capping

[Plonker 3]

Pint of stella please then barman

 

[Guest569]

i use plastic oval tube. hate capping. either the nails won't go in or they fall out as soon as you let go.

Don't use the nails they are useless, get a small decent battery gun with a decent magnetic screw bit that holds the screws steady. Screw straight onto the capping and the screw will pierce through, straight into a raw plug. Careful not to screw through cables...

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Pint of stella please then barman

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[DPG]

who's next ?

Oh dear.

 

[Guest569]

I think the folk installing capping only should consider earthing it.

 

[telectrix]

Don't use the nails they are useless, get a small decent battery gun with a decent magnetic screw bit that holds the screws steady. Screw straight onto the capping and the screw will pierce through, straight into a raw plug. Careful not to screw through cables...

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if i'm going to the trouble of drilling and plugging, then it's tube all the way. 1 hole per clip. and it's rewireable as well.

 

[ipf]

I think the folk installing capping only should consider earthing it.

Might as well earth the plastic capping.

 

[Guest569]

Might as well earth the plastic capping.

thats just silly.

 

[telectrix]

it's about time this thread got silly, anyway. it should have been trashed ages ago. time for beer.

 

[ipf]

With all the silly stuff I'm reading here, it goes well.

 

[Guest55]

it should have been trashed ages ago.

your wish is my command.




this whole thread is just one jolly funny reminder why i use this site less and less.

good work fellow forum contributers on making yourselves look dumb ;-D

 

[D Skelton]

good work fellow forum contributers on making yourselves look dumb ;-D

How so?

I don't believe any comment I made was dumb?

 

[telectrix]

time of the month, biff?

 

[Guest55]

How so?

I don't believe any comment I made was dumb?

were you singled out in any way ?
no , so stop being so f****** uptight.
folk might think youre actually that ---- tank driver you proudly display.

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time of the month, biff?

always ;-)

 

[ipf]

were you singled out in any way ?
no , so stop being so f****** uptight.
folk might think youre actually that ---- tank driver you proudly display.

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always ;-)

Banana lama ??

 

[D Skelton]

were you singled out in any way ?
no , so stop being so f****** uptight.
folk might think youre actually that ---- tank driver you proudly display.

Whoa! Calm down dear, no need for such a wobbly now is there?! I'll put those toys back in your pram now shall I?

I never said you singled me out, you just referred to contributing members of this thread being dumb, me being one of them. I wanted clarification on what I said that was so dumb, that's all?! Uptight? I don't really think so, just inquisitive as to why you would say such a thing.

One more thing, there's a line you simply don't cross. When you start making insinuations with words like '----' you're getting very close pal. Wind it in!

 

[iamelectric]

I was taught to always earth capping..old company still does it. Safe zones yeah but what if you install and a sharp edge of caping has sliced into a cable by accident ? you have just installed a large piece of metal in the wall that is now live...I earth it then I know I don't have that problem as any contact to live will also be to earth and trip.

I think it was councils who insisted on this even when not required..but Ive always just thought it was good practise too ! Id rather do that than potentially make a wall live, not know till someone soaks it with paint and gets plated.

never seen u earthing ur capping on that youtube vid

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Lets all take a deep breath and....... relax

Now.. Biff, say you're sorry and shake hands, you'll only regret it in the morning when you're sober!

 

[atm84]

Perhaps if you used the correct size capping for the number of cables installed and took your time instead if being a rough a*/'e then there should not be any concern about nicking a cable.

Also two lengths of capping is not a substitute for metallic earthed conduit. If it was deemed acceptable it would state in the regs earthed metallic conduit or similar but it doesn't.

 

[telectrix]

yep. reg. says "enclosed in earthed concuit or trunking". capping does not constitute being enclosed.

 

[atm84]

You also have the issue from penetration from the other side of the wall. Capping doesn't protect from that does it?