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  1. K

    PVC conduit cutters

    Anyone use them? Which are best?
  2. I

    PVC or Galv 20mm Conduit

    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...
  3. L

    Use milk bottle carton for conduit for PVC cable?

    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...
  4. K

    Church Installation PVC? SWA? MICC? Mixed answers.

    Hi there i have a job to rewire part of a church and the original is wired in pvc just wanted to no what the trend is? thanks kinger.
  5. L

    PVC trunking behind cooker??

    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.
  6. W

    Do my PVC sockets really need re-wiring?

    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...
  7. A

    Calculating the voltage drop across a PVC insulated cable- 35mm copper conductor

    I am adding a new Air handler panel to a building and its load is 5421KVA. How do I go about getting the the start up current when the phase voltage is 240V? On obtaining the Start up current, now how do I calculate the voltage drop when the cable that I am thinking about using is the 35mm sq...
  8. L

    pvc cable used outside

    Hi all, I'm installing some external security lighting and wondered if general purpose pvc cable clipped to the wall is ok and will withstand the elements? Or whether I should be using something else. Regards.
  9. L

    PVC capping and oval tube problems

    Has anybody else had any problems installing PVC oval tube or capping? I did a small kitchen rewire a while ago and used PVC oval tubing, the problem I had was basically the 2.5mm would not fit through it, it just kept getting stuck and I was using the correct size! Then this week I'm doing a...
  10. Amp David

    PVC Conduit cutter recommendations

    Looking to buy a pair of cutters for PVC conduit and would like to hear what others have/are using themselves. Don't want to shell out cash for something that useless.
  11. S

    top hat pvc capping

    Hi working on a new village hall that was going to be plaster bord but now they have decided to use traditional cement render and plaster Ok so do I chase out the whole width of the top hat capping at 13mm deep ad press it all in to the wall over the cables before plastering and do I go...
  12. V

    PVC cable channel

    Hi Can anyone please tell me the best way to fix down PVC cable channel to breeze block. Thanks Chris
  13. E

    2 Inch PVC Conduits bending

    What is the Approved way to bend PVC Conduits of size 2 inch and more for any angle? lower than 2 Inch conduits can be bent with a spring.
  14. R

    PVC or XLPE cable

    Morning all Is there a way to tell whether a cable is standard PVC or XLPE?? All that is stamped on the cable is "BICC Group 1981 600/1000V Electric Cable" Its a 50mm 4 core SWA cable, looking at current carrying tables, it seems there is a big difference between the two types of cable...
  15. P

    PVC channel

    Hi could you please tell me what type and length of nails I should use to nail pvc channel or capping to brickwork
  16. C

    rules for pvc trunking

    loacl housing group are re-wiring 40+ homes around near me i was asked why thay are using pvc trunking for all circuits .. i remember in the late 80s doing houses with trunking but that was just lighting drops only .. what are the rules for pvc trunking in a house just seems lazy not to chase...
  17. H

    stranded ally earths in old pvc twin and earth

    A property is was looking at needs rewiring but as usual the client wants minimal amount of work needed just to bring the instalation up to current regs the lighting, bonding, defenatley need to be replaced but the sockets do have double insulated twin and earth but with stranded ally cpc not...
  18. C

    Alumnium pvc cables

    Hi, Just done a periodioc test on a 1960's house.On the ring main it was part alumnium cables (not tinned copper) and part old 3 wire stranded cable, also the lighting was the same. Got the nic manual but cannot find any reference to alumnium cable ? Is it safe ? the regs as far as I can see...
  19. L

    !7th & PVC conduit

    H Chaps, Can anyone tell me if the new regs require RCD protection for PVC conduit run to metal clad 20a DP switch? and also to a lighting circiut where the wiring is in minitrunking? old dog learning new tricks (of the trade) L
  20. K

    Surface Rewires using PVC Mini Trunking

    Fidge/freezer labeled,cooker labeled, both radial,cable where abouts known,Dont want nuisance tripping,do I really need to use rcbo's or?:confused:

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