Regulations for using pyro

[Guest 004]

he done it at college, so it has been used hundreds of times....

reminds me of when i was doing conduit at college, I was lazy so got all the odds and sods out of the cupboards, and never had to do one bend, haha

 

[DavidJ91]

he done it at college, so it has been used hundreds of times....

Wrong! The cable is always as new, straight off the drum.
I already explained how it split. My task said I had to bend it at a VERY TIGHT right-angle about 80mm away from the bottom of the pots at both ends. On one end I didn't bend it at the right distance so I straightened it out and did it again. This was repeated after getting it wrong again and the sheath split. Seemples.

 

[Guest 004]

cheap nasty ****e then, why are doing it anyway? it is not in the AM2 anymore, as I understand

 

[DavidJ91]

reminds me of when i was doing conduit at college, I was lazy so got all the odds and sods out of the cupboards, and never had to do one bend, haha

Tut tut ya crafty fooker
You're probably the reason I have to work to specific dimensions to avoid cheating the system lol!

 

[Guest 004]

well 25 years ago it was a ruddy laugh

 

[DavidJ91]

cheap nasty ****e then, why are doing it anyway? it is not in the AM2 anymore, as I understand

I don't think it is, although I wouldn't know any different.
It's all part of the 2330 certificate I'm doing.
It covers industrial, commercial and domestic. Industrial would naturally include fire systems so Pyro would need to be worked with at some point just like conduit.

 

[DavidJ91]

well 25 years ago it was a ruddy laugh

I'm sure it was for you

 

[Guest 004]

I don't think it is, although I wouldn't know any different.
It's all part of the 2330 certificate I'm doing.
It covers industrial, commercial and domestic. Industrial would naturally include fire systems so Pyro would need to be worked with at some point just like conduit.

not much pyro left, even on industrial, but is indeed a good skill to have, last time I done it was on LUL, and they used H (heavy duty), but even on LUL, all the new systems now use FP

 

[johnboy6083]

not much pyro left, even on industrial, but is indeed a good skill to have, last time I done it was on LUL, and they used H (heavy duty), but even on LUL, all the new systems now use FP

i worked on lul "coolling the tube" project, and all fire alarms were still done in pyro. that whole job had the highest standards of any ive worked on. i was doing the mains. it had to be perfect, or it was pulled out and done again. i spent hours with a 2 scaff tubes, straightening 150mm4c SWA, til it was bob on.

 

[Guest 004]

i worked on lul "coolling the tube" project, and all fire alarms were still done in pyro. that whole job had the highest standards of any ive worked on. i was doing the mains. it had to be perfect, or it was pulled out and done again. i spent hours with a 2 scaff tubes, straightening 150mm4c SWA, til it was bob on.

yes I liked working on LUL, because of what you say, high standards, and it was nice to take your time and do a good job.

 

[DavidJ91]

not much pyro left, even on industrial, but is indeed a good skill to have, last time I done it was on LUL, and they used H (heavy duty), but even on LUL, all the new systems now use FP

Thank god for that! Terminating pyro using pots and seals is such a hassle. Takes ages, and if it goes wrong you can't simply cut it with side-cutters, you have to unscrew the whole thing, take everything off and saw, then joystrip it all again!
Gaaaaaaaaaaah!

 

[Sintra]

Thank god for that! Terminating pyro using pots and seals is such a hassle. Takes ages, and if it goes wrong you can't simply cut it with side-cutters, you have to unscrew the whole thing, take everything off and saw, then joystrip it all again!
Gaaaaaaaaaaah!

Yes but you don't get the same job satisfaction from using FP. In fact you hardly get any.

 

[Guest 004]

oh the time I used to spend making it straight, with a plastic hammer, **** that was boring

 

[DavidJ91]

Yes but you don't get the same job satisfaction from using FP. In fact you hardly get any.

I know. Good point. I do feel a sense of pride when I do it right (aaahhh the simple joy of being an aspiring tradesman ).

Also, isn't Pyro meant to be better than FP200? That is, if FP200 Gold is the best type of FP [is it?]...
Seeing as Pyro is copper covered and mineral-insulated whereas FP is not, wouldn't Pyro be superior as it doesn't melt in most fires?
I heard that FP is only good for 30 minutes but Pyro lasts much longer.

 

[Sintra]

There are different ratings of fp 30mins 60mins 90mins etc.