flexible conduit, CAN YOU WIRE A HOUSE WITH IT?

[vmgbarra]

can I wire a house in flexible conduit and singles ?, as done in other parts of Europe, there does not seem to be any specific info in BS7671 or part P,

Let me explain further
I have 20 years experience uk trained ,i have done commercial and domestic but I have also pent a few years working in Europe and found that using a flexible conduit system gives you the abiliy to add extra circuts or switching without having to rip up floors, I hate twin and earth its nasty out of date and too rigid, especially when trying to screw back sockes

can anyone offer me any recomendations etc

 

[stevey1983]

Yes you can. Why not? Seen many older
houses done in steel conduit

 

[davesparks]

Steel conduit is a world apart from the cheap nd nasty flexible conduit that seems to be popular at the moment.

I guess if you used a good strong flexible conduit you could do it, but I don't really see the advantage?

 

[7029 dave]

Well of course.

 

[Engineer54]

If you're talking about that god awful ribbed flexible conduit, then i wish you luck trying to pull additional cables in at a future date. The walls of that stuff just collapses, especially at the any bends!! BTW, you don't have to use T&E, you can use the same type of round building cable they use in Europe, better actually as the CPC will be the same size as the phase conductors.

 

[Deservices]

Unless it's steel conduit, it would have to be the double insulated singles like used on lighting in many homes. As I'm sure cables have to be double insulated unless protected by steel conduit. But probably wrong lol

 

[Engineer54]

Unless it's steel conduit, it would have to be the double insulated singles like used on lighting in many homes. As I'm sure cables have to be double insulated unless protected by steel conduit. But probably wrong lol

Consider yourself very ''Wrong'' then!! lol!!

 

[Deservices]

So you can rewire a house in single insulated cable?


Consider yourself very ''Wrong'' then!! lol!!

 

[danzor]

Does this take us back to the double insulated topic

 

[Deservices]

What would that topic be called so I can find it lol

 

[vmgbarra]

if the conduit is fixed regularly and has sufficient capacity pulling a extra circuit is not a problem, could t+e be used because of mice?,
Is there a organisation I cold ask , niceic ,IEE , that can say yes or n bloody way ?

 

[Andy78]

if the conduit is fixed regularly and has sufficient capacity pulling a extra circuit is not a problem, could t+e be used because of mice?,
Is there a organisation I cold ask , niceic ,IEE , that can say yes or n bloody way ?

Organisations can advise you on what satisfies the regs. Whether it's a good idea or not is another matter, and I personally would not fancy pulling extra circuits down buried flexible conduit. Any reason you are opposed to rigid conduit ?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Mice will chew through T+E just as easily as plastic conduit or double insulated singles or flex.

 

[vmgbarra]

or would I be safer using steel flexible for 230v and plastic flexible for phone and antenna

 

[Deservices]

Why not just use plastic conduit? or the oval stuff is good. Easy to pull cables thou and simple to fit.

 

[vmgbarra]

rigid conduit is great and can be a real feature but it is a bit labour intensive in a house, through joists etc

 

[Andy78]

Using steel flexible conduit to wire a house would be an excellent way to cause yourself grief and a huge materials bill

 

[Deservices]

Why would you want to? Even if it was done in conduit, you would have alot of fun trying to pull cables though without getting to service joints at bends.

 

[vmgbarra]

I understand t+e is cheap by comparison and its quick to install, but its nasty and the conductors are too rigid and end up overbent in the back of the socket

 

[SPARTYKUS]

I understand t+e is cheap by comparison and its quick to install, but its nasty and the conductors are too rigid and end up overbent in the back of the socket

Eh?...?

Only if you're doing it wrong!