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Does anyone know anywhere in the regulations that it states I have to use capping to protect cables when embedded in plaster as I am currently on a rewire, it says in on site guide that if there's no rcd protection it does require metal earthed capping
 
As for the cost ! It adds pence to a run when using oval conduit .
If installed correctly , it is perfectly accessible when it comes to replacing , even pulling the odd extra cable down when needed .
It looks 100% more professional to the client than just clipping direct , no matter how neat your clipping is , and a damn site quicker .
The above does depend on if the chase has been cut with a decent wall chaser ( but then again if you have not got this or the extract gear to go with it , I pity any other trades working along side you on a rewire ! ) .
I know it is purely down to choice , but it is a no brainer as I see it .
 
We use sto25 , and all you do place it in the chase when you have fed the cables in ( straight and not twisted) tight up to one side , mark your fixing points normally between two or three for the length drill , plug and fix leaving the screw heads just above the conduit . You will find that it is quite easy and a perfectly sturdy fixing until the spreader comes along , and if the mortar is soft enough , you are able to fix straight in to it , as it is only going to be a temporary fixing for a few days until spread .
 
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More tubing good points...
Let a 'Monkey' (for want of a better word!) fit all your tubing, plasterer makes good.
You come along later, pull cables in, test and finish off etc., knowing full well there's no damage whatsoever to your wiring.
And it improves the Maintainability of the install.

Capping is history, the future is Oval tube, and the future is (has been) here and now!
 
sounds good..reason I'm asking is my chasers rages are not quite wide enough for standard capping. Oval tube would work.
It depends on your chaser I have had to make shims up to go on some of our past models , but Hilti and at the other end of the price range sparky , machines seem to have the width .
 
That would only work (for first floor sockets) if the oval tube went behind the skirting and under the floor and was easy to get at. Would be difficult if there was a joist up against the wall. Its often easier to pull the cables in and then thread the tube over the cables.
 
That would only work (for first floor sockets) if the oval tube went behind the skirting and under the floor and was easy to get at. Would be difficult if there was a joist up against the wall. Its often easier to pull the cables in and then thread the tube over the cables.

Sorry , I did not explain it as well as I could've .
When I said " feed the cables in ( straight and not twisted ) " , this is what I meant .
 

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