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Cut off insulation on live wire, fix with insulating tape?

gabbo is coming · 2007-01-08 16:49:15

Hello, I was replacing some old-ish sockets with switched sockets as I reckon they're safer. While screwing in the new socket, I must have caught the live wire behind the screw, and it tore off the insulation on the wire. Switched back on the ECB and it tripped. Anyway, since there isn't much cable left from the wall,…

08-01-2007 4:49pm

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gabbo is coming

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Hello,

I was replacing some old-ish sockets with switched sockets as I reckon they're safer.

While screwing in the new socket, I must have caught the live wire behind the screw, and it tore off the insulation on the wire. Switched back on the ECB and it tripped.

Anyway, since there isn't much cable left from the wall, wrapped the live wire up in insulating tape and finished the job.

Is this a safe, long-term option?

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#2 08-01-2007 6:09pm

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Yep should be fine. no problem in doing this.

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#3 08-01-2007 8:24pm

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Should be fine. But the safest option is to trim it back, but if you've little or no slack then the only other option is to replace the cable :eek:

You can get a shrink wrap insulation which will do a better job than the insulation tape. But personally, if I were in the same situation I'd have used the insulation tape if it was all I had to hand at the time.

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