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    5 core SWA 120mm pvc cable

    Hello all So Im doing the groundwork to install a electrical kiosk and lay 250m approx. of cable to live up an off grid property. I am not an electrician i am only doing the hole digging and slab making for the kiosk - I will not be wiring anything in - not my thing :) a qualified company...
  2. Michael J

    PVC mini trunking cutters, your thoughts, are they any good@

    Hi All Saw some of these cutters advertised on the TLC site. Anybody tried them? Thanks in advance
  3. I

    No earth in single pvc pvc neutral

    I've been working in Birmingham for a couple of weeks and I am coming across a single neutral cable from the cu to each light point then the line is also a single cable with a earth to each switch then to the lights it must be from the 60s .It does seem to be the norm . My problem is that...
  4. P

    20mm pvc box with side knockouts.

    does anybody if you can buy a 32mm pvc box with 20mm knockouts on the the side the ones that you fit 20mm conduit into.
  5. BeardyJaws

    EP Bonding Copper pvc copper

    Hi, a little clarity required please. I’ve recently been to a property to make an emergency repair to a broken cable ( they drilled through it). I’ve patched the cable for the moment but while I was looking at the bonding I found the CH pipes bonded next to the incomer but not the incomer...
  6. N

    Steel Channelling vs PVC Channelling

    Sorry if this has been asked before, can't find it. Which one do you prefer using and why?
  7. J

    PVC cable and sand and cement

    Afternoon I might be taking over a job where the previous sparks is not avaliable to finish off 1st fix when the builder needs it...usual rubbish He had 1st fixed the ground floor- but chased into the block work and clipped cables- no capping or oval- although it is chased in below the surface...
  8. mattg4321

    Black PVC twin (and earth) cable

    Has anyone come across black PVC twin lighting cable before? Working in a house, probably late 50's/early 60's yesterday and found all the lighting wired in black twin PVC cable. No cpc, solid tinned copper core. I immediately assumed rubber when I saw it but it didn't feel like rubber at all...
  9. J

    32mm Black PVC Conduit & Terminal Boxes Stockist West Midlands.

    Hi All Firstly, Wishing you everyone a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year. Can someone please advise me where I can purchase 32mm Black PVC conduit, saddles/clips and round terminal boxes, with rubber gaskets, as opposed to rectangular/square terminal boxes, ideally in the Birmingham/West...
  10. O

    Ideally I need some 2G white surface boxes in PVC with 20mm knockouts

    OK. Ideally I need some 2G white surface boxes in PVC with 20mm knockouts on both sides ....... Centaur do some with a 20mm knock out on 1 side Other manufacturers seem to do them on the top and / or bottom Any suggestions chaps & chapesses Thanks
  11. H

    Best way to bend 25mm PVC conduit?

    From time to time, I have a need to put a fairly gentle bend into 25mm PVC conduit. Past attempts to do this using nothing but a bending spring (originally bought for 22mm copper pipe) were not successful. I found that I could do the job if I warmed up the conduit with a heat gun, but have never...
  12. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Ran out of PVC conduit fittings

  13. sham

    PVC conduit bending tool

    Is there such a thing as a pvc conduit bender. I thought they would be a simpler way than just bending it with the knee, plus it is frustratung having Pull out my knee pad to do it.
  14. Pete999

    Pete's Videos PVC Conduit Master Class

  15. jaydub

    Advantages/disadvantages/reasons to use PVC singles

    What are the reasons for using PVC singles in say a commercial installation such as a workshop that would use metal trunking/conduit as the containment, why not use twin and earth? All I've got so far is, 'because that's just what you do', but I'm not sure that's an adequate answer! Cheers
  16. H

    NVQ portfolio help - flat profile pvc cable

    I'm completing my NVQ portfolio and there's just one task I'm stuck on (so far) Was hoping someone may be able to help. 1) I need an example of an installation or use for pvc/pvc FLAT profile cable that I can write about. Ive done commercial work mainly so something that ties into that kind...
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    • cable course electrical nvq nvq portfolio profile pvc training
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  17. S

    PVC conduit into metal clad consumer unit

    I'm assuming this is a no no now under amendment 3 unless the consumer unit is in an outbuilding etc?
    • SSE
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    • conduit consumer consumer unit metal metal clad pvc unit
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. D

    LSZH vs PVC

    Hi everyone. Quick question. In which situations would you use LSZH cables over PVC? Fire alarm systems being obvious but any other reasons/regulations of when/where to use? Thanks
  19. L

    Singles in PVC conduit, all insulated accessories, do you need a CPC??

    Only reason I can see is if accessories might be changed to those with metallic enclosures in the future and then you'd need to pull a CPC in which would be a big hassle? No sockets, just lights which are supplied with 2 core flex, Ansell 50w led floods.....linked by PVC conduit, fully enclosed...
    • Lazlo
    • Thread
    • accessories conduit cpc fully insulated metal pvc singles
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. L

    PVC conduit ends on Metal CU??

    Hi All Is this allowed under amendment 3? Yes its a conduit female end into the side of the CU with T&E coming out into the trunking. No it is NOT my work!
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