To tie wrap or not to tie wrap. That is the question

[casperLennon]

I’m doing a 48way three phase board at work with 34 circuits. How to keep it tidy without tie wraps? Or is tie wraps the way to go

 

[Bobster]

How is the armoured going to be glanded off ?

At a guess, into the steel trunking above the board.

 

[Dustydazzler]

At a guess, into the steel trunking above the board.

In the flat consumer unit end?

 

[telectrix]

with a bit of Gn/Y tape, of course.

 

[Bobster]

In the flat consumer unit end?

Looking closer at the photo of the flat end. It's not glanded, just taped up.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Looking closer at the photo of the flat end. It's not glanded, just taped up.

Going to be a bugger to gland that off in the wall

Can’t see how they will do it now it’s been cut so short in the cavity

Might just need taping up with loads of earth tape and shoving back in the hole ?

 

[casperLennon]

That’s what they wanted so that’s what they get

 

[Dustydazzler]

That’s what they wanted so that’s what they get

Not your fault

You can only work with what you got given

Do the best you can and as we all know new builds are often rough as ---- with corners cut at every junction....

 

[Charlie_]

Thanks for posting up the picture of the CU.. I now know to keep clear of them

 

[Charlie_]

All circuits trip off in the event of an earth fault

 

[Dustydazzler]

All circuits trip off in the event of an earth fault

Cheapest option

 

[Charlie_]

Cheapest option

Yes, think I’m starting to see that now.
Based on what I’ve seen so far, I’m very surprised that the submains have been wired in SWA

 

[Dustydazzler]

Yes, think I’m starting to see that now.
Based on what I’ve seen so far, I’m very surprised that the submains have been wired in SWA

The last new builds I stubbied on the MC used 10mm twin and earth for his submains

Proper rough installation with sub main cables just buried the plaster

 

[davesparks]

I’m not a fan of binding cores in miles of insulating tape , it looks very amateur imo

A bit of 4mm 6mm colour sleeve would look the bizz

I prefer a single band of tape near the end of the conductor, or heatshrink.

 

[casperLennon]

If I do another of the main boards I will be using a small amount of tape at the end not the whole length of the conductor.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I prefer a single band of tape near the end of the conductor, or heatshrink.

Funny you say that

When I was learning my old boss always did it using a small single loop wrap of tape about an inch before the terminal.

But then another guy who was training me up would over sleeve the entire length of the core

Horses for courses ?