Flexible Conduit (N.Bundy job)

[Dustydazzler]

Nick Bundy ddoes imo a really neat rcbo board and uses some flexi conduit to get his cables across the garage which imo looks quite neat. But he gets quite a bit of stick in the comments about it...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmzsyYX2ths


thoughts

 

[Dustydazzler]

I suppose the ‘correct’ terminology is ‘mechanical protection‘

 

[davesparks]

When I was an apprentice, we rewired a lot of old Victorian house in Highgate London, the VIR's on some installations were surface in a wooden type channel which you could physical see them lying in.
Trunking?

Here's a few pages from one of my collection of old books.

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Missed a page

 

[Pete999]

I suppose the ‘correct’ terminology is ‘mechanical protection‘

I suppose the ‘correct’ terminology is ‘mechanical protection‘

Or as some would say "double insulation"

 

[ipf]

Example. Still in use, DNO supplies for two properties from outside, via cellar.

 

[Baddegg]

Depends on the type of clip DD, they don't teach proper clipping these days at instant Sparky School, sadly bo longer considered a necessary skill, just pay up and pass the tests.

They taught cable clipping correct dressing of cables on the course I did @Pete999....

 

[Pete999]

Depends on the type of clip DD, they don't teach proper clipping these days at instant Sparky School, sadly bo longer considered a necessary skill, just pay up and pass the tests.

What's to disagree with? plain as the nose on youre face only you can't see it
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They taught cable clipping correct dressing of cables on the course I did @Pete999....

Must have been a while back Mate
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They taught cable clipping correct dressing of cables on the course I did @Pete999....

How long did it take?

 

[Baddegg]

What's to disagree with? plain as the nose on youre face only you can't see it
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Must have been a while back Mate
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How long did it take?

Can’t see what @Pete999?....lost me sorry ?

 

[Pete999]

Can’t see what @Pete999?....lost me sorry ?

Me as well

 

[Mike Johnson]

I love this Forum from plastic conduit to woodworking class's, wonderful.

 

[pirate]

Davesparks, those pics of casing and capping are great! I had a boat years ago where the cables were run in custom teak channels with teak cappings. The whole boat was built in teak, and the varnish-work was beautiful...the casings blended in beautifully, and of course you could unscrew them to add an extra cable (if there was room)...and they were fixed with Robertson screws too!

 

[Zerax]

I recently clipped a 1mm HO7RNF around the outside of a friends house for some exterior lighting, spent time dressing it and ensuring clips were even and runs where straight. I went back a few weeks later to se my friend and I felt a great sense of pride. That feeling is well worth the extra Time and patience.

I agree... I always like to step back from a job and look at it aesthetically... look at it like a non-sparky might... and see if it looks 'nice'. Makes a big difference I feel. I've not watched many YouTube vids of sparkies work... but some don't even seem able to pin a cable up straight !