Which capping do you use in a wide chase down to consumer unit?

[HappyHippyDad]

I haven't done many rewires and have not come across the scenario where I need to bring all the cables down to a consumer unit in a chase. I expect there will be around 10-15 cables of varying sizes.

I can find 50mm capping but is there a better way to cover a large amount of cables in a chase or is a just a matter of using many pieces of standard size capping?

Cheers all.

 

[Dave OCD]

HHD depending on what other works are going on apart from rewiring you can sometimes persuade customers to batten off where all the cables come down, makes our job much easier then.

 

[LankyWill]

Also, the tails may get plastered in as well. What is the usual method of giving mechanical protection. They will not be SWA. I would need to fit 2 x25mm tails + 1 x 16mm Main earth.

32mm metal conduit? Bloody expensive!

Lookup- trident solutions, they make a product called TP3 it’s nail proof and designed to fit 2x25mm and a 16mm. It’s not the cheap but buy it in bulk and it’s easy, it’s also handy for cables out of zone etc.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

HHD depending on what other works are going on apart from rewiring you can sometimes persuade customers to batten off where all the cables come down, makes our job much easier then.

I've done that before ages ago. Why didn't I think of that again. Much better idea Dave, cheers

 

[telectrix]

I've done that before ages ago. Why didn't I think of that again. Much better idea Dave, cheers

that just shows how your level of experience has advanced. you now start forgetting things that you've learnt. eventually, you'll get to my level where you will forget your own name. .

 

[Toneyz]

Lookup- trident solutions, they make a product called TP3 it’s nail proof and designed to fit 2x25mm and a 16mm. It’s not the cheap but buy it in bulk and it’s easy, it’s also handy for cables out of zone etc.

Midshires electrical wholesalers sell it in Northampton.

 

[Toneyz]

that just shows how your level of experience has advanced. you now start forgetting things that you've learnt. eventually, you'll get to my level where you will forget your own name. .

Just as long as you don't forget where the beer is kept Tel you'll be alright.

 

[tlangdon12]

The manufacturer of the TP3 product is Trident Sections (not Trident Solutions). See PRODUCTS | TridentSections - http://www.tridentsections.co.uk/press/products/

 

[LankyWill]

Midshires electrical wholesalers sell it in Northampton.

Cheers Ant I’m yet to find it locally, I’m new to Daventry so it’s handy to know.

 

[Toneyz]

Cheers Ant I’m yet to find it locally, I’m new to Daventry so it’s handy to know.

Midshires is on Crow lane Ind. Est near Billing Aquadrome. But it should be available at other wholesalers.

 

[123]

Pretty common in New Builds in Northern Ireland to find the Consumer Unit mounted just below the ceiling. In the downstairs WC. With no room to even fully open a set of steps.

 

[Wilko]

Lookup- trident solutions, they make a product called TP3 it’s nail proof and designed to fit 2x25mm and a 16mm. It’s not the cheap but buy it in bulk and it’s easy, it’s also handy for cables out of zone etc.

Hi - Trident Sections Ltd

 

[the pict]

I regard the area above the cu as a "safe zone " as should anyone else so no need to comply with AG , every where else an earthed metallic covering, although then the regs wander of into covering their arses with "or provided with suffient to afford bla de bla"

 

[telectrix]

best capping I ever seen:

 

[Dave OCD]

Pretty common in New Builds in Northern Ireland to find the Consumer Unit mounted just below the ceiling. In the downstairs WC. With no room to even fully open a set of steps.

Wouldn't comply with building regs in England at that height in a new build anymore unfortunately.

 

[telectrix]

Wouldn't comply with building regs in England at that height in a new build anymore unfortunately.

correct. our stupid building regs makes you fit the CU in reach of dwarfs and children.