Hi all, just a quick question as coming from forces where its all metal conduit I am coming to a part in my installation that is running in pvc conduit and I am using a 4 way conduit box now my question is these cables are running through box horizontally and vertically so can these cables just...
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Hi all,
this is my first post here.
I have recently moved in a house with a small garden (~6 m x 4 m) and a shed in the corner. The shed has no mains in it but the previous owner drilled a hole in the house wall and passed though it an armored cable which acts as a very long extension cable...
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OK We've done old white PVC red/black cable in my last post.
What's the opinion on the slightly older multi-strand cored cable. PVC insulated, grey, similar looking to modern stuff, but slightly fatter, imperial size I guess. (Red and black obviously). It seems OK.
Let's say it was part of a...
was asked this question the other day :-If cables are run in pvc trunking under fibre glass in a loft would the Reference method change ie from B (trunking on a wall) to possibly A (in a thermally insulated wall)?
if not , what reference method would you go for ?
Existing cables in the loft...
Does anyone think PVC conduit is adequate protection against mice?I have been replacing sections of mouse eaten cable in an old manor house but it appears to be only eaten where bunches of cable go through holes in brick walls,the runs over the joists are OK.Customer wondering about a mouse...
Hi Folks, gas service engineer reported incorrect bonding to gas so customer calls me in to fix. Fixed that no worries. Explain earthing & bonding to customer; they say they've got sinks in every bedroom and ask me to have a look.
Scenario is CU is mechanically poor and needs replacing...
Think I may have used this years ago but not sure....?
Anyone know if there is such a thing please? Probably be needing 4 lengths, few couplers and an angle box
Got to run in a 10mm supply across an external wall but customer wont go for SWA ! Cant go inside either, ummmm.
Next thing is...
Evenin all
Just a bit of an odd ball question here following a discussion i had today.
PVC twin & earth - If it is exposed to moisture or is laying in water over a long period of time, can this have a deteriorating effect on the cable sheath
Many thanks
Anyone know a good way of sealing an an entry to a PVC conduit box to make it water tight?
What I'm wanting to do is use PVC conduit for an outside lighting installation. Where the lights are to go, my intention is to use a short length of flex from the light to a terminal in a T shaped conduix...
Iv just seen a whole flat rewired with surface mounted pvc trunking at coveing and skirting height. they have used no elbow or t joints, no small-to-large connecting pieces, no collars at surface boxes, and no end caps. all joints have been smeared with standard decorators caulk. the end holes...
Hi can anyone tell me if this pvc skirting with built in trunking like shown here 50mm x 170mm Skirting Trunking - (3mts) is acceptable to the 17th regs
i.e permitted zones etc, for use in a domestic kitchen along the length of one wall(at skirting level with no accessories) and then feeding a...
Hi, need some advice on earthing PVC lighting switches. I am doing an assignment (unit 4, 2330) and normally in the past, I connected the earth from the CCU to the first lighting switch, then with a connector block to the second lighting switch (screwed into the wall) then from second switch...
hi there
after a lil advice re overhead supply to an out building. The outbuilding is no more than 1.8 meters from the house surrounded by a tarmaced drive and concrete paving (hence overhead route). Maximum height is 2.6 meters from point to point entry,which i know is below the 3 m minimium...
Ok sure I'm going to be flamed for this but...
I'm using polystyrene sheet to insulate a wall in a room in the eaves...
I have a few PVC power cables that I will have to move (I've read that polystyrene causes the PVC to become brittle)...most of them are for the 2 lights in there but there are...
Ok im on a contract installing kitchens and I was told by a collegue that its fine to put PVC trunking behind the cooker but I have reservations if this against any regs??thought id quickly ask here 1st.
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have had them tested. They have a 1.5mm cpc, insulation resistance on all of them was tested at >200 M ohms. Just not sure how long they have been in. House was built in 1965. As long as there are no problems such as over loading or cables laid near pipes or touching polystyrene, how long can...
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