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

 

[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

 

[Top Cat]

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 !

Any one remember aluminium conduit? God that was sh**

 

[sparkie_Al]

Still got all my pyro kit...even the wedge on stuff remember that?

 

[Engineer54]

Any one remember aluminium conduit? God that was sh**

The House's of Parliament has an all copper conduit system with cast brass alloy boxes!! I wonder how much that cost the country?? lol!!

And what's the betting that some daft electrician will want to pull separate CPC's into them in the future!!! lol!!!

 

[ipf]

The House's of Parliament has an all copper conduit system with cast brass alloy boxes!! I wonder how much that cost the country?? lol!!

And what's the betting that some daft electrician will want to pull separate CPC's into them in the future!!! lol!!!

Better watch out for those copper thieves.lol!

 

[Knobhead]

Can’t wait to hear of a plumber Teeing in to it with plastic fittings.