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How are you supposed to fix/terminate flexible conduit?
I have just bought a chimney fan which has a spiral metal flexible
conduit containing the wires that supply the fan. (This is a mains powered fan to sit on the top of a chimney, not a heat powered one for indoors). Not that what it's for is very relevant. How are you supposed to terminate the flexible conduit properly? The problem is similar with plastic, wire reinforced conduit, the ribbing is spiral so you can't seal to it very well and even if sealing isn't incredibly important how are you meant to make a proper mechanical fix to the end (into a junction box presumably)? If I feed the flexible into the bottom of a weatherproof junction box the watertightness won't matter too much (and even provides drainage) but I can't think of a neat/elegant way of holding it there. Now I think about it I have some glands for larger plastic conduit but I can't imagine anything similar for the quite small (1cm O/D or maybe even a bit less) metal flaxible I have to deal with now. Any ideas? -- Chris Green · |
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How are you supposed to fix/terminate flexible conduit?
Chris Green wrote:
Now I think about it I have some glands for larger plastic conduit but I can't imagine anything similar for the quite small (1cm O/D or maybe even a bit less) metal flaxible I have to deal with now. You're right there are fittings that fit the larger plastic spiral conduit https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-conduit-fittings/0599910 Do any of these suit your metal flexi? https://www.flexicon.uk.com/products/?material-type=metallic&product-type=fittings |
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How are you supposed to fix/terminate flexible conduit?
Andy Burns wrote:
Chris Green wrote: Now I think about it I have some glands for larger plastic conduit but I can't imagine anything similar for the quite small (1cm O/D or maybe even a bit less) metal flaxible I have to deal with now. You're right there are fittings that fit the larger plastic spiral conduit https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-conduit-fittings/0599910 Do any of these suit your metal flexi? https://www.flexicon.uk.com/products/?material-type=metallic&product-type=fittings Yes, you're right, these do go down to small enough for my conduit, thank you. -- Chris Green · |
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How are you supposed to fix/terminate flexible conduit?
Whatever you do don't do as i did once, use heat shrink sleeving, it buckled
the conduit. Brian -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Andy Burns" wrote in message ... Chris Green wrote: Now I think about it I have some glands for larger plastic conduit but I can't imagine anything similar for the quite small (1cm O/D or maybe even a bit less) metal flaxible I have to deal with now. You're right there are fittings that fit the larger plastic spiral conduit https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-conduit-fittings/0599910 Do any of these suit your metal flexi? https://www.flexicon.uk.com/products/?material-type=metallic&product-type=fittings |
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