Conduit Positioning

[prs999]

Hi, I don't have my full regs to hand and I can't find it in any of my onsite guides. I know cable buried in a wall can't be less than 150mm from the corner join of 2 walls but is there a minimum for cable in surface mounted pvc conduit? I have a ring main I need to get to the first floor and I can fit some conduit into an existing pipe boxing but only right in the corner of the room, is this ok? Cheers

 

[jackhammerJIM]

put it where ever you like it is surface mounted no ???????? :furious3:

 

[telectrix]

Hi, I don't have my full regs to hand and I can't find it in any of my onsite guides. I know cable buried in a wall can't be less than 150mm from the corner join of 2 walls but is there a minimum for cable in surface mounted pvc conduit? I have a ring main I need to get to the first floor and I can fit some conduit into an existing pipe boxing but only right in the corner of the room, is this ok? Cheers

wrong. can't be more than 150mm

 

[Pete999]

How many OSGs have you got then?

 

[ArseyDee]

Gotta be.......



....a wind up

 

[prs999]

Well you learn something everyday, i've clearly misread the diagram Thanks for your help

 

[atm84]

The OP is wrong.You are allowed to bury a cable in a wall with no further mechanical protection within 150mm of a corner! Its a daft reg if you ask me but its allowed.

 

[telectrix]

customer is unlikely to hang a picture that close to a corner. that's why it's been made a safe zone. otherwise, sometimes it would not be possible to run cables without steel containment.

 

[Engineer54]

Why are you worried about safe zones for a surface conduit?? Safe zones only apply to embedded cables!!

 

[prs999]

For obvious reasons I could find nothing in the regs so I thought I would just check Thanks for your replys

 

[kingeri]

Your OP was confusing, talking about buried cables and surface mounted. Surface mounted can go wherever you like!