Pyro Cabling?

[Snapester]

Hi guys, i did some work on a flat just over a year ago and tested and did a PIR which i passed as good condition after the remedial work!
Tenants in the flat having issue with cooker circuit in which the property maintenance guy came to have a look at, to which he said needs a full rewire and pyro should not be used anymore! Go figure do any other sparky folk feel this way? I believe Pyro is one of the most bullet proof installations available?
Cheers

 

[Andy78]

What reasons did he give for this ?

 

[ipf]

He's talking rubbish. Swear by MICC, as will many others on here.

 

[Jay Sparks]

As long as the pyro is in good condition, which you must think it is if you've given a satisfactory PIR, then theres no need to change IMO. It will prob out last most pvc installs.

Jay

 

[Jay Sparks]

Flipping heck you have to be quick on here. lol

 

[Knobhead]

He’s talking out of his nether regions. Pyro will see most of us in our graves.

It’s only down fall is incorrectly sealed pots and that shows up quickly. If the place was wired originally in pyro it’s well passed that problem period.

 

[rich.250]

Property maintenance man.....
Say no more lol

 

[hasel5]

this maintenace guy won't know what pyro is imo lol

 

[rich.250]

If its not sheathed he may have thought it was a gas pipe.....
Had that before lol

 

[parker56]

he thinks it's black & decker cable that's been used.lol

 

[hasel5]

Well itis only 2 core so there's no earth is there lol

 

[Knobhead]

Well that 9-0 for Pyro so far.

 

[ipf]

Seen pyro's in old boiler houses, unsheathed and GREEN, and not with envy. Still tested perfect. Also seen buildings completely gutted with fire....pyro's still hanging intact. How can anyone say it shouldn't be used. :icon13:

 

[trev]

Make that 10 Tony, I love the stuff too

 

[spark 68]

I got called out for this before,

Well it is only 2 core so there's no earth is there lol

The plasterer told the client to get a Spark in, as there was no earths on the sockets, and it was dangerous, lol

edit: I did add some pigtails from the Socket fronts to the backbox

 

[Guest111]

my only regret with pyro is i dont get to work with it anymore,most people use fp where you used to fit pyro,ahh the god old days decent cable decent jobs and the loonys safely locked in the asylum.now they run the country!

 

[Top Cat]

If any one wanted a pyro job done now it would take me a week to find my kit!

It is probably in a box in the garage rusting away.

Do not think i have used pyro in over 20 years.

It was always fun making off ends in the rain!

 

[ipf]

Only problem I've ever had with the stuff was with some induction motors years ago. Wrong capacitors provided. Caused a few loud bangs and a fair bit of burning.

 

[alarm man]

im a big fan of pyro,its an art when installed properly....some pyro info and tables for anyone interested..

http://www.tycothermal.com/france/french/wiring/pdf/CDE-0801_R2.pdf

 

[mackers]

glad to see its not just me who refers to it as pyro! " OOOW DONT U MEAN MINAERAL INSULATED CABLE" no i mean pyro u snotty little ####! he probably wouldn,t know what pyro was if you hit him with it!lol

 

[GLENNSPARK]

glad to see its not just me who refers to it as pyro! " OOOW DONT U MEAN MINAERAL INSULATED CABLE" no i mean pyro u snotty little ####! he probably wouldn,t know what pyro was if you hit him with it!lol

this is it....it`l have been code for `i cant make off pyro`..lol...

 

[trev]

And there's way too many that would rely on that code Glenn because they have gaps in their knowledge that should not exist

 

[Flyingsparks]

Used to wire blocks of flats in Pyro, marvellous stuff.

We once had to rewire a pub though that had been wired in aluminium sheathed pyro which I believe was used when there was a copper shortage. The seals had all coroded where they were terminated into steel enclosures !

 

[mackers]

now now trev lets not start that old chestnut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but your right LOL

 

[Des 56]

Pyro fan as well, and 20+ years since my tools for it were last used (still have them though)

I cant think of anything negative about it, other than cost,and I well remember using beads instead of neoprene sleeving