Spent a good hour tonight fighting crappy 38x25mm trunking - surely it can't all be this badly made?!
My fault for getting it from Screwfix so that it came in 2m lengths, I guess. (Tower brand).
I've not had issues with their smaller trunking before, but this stuff was a nightmare. Felt fairly sturdy initially, but once the lid was peeled off, it curled up because it was so thin. Then when the trunking was on the wall, I spent a good 45 minutes trying to get the damn lid back on - one side would go, but the other simply would not.
Didn't help that the slightest tap with a hammer cracked the plastic either - argggghhh.
I assume there's not some skill to putting the lid on trunking that I've missed out on in my training that is only imparted to those considered worthy?
What brands are worth getting for the larger trunking, and what else should I be avoiding in future?
Since I used dline trunking clips, I might end up leaving this install lidless as 'plastic cable tray' and start a new fashion!
My fault for getting it from Screwfix so that it came in 2m lengths, I guess. (Tower brand).
I've not had issues with their smaller trunking before, but this stuff was a nightmare. Felt fairly sturdy initially, but once the lid was peeled off, it curled up because it was so thin. Then when the trunking was on the wall, I spent a good 45 minutes trying to get the damn lid back on - one side would go, but the other simply would not.
Didn't help that the slightest tap with a hammer cracked the plastic either - argggghhh.
I assume there's not some skill to putting the lid on trunking that I've missed out on in my training that is only imparted to those considered worthy?
What brands are worth getting for the larger trunking, and what else should I be avoiding in future?
Since I used dline trunking clips, I might end up leaving this install lidless as 'plastic cable tray' and start a new fashion!
