Discuss Do you have to use capping? in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net
im all for pipe in walls, but that just cause im a professional
Capping nails or clouts will split plastic capping which is why I always put the point off to the side so that the head of the clout or washer of the capping nail catches the side of the capping. I thought this was how you were supposed to do it?
I've not yet use oval conduit but can definitely see the logic. Didn't know it could be easily secured with 16mm clips. Might have to give that a try:thumbsup
striaghten cable with palm of hand down to back box, insert cable into back box then cap! nothing more to it!
apart from the nails falling out of rotten mortar, crumbling bricks, cold cable refusing to be straightened, bent nails, hammered fingers, give me ega tube drilled and plugged every time.
There are loads of reg concerning cable installation and the main one for cable in plaster would be section 522.5 concerning corrosive or polluting substances........................which is now irrelevant with modern plaster, so cable can be run without additional protection such as capping
As for the use of a trowel and damaging the cable, again you could refer to section 522.8 and other mechanical damage and 522.8.1 in particular, but again mention of capping sheathed cable in a wall is not mentioned, so again it really is your call if you think you want to cap it.
Personally I like to use oval tube to cover the cables, no more reason other, that was the way I was taught to do it, which is not a reg but a personal preference
He knows. He's just teasing us from above.....Blimey there's a post from Eng54 and it hasn't got exclamation marks in it!!
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