Back in the days before youtube repairs like this would just have been strip block and tape not always tape either lol,videos like yours really help the diyer do the job properly,thanks for the video
You should use adhesive lined heatshrink. Otherwise moisture will work it's way in. This has to be a maintenance free joint as it will be in an inaccessible location. Or some sort of gel filled crimp connector, but then I guess space is limited. I am not an electrician.
That could have been the expanding foam that destroyed that cable as the normal expanding foam with eat away at the insulation over time, fire rated foam though is fine to use
Effectively yes, but it’s on resistance rather than continuity. So it will show off the scale resistance where there’s no continuity, and something lower when there is some. The video in end screen goes through how I identified the fault. Thanks for watching!
Not just dust, I buy the expensive multi-tool blades. They are OK on softwood, but anything else, they are blunt in no time. Especially with the metal blades on metal.
@@TheDiligentDIYer1759 Thanks for the reply. The comment was a little tong in cheek. I do find in annoying that the Wago 221Compact Series does not have an inline version. would have been great here.
Back in the days before youtube repairs like this would just have been strip block and tape not always tape either lol,videos like yours really help the diyer do the job properly,thanks for the video
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
What I always do is I stagger the connectors or crimps so it does not create that massive bulge on the cable.
That’s a great tip! Thanks for watching!
You should use adhesive lined heatshrink. Otherwise moisture will work it's way in. This has to be a maintenance free joint as it will be in an inaccessible location. Or some sort of gel filled crimp connector, but then I guess space is limited. I am not an electrician.
This is internal, there shouldn’t be any moisture, same as any socket back box. Thanks for watching!
I wonder if a quickwire splitter would be a good solution for this
Yes potentially, they’re just larger, so depends what your situation is. Thanks for watching!
That could have been the expanding foam that destroyed that cable as the normal expanding foam with eat away at the insulation over time, fire rated foam though is fine to use
The foam hadnt affected the cable at all, it was definitely the damp proofing that had done it in this case. Thanks for watching!
Are you testing for continuitty with the multimeter?
Effectively yes, but it’s on resistance rather than continuity. So it will show off the scale resistance where there’s no continuity, and something lower when there is some.
The video in end screen goes through how I identified the fault.
Thanks for watching!
@@TheDiligentDIYer1759 thanks
How much dust did the multi-tool kick up? 😂
Quite a bit haha, but I always have the diy vac handy, so very little actually got into the air. Thanks for watching!
Not just dust, I buy the expensive multi-tool blades. They are OK on softwood, but anything else, they are blunt in no time. Especially with the metal blades on metal.
Step 1: Turn off the power 😉
Absolutely haha, thanks for watching!
No Wagos????
I didn’t have 3 in line wagos i could find haha, so went with the Ideals instead. Thanks for watching!
@@TheDiligentDIYer1759 Thanks for the reply. The comment was a little tong in cheek. I do find in annoying that the Wago 221Compact Series does not have an inline version. would have been great here.