Adaptaflex or not?

[brizospark]

Currently wiring a renovation where there are partitions flying up everywhere

Containment throughout premises is trunking / tray

Basically my question is this

In the internal walls of the new partitions there has to be mechanical protection for the single core cables coming from trunking

What are thought on using steel conduit from trunking to get into the partition and then using adaptaflex steel flex conduit from there on in the partition?

I reckon this will save a bundle of time instead of steel conduit in the partitions which I think is overkill when adaptaflex is available and there to be used

What do you guys reckon?

 

[rmc86uk]

Can't see why not just make sure you put enough galv boxes in as a pulling point before you get into the partition. Are you going to use metal copex?

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[brizospark]

yeah im going to use metal kopex

 

[rmc86uk]

Then I would do as you have planned to do as it will be quicker. Do you know roughly how much for a drum of metal copex and a pack of glands?

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[Adam W]

What kind of premises is this? Does it have to be metal or could you use plastic to save time and money?
How long would you estimate before the next renovation?

 

[brizospark]

is plastic conduit a form of mechanical protection?

it would not stop a screw going into cable as conduit would

it is an artists studio so i presume that they are worried about nails screws as hanging pics on walls!!

 

[sythai]

Dont see a problem as long as you have RCD protection then no worries...

 

[Adam W]

Plastic conduit is as much a form of mechanical protection as the pvc sheath of T&E.
Remember you'd still need rcd protection if the equipment is used by non electrically trained people, eg arty farty types chucking clay and paint around.
If these partitions are essentially hollow presumably they'd drill through the plasterboard, bosh a fixing in and move on without drilling too far.

 

[oxocube]

Flex conduit is to connect fixed electrical wiring systems to moveable/vibrating equipment, it's purpose is not to replace bends that should have been made in solid conduit.

Make sure you don't leave any widowmakers, isolated pieces of conductive parts. And don't be surprised if the client refuses to accept the poor workmanship and refuses to pay you.

 

[sythai]

by non electrically trained people, eg arty farty types chucking clay and paint around.

Nice.... :biggrin5:

 

[brizospark]

Flex conduit is to connect fixed electrical wiring systems to moveable/vibrating equipment, it's purpose is not to replace bends that should have been made in solid conduit.

Make sure you don't leave any widowmakers, isolated pieces of conductive parts. And don't be surprised if the client refuses to accept the poor workmanship and refuses to pay you.

Yeah because flexible metal conduit in a partition is poor workmanship!!!

isolated conductive parts?

Where will that come into play?

 

[rmc86uk]

I did also not know that installing flexible conduit in a dry line wall was not allowed.

Looks like i'll have to rip all of my work out over the last couple of years. Also the next time a dry liner boards both sides of the wall i'll have to drop a rigid conduit in somehow instead of flying the copex down!

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[jaresquire]

You'd have to knock half of Milton Keynes hospital down!