In your country, do you use pipe to run wire through very much?

[joesparky]

can you bend pipe?

 

[Megawatt]

omg the arrogance of my trade, I swear. never ONCE did I say i didnt know how to bend pipe. I was asking people IN OTHER COUNTRIES how common is it.

Second... its not "conduit" its PIPE. if you commonly call emt, "conduit" instead of Pipe, thats your problem. we are in different parts of the planet and people use different terminology. however, 'conduit' can include PVC or MC
when you say "can you bend pipe" everyone knows what that is

Welcome to the forum joesparky

 

[pc1966]

Welcome.
I think some of this was intended as humor but did not work out as funny.
Incidentally I looked up a bit more on the USA stuff after @Megawatt comment and found this stuff, fantastic:

Color EMT and Conduit | Wheatland Tube

Color EMT and rigid conduit make it easy to identify critical circuits without spray painting or taping. It’s comes in 8 vivid colors.

www.wheatland.com

 

[Megawatt]

Welcome.
I think some of this was intended as humor but did not work out as funny.
Incidentally I looked up a bit more on the USA stuff after @Megawatt comment and found this stuff, fantastic:

Color EMT and Conduit | Wheatland Tube

Color EMT and rigid conduit make it easy to identify critical circuits without spray painting or taping. It’s comes in 8 vivid colors.

www.wheatland.com

@pc1966 you just taught me something new. I didn’t know that they even made different colors of conduit.

 

[telectrix]

In Northern Ireland and I think Southern Ireland in domestic we use PVC pipe. Into every box. Never ever used capping etc. No idea why but the rest of the UK seem to not have to use it. Anyone know the reason?

1 of the reasons is DEPTH. capping or oval tube can be buried plaster depth. 20mm round conduit requires chasing into brick.

 

[BLBelfast]

1 of the reasons is DEPTH. capping or oval tube can be buried plaster depth. 20mm round conduit requires chasing into brick.

Yes but why ?

Why do we make it harder for ourselves and ensure every single track etc is conduited. I've been asked and have asked it of other Northern Irish sparks for years and no one knows. Just that if you attempted to not use it here you would be laughed off site

 

[nicebutdim]

1 of the reasons is DEPTH. capping or oval tube can be buried plaster depth. 20mm round conduit requires chasing into brick.

Homes here aren't constructed from potato.
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Yes but why ?

Why do we make it harder for ourselves and ensure every single track etc is conduited. I've been asked and have asked it of other Northern Irish sparks for years and no one knows. Just that if you attempted to not use it here you would be laughed off site

How many times have you been able to pull a new cable through old conduit that's been in a wall for decades?

Surely that small amount of additional work at the outset makes life much easier for all concerned?

 

[pc1966]

Homes here aren't constructed from potato.

Eh?

How many times have you been able to pull a new cable through old conduit that's been in a wall for decades?

Surely that small amount of additional work at the outset makes life much easier for all concerned?

Yes, good to have forward plans that make future additions or maintenance easier.

Also the steel conduit provides additional safety in case someone drills the wall - not against a serious effort to penetrate, but at least it safely shorts out without needed RCD protection.

 

[nicebutdim]

Eh?


Yes, good to have forward plans that make future additions or maintenance easier.

Also the steel conduit provides additional safety in case someone drills the wall - not against a serious effort to penetrate, but at least it safely shorts out without needed RCD protection.

In domestic situations I've only seen PVC conduit used. Others will be better placed to explain why it is used in every installation, but I always thought the basics were to protect the cable from trowels and also make future repairs or additions more straightforward.

My experience is minimal, but I've replaced cables by pulling through 30 or 40 year old oval conduit and was extremely grateful for it being there.

 

[telectrix]

Homes here aren't constructed from potato.

nor are they here. new builds are generally costructed from weetabix and cardboard, with an outside skin of real brick to support the roof, make them look pretty, and to cover up the bodged construction.

 

[nicebutdim]

Homes here aren't constructed from potato.

nor are they here. new builds are generally costructed from weetabix and cardboard, with an outside skin of real brick to support the roof, make them look pretty, and to cover up the bodged construction.

You get the point I'm making - for the most part those conduits have to be chased, but think how much easier your life would be if this was the case in every home you were called to.

 

[joesparky]

I don't think people are being arrogant on here. Perhaps if you made it clearer what you were saying/asking/wanting to know, rather than just putting 'can you bend pipe?' and leaving it at that.

are you able to read? what does my question say? please cut and paste it. Did I ask "can you bend pipe?" let me know what you find.
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In domestic situations I've only seen PVC conduit used. Others will be better placed to explain why it is used in every installation, but I always thought the basics were to protect the cable from trowels and also make future repairs or additions more straightforward.

My experience is minimal, but I've replaced cables by pulling through 30 or 40 year old oval conduit and was extremely grateful for it being there.

WOW!! I'd never heard of oval conduit before you said it. I just googled that. Interesting!
this is why I asked so as to generate people's common products that might not be used here much at all.

in oval conduit, is it just one romex wire? or can you pull multiple wires for that?

I saw a box made for it, with oval knock outs. very interesting

 

[DPG]

are you able to read? what does my question say? please cut and paste it. Did I ask "can you bend pipe?" let me know what you find.
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WOW!! I'd never heard of oval conduit before you said it. I just googled that. Interesting!
this is why I asked so as to generate people's common products that might not be used here much at all.

in oval conduit, is it just one romex wire? or can you pull multiple wires for that?

I saw a box made for it, with oval knock outs. very interesting

Post number 1, your original one, literally says 'can you bend pipe?'

 

[nicebutdim]

WOW!! I'd never heard of oval conduit before you said it. I just googled that. Interesting!
this is why I asked so as to generate people's common products that might not be used here much at all.

in oval conduit, is it just one romex wire? or can you pull multiple wires for that?

I saw a box made for it, with oval knock outs. very interesting

Round conduit is more commonly used here these days and bushed into boxes, but some local electricians would be better able to comment.

The installation I mentioned, which used oval conduit, is 30-40 years old and the conduit was squeezed at its end to fit through round holes. Not perfect, but good enough for me to pull a new cable through and certainly simpler than opening up a wall. Like all conduit/pipe, it is available in different sizes.

 

[Dustydazzler]

are you able to read? what does my question say? please cut and paste it. Did I ask "can you bend pipe?" let me know what you find.
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WOW!! I'd never heard of oval conduit before you said it. I just googled that. Interesting!
this is why I asked so as to generate people's common products that might not be used here much at all.

in oval conduit, is it just one romex wire? or can you pull multiple wires for that?

I saw a box made for it, with oval knock outs. very interesting

plastic oval conduit is pretty much only used on rewires to protect romex style pvc flat cable when it is recessed into a solid wall.
it is never used for surface wiring and generally can’t be bent or formed.

 

[westward10]

are you able to read? what does my question say? please cut and paste it. Did I ask "can you bend pipe?" let me know what you find.
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WOW!! I'd never heard of oval conduit before you said it. I just googled that. Interesting!
this is why I asked so as to generate people's common products that might not be used here much at all.

in oval conduit, is it just one romex wire? or can you pull multiple wires for that?

I saw a box made for it, with oval knock outs. very interesting

The title of this thread maybe clear but your opening post clearly states "can you bend pipe". There seems to be a lot of attitude on this forum of late.