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

 

[gerry.slater65@]

Will the conduit be the earth though? he may need it threaded and done properly, time to buy a bender and some stocks and dies.

No and not cost effective for him or me.

 

[Silly Sausage]

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.

 

[danf1966]

conduit acting as cpc or not , still must have continuity to earth.

 

[ashrow]

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)

 

[Guest55]

CEF will hire you the tools. love metal conduit jobs

interesting...
do you know if they hire out crimp sets for 95 / 120 lugs ?
need a set for next weekend

 

[danf1966]

my local one does, hopefully yours does too

 

[Stonsey]

Stainless pipe would look even better, will cost a bomb though!

This is the last bit of conduit I did...

 

[ashrow]

stonsey, looks good but why install the conduit looking at the rest of the install

 

[Jimsparky]

I did this in my mates big modern apartment, all brick internal walls. Galv conduit and MK metal clad accessories ! Looked awesome

 

[Stonsey]

Clients specifications, a national company that signals trains and does track work and wears orange.

Even as all existing install is quite often to a poor standard any new must be in steel conduit and metal accessories. A complete waste of time and way over the top IMHO.

All of this to supply a new point of use water heater as old gas one had failed.

 

[phawk]

MICC looks awesome on bare brick if its installed properly.

 

[MDJ]

Stainless pipe would look even better, will cost a bomb though!

This is the last bit of conduit I did...

Dear oh Dear, where are the saddles? lol

 

[ashrow]

Dear oh Dear, where are the saddles? lol

My horse takes my saddle hehe
(Tax man my profit and the Mrs the rest)

I did not even spot the saddle issue

 

[MDJ]

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

 

[amlu]

had a small job recently in a flat converted from industrial units, all wiring done in metal cable trays, metal conduits, bare walls and bare pipes too. it looked nice and cool, bomb proof, easy for maintenance too. hire some some old school conduit master and go for it.