25mm Knockout Metal Clad Boxes.

[RDB85]

I’m looking for some metal clad sockets. But I need 25mm knockouts. Does anyone know any surface mounted metal clad sockets that have them? MK do some nice ones but they are only 20mm knockouts.

 

[RDB85]

If the cable is neatly installed then it will look a lot better than a flexible conduit clipped to the wall.

As I say each to their own. The cable will be neat, I just wanted to try using some flexible conduit as I am new to all this. I am only installing it then a qualified spark is connecting it all up and testing it.

 

[Risteard]

I can't think of a single time where I would use 25mm metal tube

Common for fire alarm wiring.

I remember having to get two FP200s down a 20mm conduit when someone forgot to get 25mm, and I can assure you it wasn't much fun.

 

[Megawatt]

If the cable is neatly installed then it will look a lot better than a flexible conduit clipped to the wall.

Dave it’s not flexible conduit it is ridged conduit

 

[RDB85]

Yes it is each to their own to a certain extent, but most of us would look at an installation which appears to be all flexible conduit clipped to a wall and assume it has been done by a DIYer.

Being a trainee earns you a fair amount of slack as far as replies to your posts go, but that is really getting quite close to insulting quite a few people and might make people less inclined to try and help.

I am not trying to insult anyone. It is not my style, words can be misinterpreted. But I am trying to build a portfolio of work, I am trying to show that I have used various cables and have added in some mechanical protection, although not needed, to me it looks better and more pleasing when in place.

Also I have seen this guy who is fully qualified use flexible conduit:

 

[James]

I spent 14 years working for flexicon
There is not a lot I don’t know about flexible conduit
You say each to there own, it’s not something I would consider for a real job.

 

[Megawatt]

I am not trying to insult anyone. It is not my style, words can be misinterpreted. But I am trying to build a portfolio of work, I am trying to show that I have used various cables and have added in some mechanical protection, although not needed, to me it looks better and more pleasing when in place.

Also I have seen this guy who is fully qualified use flexible conduit:

Rob I never said I never use flexible conduit. We run hundreds of feet of steel conduit. Example we have to run 200 feet of pipe to a transformer then I will set a tee, flex in the transformer. We have people that run conduit and it is level and plumb and it’s pretty good looking, even if you have parallel runs I have to say it looks good and if it didn’t they would have to go back and fix it so we can pull wire. Again things are a lot in different than what y’all do. Nothing bad but we just choose to run pipe

 

[RDB85]

Okay so say I sent the flexible conduit back. Would these be okay for fixing the NYY Cable to the fencing and inside the shed?

15.2mm Diameter SWA Cable Cleats

 

[Megawatt]

I spent 14 years working for flexicon
There is not a lot I don’t know about flexible conduit
You say each to there own, it’s not something I would consider for a real job.

James it’s not about knowing a lot about flexible conduit, steel pipe if done right it’s looks

 

[Megawatt]

Okay so say I sent the flexible conduit back. Would these be okay for fixing the NYY Cable to the fencing and inside the shed?

15.2mm Diameter SWA Cable Cleats

RDB what you are saying is right especially attaching to a fence. But you could bury it if it’s cable approved for direct burying

 

[Megawatt]

RDB what you are saying is right especially attaching to a fence. But you could bury it if it’s cable approved for direct burying

I have attached conduit to a fence and it looked like crap so we got our trencher and run it under ground we like y’all take pride in our work

 

[RDB85]

RDB what you are saying is right especially attaching to a fence. But you could bury it if it’s cable approved for direct burying

Not sure if those clips would be okay that is all.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Black Flexible plastic conduit seems the buzz product with YouTuber electricians.
I must admit it does look better than mini trunking.

 

[RDB85]

Black Flexible plastic conduit seems the buzz product with YouTuber electricians.
I must admit it does look better than mini trunking.

I believe YouTube electricians are not too popular on here. I think it looks nice as I say.

 

[Andy78]

I'm not a fan of the plastic flexi pipe idea. I think it looks a bit of a lash up in that video.

If you're building a portfolio of work then non-combustible cable support for systems would be a good idea. Not sure if that gets addressed in the video as I've only skimmed it.

 

[Megawatt]

Yes it is each to their own to a certain extent, but most of us would look at an installation which appears to be all flexible conduit clipped to a wall and assume it has been done by a DIYer.

Being a trainee earns you a fair amount of slack as far as replies to your posts go, but that is really getting quite close to insulting quite a few people and might make people less inclined to try and help.

I believe YouTube electricians are not too popular on here. I think it looks nice as I say.

First of all I’m not a DIY I’m a master Electrician and have been since 2001 and I am in no kind of way trying to insult anybody we are just talking about the way UK and the USA do things I am not insulting nobody and y’all obviously are great at what y’all do.