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  1. D

    UK Are blue through crimps allowed on ring circuit.

    I'm a trainee electrician and I was working with a qualified electrician extending a 32A ring circuit and we were using 2.5mm single conductors (CPC was 2.5mm aswell) going through PVC conduit and then going through steel trucking. And to connect the old ring conductors with the new extended...
    • David345
    • Thread
    • 18th allowed circuit conduit connect connecting crimps illegal legal pvc regs ring ring circuit steel trunking through trunking
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. S

    Went to a job today and noticed a length of metal conduit going across a pathway. The metal conduit is not earthed.

    I just wondered what people’s thoughts were as to weather it should be earthed being an extraneous conductive part? It’s fixed to the concrete floor and if there was a break down in insulation there could be a potential difference. If you do bond it could it be introducing a risk? 1598092922...
    • Si_lee
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    • across ausie elec conduit earthed electrical work going job length metal noticed today
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  3. D

    Flexible Conduit (N.Bundy job)

    Nick Bundy ddoes imo a really neat rcbo board and uses some flexi conduit to get his cables across the garage which imo looks quite neat. But he gets quite a bit of stick in the comments about it... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmzsyYX2ths thoughts
    • Dustydazzler
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    • conduit electrical work flexible job
    • Replies: 115
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. M

    Mixed conduit grounding question

    Hey all, I'm running a few outlets to my basement from the main panel on the first floor. Since it is a garage, sealed 3/4" pvc conduit runs through the concrete into the basement. This connects to a metal junction box and 3/4 emt, with metal junction and outlet boxes the rest of the way...
  5. D

    Conduit coupler with threading on both ends

    Hi I am doing a installation of two outdoor sockets They are going to be positioned next to each other so what I wanted to do was drill through the wall into one of the sockets then take a coupler of some sort connecting both of the outdoor sockets together to then take the cables to the...
  6. M

    Would you fix metal to conduit to an AIB ceiling with red wall plugs

    Guys Has anyone ever installed metallic conduit on an chrysotile and amosite AIB ceiling with red wall plugs. We have had an niceic contractor install metal on the AIB ceiling with red wall plugs outside our flat for a big building company. Now for months they have argued saying it was safe...
  7. V

    flexible conduit adapter

    I have a 1-1/2 in. dia Non Metallic UL Liquid Tight Electrical Conduit with a straight connector. Straight connector is a male fitting [twist], I need to reduce this to a 3/4 inch dia male [slip]. How do i do this? I can't seem to find a fitting?
  8. RutlandFox

    Metal saddles holding plastic conduit...

    So, I have a customer who wants the dodgy wiring in his cellar extending - currently he has a lighting circuit clipped with plastic clips, down to a bulkhead light and a double 13A socket for his freezer.... So I'm quoting him to run off a ring main to the socket, and install another socket and...
  9. cliffed

    Klick roses on conduit end boxes

    Just had a question put to me, cabling T&E On cable tray,lights are connected by klicks. The klicks are mounted onto the tray, cables are looped into 25mm end box,plastic, normal 3 x t&e cables,cable tied into position,does this contravene any reg, like the IP2X ingress protection. Finger...
  10. P

    Conduit tap & die set

    Another general question for folk out there with experience: if buying a tap & die set for metal conduit (20mm / 25mm) are there any to recommend, or any to avoid like the plague?
  11. Bobby34

    UK Outdoor lighting conduit

    Good morning hope everyone is staying safe. I have a question for some of the more experienced sparks, I have a client that wants her outdoor corner light replaced with a PIR and at the same time another light added above the door further along the wall. She has bought an oval bulkhead light...
  12. Z

    Bend pvc conduit

    How would you guys to bend pvc conduit 20mm&25mm with spring to create 3 saddle bend or four saddle bend? Not like a simple 90 degree bends. Is there any formula or tricks or any steps you guys would do? Because I used the app to calculate the distance to bend but end up too close each bend and...
  13. C

    Conduit Compression Glands

    Hi All Where do you guys get your PVC Conduit compression glands from - I.e if you were to wire a pre-wired floodlight? I've seen some installations where you can just push a gland fitting directly into one of the legs of a 2-way/right angled junction boxes but I've not been lucky enough to...
  14. B

    Can anyone recommend any good UV protected conduit for running network cable externally?

    Can anyone recommend any good UV protected conduit for runnign network cable externally? I plan on running around 10 cables (7mm diameter each) from the loft to the 2nd floor and ground floor, but the cables are orange and i'd like to hide them in some pvc black conduit. A lot of the stuff i've...
    • Beefy
    • Thread
    • anyone cable conduit network protected recommend running
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. J

    Bonding steel conduit around plastic switch

    Any recommendations? I have 25mm steel conduit going into 20mm reducers feeding a plastic time guard switch and then returning to steel conduit again on the other side. An earthing nut is too chunky. I think I need those smaller flat brass plates you get on SWA cables. 1588093418 Found them -...
  16. J

    Steel conduit in tight spaces

    I need to run a length of steel conduit. One end it will connect into a standard 25mm BESA box, on the other end, it will go into a sharp elbow. The conduit has to thread through a hole in the floor that is very close to the wall. If I thread the conduit through the hole and then place either...
  17. R

    PVC Conduit Question

    I’m looking to buy some PVC Conduit for some security lights rather than clip the cable. We don’t use it in work. But I know I need 20mm conduit but would I be okay using 20mm inspection elbows? I assume they just fit inside?
  18. W

    Light Or Heavy Gauge PVC Conduit?

    Hi, Which do you guys use? I've bought the light stuff as it's going in a shed where there's not going to be any risk of mechanical impacts. It seems unnecessary to spend extra on the heavy stuff. Is the choice to use heavy gauge purely due to its greater mechanical protection and because...
  19. W

    Tumble Dryer And Plastic Conduit

    Hi, Im putting my girlfriends tumble dryer in the garage. The wiring will be in black pvc conduit, i would like the conduit to run approximately 6-12 inches horizontally above the dryer to a double gang socket to plug it into. My concern is the mutual detrimental influences of the dryer...
  20. J

    Generator inlet conduit

    What kind of wire conduit would you use with a generator inlet? Specifically the reliance controls pb30? Im trying to run it from an inlet port to an outlet port. The four wire Romex or whatever is litterally connected to a 240v l14-30 outlet inside my apartment. So I wanted to put that box on...
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