can you bend pipe?
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Discuss In your country, do you use pipe to run wire through very much? in the UK Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net
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.
the main advantage, apart from mechanical protection, is ease of rewiring , as and when needed, either due to age, or due to a drilled cable. saves chasing the walls out again. the reason the UK uses capping is to cut costs. quote for conduit at an extra £££s on the job over here, and you'll lose the job through price. new builds are thrown up as cheap as possible (e.g. dry lined , studded walls etc.).Just for clarity. Nearly every single domestic property in Northern Ireland is wired in twin and earth and piped in 20mm PVC conduit down the chases using adaptors and metal flush boxes. Obviously a stud wall, which is becoming more and more common, it is just pushed down and a grommet is used to enter the box.
I've also always been told its to protect the cable from Trowell etc. Just no idea why we do that here and the mainland UK can use capping ?
When I was House bashing, we used Split METAL oval conduit rubber grommets at both ends, and CRAMPETS to hold conduit in the chases. Happy days.Just for clarity. Nearly every single domestic property in Northern Ireland is wired in twin and earth and piped in 20mm PVC conduit down the chases using adaptors and metal flush boxes. Obviously a stud wall, which is becoming more and more common, it is just pushed down and a grommet is used to enter the box.
I've also always been told its to protect the cable from Trowell etc. Just no idea why we do that here and the mainland UK can use capping ?
Its a race to the bottom here aswell price wise though and no one would cap a cable into the wall. Don't get me wrong I feel it's the proper way of doing it just find it strange that we have adopted a different method.
Worked in Australia and they grinded a slot down the wall and poked the cable in with their screwdriver ffs
Well that is where the criminal element ended up wasn't it?Its a race to the bottom here aswell price wise though and no one would cap a cable into the wall. Don't get me wrong I feel it's the proper way of doing it just find it strange that we have adopted a different method.
Worked in Australia and they grinded a slot down the wall and poked the cable in with their screwdriver ffs
can you bend pipe?
Absolutely, I have a hosepipe that i bend every time i wash the car.
yes but UK regs. for new builds are slap it in any old how, cover it up, next job. and that's everything, not just electrics.If new builds in the U.K. were required to be wired using galvanise conduit the price of wiring a new build house would sky rocket...
probably double if not triple the per unit price to wire them...
the only real advantage To using conduit in a house would be in 60 years time when it comes to rewiring them would be a piece of cake...
yes but UK regs. for new builds are slap it in any old how, cover it up, next job. and that's everything, not just electrics.
That is a nice looking building going up!This is a photo off the web of home being built in the Chicago area, Chicago, & a number of it's suburbs only allow EMT when wiring homes, no flexible wiring methods like NM cable, AKA "Romex®", MC, Metal Clad cable, or AC, Armored Cable. The claim is that it is a result of the Chicago fire, but is more likely make work rules forced by unions.
I like that. I'm sure If EMT was available here we would use conduit more. The screwed steel we have here is a bit 'heavy duty' for regular use. I did install some more 25 and 32mm galv today, yes I measured out all the bends.This is a photo off the web of home being built in the Chicago area
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