Conduit ideas.

[gerry.slater65@]

Hello all.
Doing a favour for a mate. He wants an "industrial" look his new wiring. He wants metal conduit and chunky surface fittings on bare brick walls.
I can't remember the last time that I installed metal conduit.
I haven't got a bender and no taps and die's.
He doesn't mind if it all goes at right angles from box to box.
Is there an easier way or product that I can use without threading everything?
I would appreciate any ideas or advice on this.
As it is a favour, I would like to get it done as quicky as is possible.

Many thanks in advance.

Gerry

 

[Stonsey]

I agree that aesthetically it needs one on the ceiling before it drops down to the spur, it's all threaded in tight and fixed through the bezer boxes. Flanged couplers were used and the lead washer compressed. I did try and move it when installed and everything was solid so didn't put in saddles.

 

[ashrow]

Question is how many would you put on that pipe run?

6 or 7

 

[MDJ]

I agree that aesthetically it needs one on the ceiling before it drops down to the spur, it's all threaded in tight and fixed through the bezer boxes. Flanged couplers were used and the lead washer compressed. I did try and move it when installed and everything was solid so didn't put in saddles.

Hey Stonsey I'm actually just having some fun with you, the actual conduit looks very very neat and professional, however to be perfect I recon 5-6 saddles are needed, 3-4 on the ceiling and one either side of the bubble set, JMO, can't comment in a negative way about the actual pipe though, as mentioned very nice, I wish we had a thumbs up smillie.

 

[Phillcbr400]

If you want a proper job done you're going to have to folk out for the tools. If its a one off I would just hire. And bends will always look nicer then boxes. The good thing about conduit work is you can stand back and see all your nice and tidy work. Sounds like a good idea to me what your mate wants. Gets pics up after!

 

[Stonsey]

Question is how many would you put on that pipe run?

6 or 7

Aesthetically I should have put some in but fixing distance is 1.75m and the longest straight run was 1m before a bend.

 

[Stonsey]

I agree that aesthetically it needs one on the ceiling before it drops down to the spur, it's all threaded in tight and fixed through the bezer boxes. Flanged couplers were used and the lead washer compressed. I did try and move it when installed and everything was solid so didn't put in saddles.

Hey Stonsey I'm actually just having some fun with you, the actual conduit looks very very neat and professional, however to be perfect I recon 5-6 saddles are needed, 3-4 on the ceiling and one either side of the bubble set, JMO, can't comment in a negative way about the actual pipe though, as mentioned very nice, I wish we had a thumbs up smillie.

Cheers dude, we can't all be perfect and hindsight is a fantastic thing!! I do enjoy working with it, a great sense of job satisfaction when you've measured it, cut it, bent it and it fits afterwards. I had never worked with the stuff except in college on my apprenticeship up untill a few years ago and still only do a handful of installs a year.

 

[MDJ]

Cheers dude, we can't all be perfect

Very True Fella, your right there, I'm far from it..

 

[ayjay]

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"I haven't got a bender and no taps and die's." why would you want taps?



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[Engineer54]

Serious note...
There was a thread free, totally earth continuous, push fit, secured with grub screws, metal conduit system mentioned on here once.
Haven't a clue where though.

The push fit and grub screw and also the knock on fixtures all comply
I love working with/on conduit when price/client allows (it is like MICC a skill needed to be learnt)

I've been given samples of these types of conduit fittings over the years and i can tell you now, they were not fit for purpose. Pipes wobbled around in the fittings, and i certainly wouldn't ever rely on a grub screw for CPC continuity purposes!! By the way, the fittings are a lot more expensive than the standard screw type fittings... The only time i've allowed the use of any of these fittings, was to get over a cut off damaged section of conduit... Even then i wanted a couple of spot welds on the pipe to fitting connections!!

Crap is the best i can say for a system that uses these fittings throughout. One metallic conduit system i WOULD run a separate CPC through....lol!!

 

[imago]

I'd either do it yourself with Galv, take your time and enjoy the practice. Or, as suggested get someone in to do the tube and you wire it up.

Either way you can make it work to your advantage by making it look good. Take loads of pictures of the finished article and then market it with fliers/web site targeted to areas whith similar buildings. You'll be surprised how much work 'something different' can generate when it's in front of people.

 

[urbangee]

Really? Give it a few months and the paint will flake. A poor idea.

 

[rmc86uk]

Conlok! Also the biggest pile of **** you will ever install!

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[gerry.slater65@]

origional post ---

"I haven't got a bender and no taps and die's." why would you want taps?



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To turn the water on. And thanks.

 

[SLSpark]

CEF hire out hydraulic crimping tool does right upto 125mm+