Wiring method

[jibjob]

Hi Guys,

Came across this while carrying out an EICR the other day, looks like solid copper singles in some sort of flexible PVC conduit, I've never encountered this before & wondered if anyone could shed any light on what type of wiring method this is, found at the sockets also but in orange. All wiring appears to leave CU in T&E. Property is a ground floor flat built early to mid 80s.

Many thans in adavnce

 

[stevethesparks]

Cable-con (cabled Conduit) was another word or make for this.
I see this in my first weeks of apprenticeship, wiring a block of small flats near to Russell Square in London. The spec was to install a rewireable system, and the spec of the cable met the criteria.
It had to be warmed with a flame in the winter to enable it to bend without snapping, also to keep it rewirable, bends had to be kept reasonably slow. Basically it was crap.
This was near enough 42 years ago, I'd love to know if any poor bugger has tried rewiring any of it yet. That was the first and last time I used it or had seen it.

 

[Clive P]

Hi,

Used this for wiring blocks of flats in the 70's. Came on a drum pre-wired, you just laid it in and screeded over the top. It was supposedly rewirable, but having tried that a few times it was impossible. It was supposed to be a quick install , which it was but didn't really take off.

Regards.

 

[jay sean]

Ive worked with the stuff in council properties.
Its pants, the 2.5 came with a 1.0mm earth which would break.