I think that's what it's called.

Often seen around 1" diameter serving mains sockets in public and maybe commercial buildings.

What's the attraction?

Why use it rather than (properly attached)mini trunking?

is it?

Cheaper?

Quicker?

Safer?

More robust?

More aesthetically pleasing (not to me)?

has brought this to us :
Safer?

Yes,


More robust?

and yes..

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wrote:
I think that's what it's called.

Often seen around 1" diameter serving mains sockets in public and maybe commercial buildings.

What's the attraction?

Why use it rather than (properly attached)mini trunking?

is it?

Cheaper?

Quicker?

Safer?

More robust?

More aesthetically pleasing (not to me)?

I'd hope in a public building they'd use proper steel conduit - not
plastic anything.

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On 25/01/2019 15:20, wrote:
I think that's what it's called.

Often seen around 1" diameter serving mains sockets in public and maybe commercial buildings.

What's the attraction?

Why use it rather than (properly attached)mini trunking?

is it?

Cheaper?

Quicker?

Safer?

More robust?

More aesthetically pleasing (not to me)?


EGA just is the MK trade name for plastic conduit.

As for cheaper? I don't think there is much in it.

It's no quicker than trunking.

Safer? I don't think there is much difference in conduit or trunking.

Both conduit and trunking look awful IMHO. They are both used for add on
to existing installs where you are not allowed to damage the walls and
ceilings.

The actual choice of what is used in the places you mention probably
comes down to nothing more than what the architect chooses.



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On 25/01/2019 18:18, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'd hope in a public building they'd use proper steel conduit - not
plastic anything.


We fit it in prisons. I suppose you could call that a public building.

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On Friday, 25 January 2019 18:59:59 UTC, ARW wrote:
We fit it in prisons. I suppose you could call that a public building.

Usually a charge preceeds admission :-)

Owain

On 25/01/2019 19:23, wrote:
On Friday, 25 January 2019 18:59:59 UTC, ARW wrote:
We fit it in prisons. I suppose you could call that a public building.

Usually a charge preceeds admission :-)


Steel conduit done properly actually looks good in some places. And it's
a work of art to fit it.

https://www.spiritofyorkshire.com/

has it fitted on their lighting. The tour guide said it was unique.
Unique my arse. I had done the same in a pub 10 months before Spirit of
Yorkshire had opened.


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Yes all that thread cutting and all that, but most of it is seemed and
plastic has a better rejection of water etc.
Brian

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On 25/01/2019 19:23, wrote:
On Friday, 25 January 2019 18:59:59 UTC, ARW wrote:
We fit it in prisons. I suppose you could call that a public building.

Usually a charge preceeds admission :-)


Steel conduit done properly actually looks good in some places. And it's a
work of art to fit it.

https://www.spiritofyorkshire.com/

has it fitted on their lighting. The tour guide said it was unique. Unique
my arse. I had done the same in a pub 10 months before Spirit of Yorkshire
had opened.


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Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like it was
the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?
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On 25/01/2019 15:20, wrote:
I think that's what it's called.

Often seen around 1" diameter serving mains sockets in public and maybe
commercial buildings.

What's the attraction?

Why use it rather than (properly attached)mini trunking?

is it?

Cheaper?

Quicker?

Safer?

More robust?

More aesthetically pleasing (not to me)?


EGA just is the MK trade name for plastic conduit.

As for cheaper? I don't think there is much in it.

It's no quicker than trunking.

Safer? I don't think there is much difference in conduit or trunking.

Both conduit and trunking look awful IMHO. They are both used for add on
to existing installs where you are not allowed to damage the walls and
ceilings.

The actual choice of what is used in the places you mention probably comes
down to nothing more than what the architect chooses.



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wrote:

I think that's what it's called.

Often seen around 1" diameter serving mains sockets in public and maybe
commercial buildings.

What's the attraction?

Why use it rather than (properly attached)mini trunking?

is it?

Cheaper?

Quicker?

Safer?

More robust?

More aesthetically pleasing (not to me)?

Steel conduit has a certain brutalist aesthetic. Plastic conduit just
looks cheap. I'll leave any comments on robustness to the
professionals.


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ARW wrote:
On 25/01/2019 15:20, wrote:
I think that's what it's called.

Often seen around 1" diameter serving mains sockets in public and maybe commercial buildings.

What's the attraction?

Why use it rather than (properly attached)mini trunking?

is it?

Cheaper?

Quicker?

Safer?

More robust?

More aesthetically pleasing (not to me)?


EGA just is the MK trade name for plastic conduit.

EGA was a company that MK bought out.

As for cheaper? I don't think there is much in it.

but you don't need to thread plastic conduit. yes, I have the dies for
metric steel.

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On 25/01/2019 19:51, Brian Gaff wrote:
Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like it was
the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?

https://youtu.be/QXzV0V8DSEg?t=926

I know you cannot see it. But you might remember it. Blake was attacked
by a live wire.

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Brian Gaff laid this down on his screen :
Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like it was
the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?

No, it is a direct replacement for steel conduit. Like the steel you
can buy a range of accessories such as 1, 2, 3 and 4 way boxes, lids,
elbows bends and fixing saddles. Instead of threading, the parts are
just glued together. Usually in white, but black is available too.

On 25/01/2019 20:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff laid this down on his screen :
Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like
it was the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?

No, it is a direct replacement for steel conduit. Like the steel you can
buy a range of accessories such as 1, 2, 3 and 4 way boxes, lids, elbows
bends and fixing saddles. Instead of threading, the parts are just glued
together. Usually in white, but black is available too.


Kopex?

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ARW presented the following explanation :
On 25/01/2019 20:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff laid this down on his screen :
Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like it
was the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?

No, it is a direct replacement for steel conduit. Like the steel you can
buy a range of accessories such as 1, 2, 3 and 4 way boxes, lids, elbows
bends and fixing saddles. Instead of threading, the parts are just glued
together. Usually in white, but black is available too.


Kopex?

...and Kopex to you!

Kopex was the spiral steel flexible conduit stuff, sometimes plastic
covered, often used as the final section from rigid conduit or steel
trunking to the likes of smaller motors.

Kopex has no relationship to the OP's question.

charles expressed precisely :
but you don't need to thread plastic conduit. yes, I have the dies for
metric steel.

I probably have the dies around somewhere for 3/4" imperial Þ

I used to be a bit of an artist at forming and bending tube. I would
get often get through bundles of it a day. Biggest size I used was I
think 1 1/2" - several runs and all done with manual made bends - now
that took some muscle and technique, to get it to bend at all.

On 26/01/2019 09:49, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
ARW presented the following explanation :
On 25/01/2019 20:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff laid this down on his screen :
Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like
it was the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?

No, it is a direct replacement for steel conduit. Like the steel you
can buy a range of accessories such as 1, 2, 3 and 4 way boxes, lids,
elbows bends and fixing saddles. Instead of threading, the parts are
just glued together. Usually in white, but black is available too.


Kopex?

..and Kopex to you!

Kopex was the spiral steel flexible conduit stuff, sometimes plastic
covered, often used as the final section from rigid conduit or steel
trunking to the likes of smaller motors.

Kopex has no relationship to the OP's question.


I was replying to a question about Blakes 7:-)

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In article ,
ARW wrote:
Steel conduit done properly actually looks good in some places. And it's
a work of art to fit it.

Yup. Much the same as exposed copper tube. Neatly done looks good.

I've never really been convinced how well plastic conduit does protect the
cable. It may look better than exposed cables, though.

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In article ,
charles wrote:
but you don't need to thread plastic conduit. yes, I have the dies for
metric steel.

I've got a conduit bender too. Something else than needs to go on Ebay. ;-)

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On 26/01/2019 09:49, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
ARW presented the following explanation :
On 25/01/2019 20:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff laid this down on his screen :
Is this that convoluted stuff that you can bend but looks a bit like
it was the sole bit of decoration used in every episode of Blakes 7?

No, it is a direct replacement for steel conduit. Like the steel you
can buy a range of accessories such as 1, 2, 3 and 4 way boxes, lids,
elbows bends and fixing saddles. Instead of threading, the parts are
just glued together. Usually in white, but black is available too.


Kopex?

..and Kopex to you!

Kopex was the spiral steel flexible conduit stuff, sometimes plastic
covered, often used as the final section from rigid conduit or steel
trunking to the likes of smaller motors.

Kopex has no relationship to the OP's question.

Going off topic on purpose...

Kopex also make a rather nice all plastic tube with waterproof glands
that I used to take my meter tails from the box outside over the
wallplater under the roof and directly into the CU.

It is not officially "mechanical protection" (but my route does not
demand it) but in reality the stuff is fecking tough and black (so
should be UV resistant for outside exposure).

It's also expensive... But in certain scenarios, quite useful.

If you want something lighter to give some scuff protection to small
cables running in a splintery crappy environment, Electroflex is nice stuff.

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