Any advice on rewires?

[HappyHippyDad]

I have perhaps done 6 rewires now. They are hard work and I wonder if there are ways to make them easier as I have another 2 much larger ones (3 and 4 storey houses) coming up.

I typically take around 2 weeks for a 3 bed house. This is working flat out (by myself) everyday including one or 2 Saturdays and I feel that is a little longer than most of you would take, or is it about right?

I have just bought the metabo mfe40 wall chaser and hopefully that will speed things up. Are there any tips for using chasers? I'm guessing they just make nice neat notches either side of the chase which you then remove with an SDS chisel? Do you always then use oval conduit which you secure to the wall with the oval conduit holders or is there a quicker way?

Cheers all and hope you are having a relaxing Saturday!

Ps.. I'm awaiting the arrival of the triple blade for the metabo, anyone use it yet? Does it actually take out the middle of the chase well?
pps.. What size conduit do you generally use for 1mm, 2.5mm, 6mm, ring etc etc?

 

[Baddegg]

They are in Havant, but I can’t speak for the rest of Portsmouth, the south coast, or indeed, the rest of the UK ??

Not on the island @JBW175 bloody miles apart....

 

[Mike Johnson]

Is that the Island of England or the Freezer food outlet.

 

[JBW175]

Not on the island @JBW175 bloody miles apart....

That’a absolutely disgraceful planning mate, just to rub in, we’ve got Wall Dogs in stock....?

although I still miss going out on Albert & Palmy road, so you win that one. ?

 

[JBW175]

Is that the Island of England or the Freezer food outlet.

I’m pretty sure that he’s on about the isle of Portsea, and not to be confused with those 6 fingered webbed feet people from the IOW.

EDIT, no offence meant for any 6 fingered banjo players from the Isle of Wight that dabble in electrics.

 

[nicebutdim]

Toolstation only exists online in NI.

Aldi can be found across the Irish Sea or south of the border.

Fortunately we do have internet access, so can see all the nice stuff we can't have.

 

[Baddegg]

I’m pretty sure that he’s on about the isle of Portsea, and not to be confused with those 6 fingered webbed feet people from the IOW.

EDIT, no offence meant for any 6 fingered banjo players from the Isle of Wight that dabble in electrics.

The colloquial term for them is caulkheads mate.......don’t ask me why ?‍?

 

[JBW175]

The colloquial term for them is caulkheads mate.......don’t ask me why ?‍?

I never knew this, but I’ve got a couple of mates off the island so will start using it as a term of endearment for them. ?

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Another update to this thread, regarding the longevity of the metabo triple blade.
It's done a further 3 rewires now. The triple blade is removing the chases just as well as when I first started using it. Not entirely sure but I would guess at 5 rewires in total so far over the 1.5 years I've had it.

It is awesome. A standard chase for a socket (approx 2m), takes around 15 - 20 seconds, leaving a perfect chase.

 

[nicebutdim]

Hard to believe it was so long ago that you bought this. Seems like only a few months.

 

[mattg4321]

Anyone know if the triple blade fits the MFE30?

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Anyone know if the triple blade fits the MFE30?

I'm almost certain it doesn't I'm afraid.

 

[nicebutdim]

Both use 125mm blades, with 22.23mm centre.

I've looked into this a few times, but never found a definitive answer..

 

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Another update to this thread, regarding the longevity of the metabo triple blade.
It's done a further 3 rewires now. The triple blade is removing the chases just as well as when I first started using it. Not entirely sure but I would guess at 5 rewires in total so far over the 1.5 years I've had it.

It is awesome. A standard chase for a socket (approx 2m), takes around 15 - 20 seconds, leaving a perfect chase.

How hard are the walls you have been using it on?

 

[HappyHippyDad]

How hard are the walls you have been using it on?

They have all been either red brick or stone. They do have a varying depth of plaster on them though, so you are not just going through the brick or stone at full depth. I set the depth to 20mm, this is perfect for 25mm oval conduit which sits snuggly into it and only needs 2 or 3 screws to keep it secure.

So far it does seem to have gone through anything. If the surface is a bit harder, you just go more slowly.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Both use 125mm blades, with 22.23mm centre.

I've looked into this a few times, but never found a definitive answer..

I was certain I'd read a reply from metabo saying you can't use it on the mfe30, but I may be wrong. Best thing for @mattg4321 to do is to contact metabo to be sure.