taking power to shed

[i=p/u]

isit ok to use plastic trunking outside....

i plan to come from the attic in a bungalow down the outside wall in plastic trunking and run a piece of copex from trunking under blocked pavement to shed.....


reason im thinking trunking is , i can hide the plumbers pipe in the trunking if i section it off

 

[Rauer]

32mm heavy gauge pvc pipe from gable too shed , it will sag

Would also look horrendous!!

 

[Engineer54]

I know for a fact, Standard PVC trunking won't last any time, it's not UV protected. There are variants that are made for adverse conditions which are also UV protected, but tend to be on the expensive side but rarely white in colour!!

 

[i=p/u]

still stuck then, the wall is plastered with k-rend(white) i cant see the lady going for swa down the wall... is their a cap like bt use in white

 

[Rauer]

White conduit?

 

[i=p/u]

yep yep yep.. white conduit it shall be, we skinny 4mm swa inside it.....

im ok to bond swa at one end, aint i?

 

[infinity]

White PVC conduit with t&e inside to adaptable box at bottom of house will look very neat if house is white! I use black if house is normal brick, only looks good if dead straight and equal spaced saddled though!

 

[ayjay]

why do you need to come out of the loft?
why would you consider flexable plastic conduit under the paving slabs
why would you consider running trunking down the face of the bungalow
what about the earting arrangemens
how far is the shed from the dwelling
i can,t swear on this forum as children can access it apparently

 

[i=p/u]

So i take it just tie the armour into cpc connection in plastic adaptable box, would you then use a duct to shed.... ??????? The swa is rated for lying in ground... And ajay go away. And you wont swear cause youl get abolished for a week

white pvc conduit with t&e inside to adaptable box at bottom of house will look very neat if house is white! I use black if house is normal brick, only looks good if dead straight and equal spaced saddled though!

 

[i=p/u]

And ajay every job is different, im looking for ideas that i cant see for best results... Thats all

 

[infinity]

Yep, no duct, without actually seeing the job that is. Don't over complicate it.

 

[i=p/u]

do swa gland to plastic as you would with metal box????

 

[Richard Burns]

do swa gland to plastic as you would with metal box????

Same as a metal box but the plastic is thicker so may mean not much room for extra nuts, use a piranha earth nut or the like to make it easier. Obviously you will need a fly lead from the gland as you will not be able to earth through the box!
Remember that the box may deform more easily so make sure the SWA is not under strain to reach the box or it will look terrible.

 

[i=p/u]

would just a normal pvc adapter be water tight tho????

 

[Richard Burns]

Don't use a PVC adapter unless you are terminating the armour earthing there, though a PVC adapter with sealing washer should be watertight.

Use a standard CW SWA gland.

 

[i=p/u]

So what type of washer do you ask for for a PVC adapter used outside? Never used one before