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    Maxi trunking running around consumer unit

    Hi all, recently seen a wylex consumer unit install video, they use bush and couplings to connect to the pvc trunking running horizontal on the top on the consumer unit, is this necessary? They also show another option using strain relief grommets (inside the trunking going into the CU) How...
  2. David1977m

    Trunking- to use PVC or Steel.

    Normally I would say PVC for a small office in a house. However, they are in the middle of deciding if the building will become a six-bedroom hostel for people with issues (so there is a possibility the office might get damaged), or if it will be converted into a dental surgery. The risk...
  3. SJD

    Any recomendations for outdoor trunking?

    I need some outside containment for about half a dozen or so unsightly cables run outdoor - a mix of black telephone, black security alarm, red (now faded to orange) fire alarm. These are all existing cables, and need tidying up and supporting properly (currently all tied to disintegrating...
  4. KungFuTurkeyLeg

    Rammed metal trunking

    Hi all After some opinions from a job I did previously. I was installing fibre into the existing trunking, and not touching the electrics. It was a 16 floor council block with 4 risers on each landing. Made up of 2x1 framing and MDF boards with firestop board screwed to the back of them. Rough...
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    Cabling in Trunking advice

    In preparation for an EVSE installation, I am running the supply cable from the main CU, via catenary, to a new CU in my garage. The cable is 6mm twin-core + cpc NYY-J (Tuf Sheath-type), which is not the easiest of cables to bend! I have a length of the cable coming out of a walk-in cupboard...
  6. timhoward

    Small galv trunking?

    Is anyone aware of any galv trunking that is smaller than 50x50. I'm drawing a blank online. I've taken over a job that's used 16mm twin and earth (along with separate 16mm CPC) as a distribution circuit. While I can arrange for most of it to be clipped direct, there's about 4m that is going to...
  7. ziddyGus

    Trunking Factors

    Hi, I am currently doing a level 2 (2365). We have been doing trunking factors and I am not sure about if you need to apply the 45% space regulation to the factor. For example, if I have trunking of 50 mm x 50 mm the trunking factor is 767. I have 1.5 mm solid thermosetting cables that have a...
  8. D

    Eddy currents in metal trunking

    Hi all. I am installing some metal trunking vertically in a meter cupboard to contain all the meter tails for an apartment block. I have 5 sets of tails entering one “row” of meters, and about 300mm further down the trunking I have another 4 sets of tails entering the other row of meters. Due...
  9. T

    Can SWA be run in the same metal trunking as singles?

    I have checked the regs and can't find anything to say this can't be done. Although I'm worried about cable movement in the case of short circuit damaging singles in the trunking
  10. I

    Pre-drilled holes in trunking EICR Code

    Morning, Company had an external contractor coming in to complete an EICR recently. They have gave us the report with a C2 for holes in trunking at high level. For reference, this trunking has been pre-drilled with 20mm holes at set distances on either side. Within this trunking is multiple...
  11. V

    Kitchen Trunking Question Please

    Hi Everyone, Sorry if this is a silly question. I am supporting my mum with some small home renovations, in preparation for a care home. I am trying to do what I can myself to help her with costs. Can I ask if cables that have been run around the ceiling of a kitchen within dated trunking, is...
  12. mak

    UK Do you keep cable slack in the distribution board or hide it in the trunking? And why?

    What’s the easiest and safest way.
  13. MKspark

    IP Rating of trunking in a multi-story carpark?

    Hi, Is there a minimum IP requirement for trunking in a multi-story carpark?
  14. C

    Where is it acceptable to run mini trunking?

    Is it acceptable to run mini trunking as shown in the pic? To my mind it would be safer (and slightly less ugly) to have a drop from each socket and then run it along the top of the skirting. I would be concerned about the trunking coming loose and being more likely to suffer mechanical...
  15. InconspicuousAC

    Anyone have a spare Legrande trunking marker?

    Hi guys, Looking to see if anyone has one of these legrande/Salamandre jig markers lying around. Mine seems to have gone walkabouts. They were free a while back but I’m happy to pay for one if anyone has one spare. Don’t think they do them anymore and I’ve looked everywhere. Thank you
  16. Adam_92

    Any ideas for trunking cutter?

    I’m looking for an alternative for hacksaw for my yt4. I seen a guy on site using some sort of pipe slice, but for trunking never got the chance to ask him. Any ideas? Seen the ratchet cutters but not for this size trunking or should I just stick to the trusty hacksaw
  17. Dartlec

    Screwfix trunking Woes

    Spent a good hour tonight fighting crappy 38x25mm trunking - surely it can't all be this badly made?! My fault for getting it from Screwfix so that it came in 2m lengths, I guess. (Tower brand). I've not had issues with their smaller trunking before, but this stuff was a nightmare. Felt fairly...
  18. T

    Best trunking to use up to a CU?

    Hi, would anyone be able to recommend what kind of trunking i should use from a consumer unit down to floor level as the cables come from under the floor up along the surface of the wall into the back of the consumer, i am currently working on a board change in a domestic where all the cables...
  19. P

    Consumer unit top knockout

    Does the consumer units top knockouts need to have stuffing glands installed even if a 50x50 trunking will cover the holes? Or is it sufficient to use a grommet or grommet strip if a rectangular hole is cut? The stuffing gland will maintain the IP rating but that will be maintained by the...
  20. R

    Tool for 45 and 90 Degree Cuts on PVC Trunking

    I have bought a Mini Mitre Block for some Trunking as the cutters I have are better for Mini Trunking. I’m just looking for something that will allow me to mark the angle before cutting it. I was thinking either a Tri-Square or Trend ANGLEFIX. I then also need some advice on a file to smooth the...

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