of 5
Manchester
Hi, Yes the plumber shouldn't have used the electrician's chases, very bad practice.
Answered11 June 2019
0

M J Electrics

Rating: 5 out of 5
Stockton On Tees
all the above answers are correct
Answered11 June 2019
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