Which conduit ?

Guest569 · Jan 28, 2014

Im pricing some external lighting on several industrial units which are all joined. One long length of conduit will suit although its around 150-200yards long. Nice straightforward run with no bends. Its around 8m high and away from any mechanical damage, my only concern is sun damage over time.

Galvanised conduit would be best but a) its going to add a considerable cost to job and b) its going to take much longer to install.

is white PVC ok , should I install black PVC, or should I risk losing the job pricing for galvy ?

The customer will likely want cheapest.

D Skelton · Feb 7, 2014

This is an external EM lighting circuit wired in NYY-J, ok you can't see the whole length but from what you can see, it isn't sagging at all.

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Brightspark2 · Feb 7, 2014

D Skelton said:
This is an external EM lighting circuit wired in NYY-J, ok you can't see the whole length but from what you can see, it isn't sagging at all.

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Attachment not working my friend...

D Skelton · Feb 7, 2014

I'll repost later with another, on my phone atm

Marvo · Feb 7, 2014

The image may be over the forum size limit. Here's a reduced version.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Which conduit ?

Brightspark2 · Feb 7, 2014

It does look good...

But I want to see 3 points of contact on the step ladders next time ha ha

D Skelton · Feb 7, 2014

I'm taking the photo, I've got NO points of contact with the ladder! Haha

Marvo · Feb 7, 2014

What on earth is going on in the back garden????

D Skelton · Feb 7, 2014

It's a school, those are all the old chairs, tables, boxes, computers and all the other crap they were throwing out during the refurb.

Oh, and a roof! Lol

Marvo · Feb 7, 2014

That's exactly what my first guess would have been

Silly Sausage · Feb 8, 2014

Marvo said:
The image may be over the forum size limit. Here's a reduced version.

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Amateur step ladder useage going on there.
Nice shiny tools he's got as well, no surprise there either, his others must be scattered around the south of England.

D Skelton · Feb 8, 2014

Hahaha! He does lose a fair amount! Try educating these little whippersnappers but they never learn! When I'm done with a tool, it goes back in it's place! I've never lost one yet

Engineer54 · Feb 8, 2014

I don't doubt the cable won't be sagging, with cleats at 8'' spacings!! But then, that's what i would have expected to see, when being installed correctly. lol!!

Silly Sausage · Feb 8, 2014

Got to say, fixings in the mortar...

D Skelton · Feb 8, 2014

If mortar can hold a bloody building up it can sure as hell support a piddly bit of cable!

Silly Sausage · Feb 8, 2014

You must have hard mortar daaan saarf, try that up here and most of them would be enjoying fresh air.
Them fixings would be in the bricks if I was doing it.