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That looks expensive from RS. Does look nice though. Would this work: 2Pc Taper Reamer Set - Deburring Enlarging Aligning holes in Cast & Sheet Metal 5060028093694 | eBay - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F111389733752
Run 2 x 20mm conduits instead
That looks expensive from RS. Does look nice though. Would this work: 2Pc Taper Reamer Set - Deburring Enlarging Aligning holes in Cast & Sheet Metal 5060028093694 | eBay - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F111389733752
Your wholesaler will likely have step drills on the shelf
I’ve found ones on eBay. Three sizes £10 posted. Should be okay.
In the USA parts houses have 1/2 to 2 inch knockouts, and you can even get them for stainless steel. If you get on the internet and look up City electric supply or electrical distributors inc.I’m looking for some metal clad sockets. But I need 25mm knockouts. Does anyone know any surface mounted metal clad sockets that have them? MK do some nice ones but they are only 20mm knockouts.
In the USA parts houses have 1/2 to 2 inch knockouts, and you can even get them for stainless steel. If you get on the internet and look up City electric supply or electrical distributors inc.
Just make sure that one of the steps is 25mm and not a step gap of 22/24/26 etc...
Dave a knockout is a tool to knockout holes and to close up a hole we call a them hole seals. Sorry about the confusionSomething must be getting lost in translation here, to us a knockout is basically a pre punched hole in an enclosure.
What is a knockout in your terminology? Do you have a picture?
A word of caution.
Lots of metalclad sockets are too shallow to get a 25mm thread into without it interfering with the socket face as you put it on.
Side entry is a no chance
Top or bottom you might get away with if you are using a female conduit coupler and a bush but not if you are coming into the box with a male thread and locknut.
Rear entry shouldn’t be a problem.
Also, if this is metal conduit, you need to make sure the hole center will be in the right place when the conduit is fastened to the wall so as not to require the socket to be spaced off the wall.
Do y’all have rolls of wire you can buy instead of cables. My experience with European equipment only has cable that comes with the machines, then you have to over size the conduit just to pull the cable. We in the USA have to protect the cables according to the NEC. They are certain installations that we don’t have to run pipe. In the USA I would say that 50% of electrical work here is running conduit to get wires from point A to point BThe cable I am using is 4mm NYY 3 Core cable. I went to a few wholesalers who said that I would need 25mm PVC Glands and would be best with 25mm Conduit, as 20mm would be too tight on the glands and the conduit would be a pain to pull the cable through, would be better with the bigger conduit and glands.
The cable I am using is 4mm NYY 3 Core cable. I went to a few wholesalers who said that I would need 25mm PVC Glands and would be best with 25mm Conduit, as 20mm would be too tight on the glands and the conduit would be a pain to pull the cable through, would be better with the bigger conduit and glands.
Do y’all have rolls of wire you can buy instead of cables. My experience with European equipment only has cable that comes with the machines, then you have to over size the conduit just to pull the cable. We in the USA have to protect the cables according to the NEC. They are certain installations that we don’t have to run pipe. In the USA I would say that 50% of electrical work here is running conduit to get wires from point A to point B
I may have missed something here but why are you installing NYY in flexible conduit? That seems like a very weird design to me, what's the purpose of the conduit?
Just clip it direct
You are just wasting money on flexible tubing in a shed
In that case, take everything back and do it in 20mm tubing and singles.Each to their own. It looks awful clipped. As I am using it to build up a portfolio of work. Not just lashing cables in a shed for quickness.
I just wanted to use conduit as its going in a shed. I know its not needed but I just wanted to try it, plus it looks neater and cleaner than having a black cable clipped to wood.
In that case, take everything back and do it in 20mm tubing and singles.
Each to their own. It looks awful clipped. As I am using it to build up a portfolio of work. Not just lashing cables in a shed for quickness.
If the cable is neatly installed then it will look a lot better than a flexible conduit clipped to the wall.
Common for fire alarm wiring.I can't think of a single time where I would use 25mm metal tube
Dave it’s not flexible conduit it is ridged conduitIf the cable is neatly installed then it will look a lot better than a flexible conduit clipped to the wall.
Yes it is each to their own to a certain extent, but most of us would look at an installation which appears to be all flexible conduit clipped to a wall and assume it has been done by a DIYer.
Being a trainee earns you a fair amount of slack as far as replies to your posts go, but that is really getting quite close to insulting quite a few people and might make people less inclined to try and help.
Rob I never said I never use flexible conduit. We run hundreds of feet of steel conduit. Example we have to run 200 feet of pipe to a transformer then I will set a tee, flex in the transformer. We have people that run conduit and it is level and plumb and it’s pretty good looking, even if you have parallel runs I have to say it looks good and if it didn’t they would have to go back and fix it so we can pull wire. Again things are a lot in different than what y’all do. Nothing bad but we just choose to run pipeI am not trying to insult anyone. It is not my style, words can be misinterpreted. But I am trying to build a portfolio of work, I am trying to show that I have used various cables and have added in some mechanical protection, although not needed, to me it looks better and more pleasing when in place.
Also I have seen this guy who is fully qualified use flexible conduit:
I spent 14 years working for flexicon
There is not a lot I don’t know about flexible conduit
You say each to there own, it’s not something I would consider for a real job.
Okay so say I sent the flexible conduit back. Would these be okay for fixing the NYY Cable to the fencing and inside the shed?
RDB what you are saying is right especially attaching to a fence. But you could bury it if it’s cable approved for direct burying
RDB what you are saying is right especially attaching to a fence. But you could bury it if it’s cable approved for direct burying
Black Flexible plastic conduit seems the buzz product with YouTuber electricians.
I must admit it does look better than mini trunking.
Yes it is each to their own to a certain extent, but most of us would look at an installation which appears to be all flexible conduit clipped to a wall and assume it has been done by a DIYer.
Being a trainee earns you a fair amount of slack as far as replies to your posts go, but that is really getting quite close to insulting quite a few people and might make people less inclined to try and help.
First of all I’m not a DIY I’m a master Electrician and have been since 2001 and I am in no kind of way trying to insult anybody we are just talking about the way UK and the USA do things I am not insulting nobody and y’all obviously are great at what y’all do.I believe YouTube electricians are not too popular on here. I think it looks nice as I say.
I'm not a fan of the plastic flexi pipe idea. I think it looks a bit of a lash up in that video.
If you're building a portfolio of work then non-combustible cable support for systems would be a good idea. Not sure if that gets addressed in the video as I've only skimmed it.
I don’t think that does. Have you a link to the product. As I may use them rather than the conduit and clips.
I believe YouTube electricians are not too popular on here. I think it looks nice as I say.
RDB it doesn’t matter what you think I know how to do electrical work and we are going to leave it at that. I’m done with this conversation and I’m surprised Dave hasn’t fussed yet cause we are way off on the main post. This is no competitionI have no issue at all with celebrity youtuber sparkies.
Infact I quite admire how they can juggle being an electrician and youtuber celebrity at the same time.
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