conduit

Hi, is this wiring up to regs I've recently moved in and was in process of replacing architraves and skirting and found this when I removed some From my limited knowledge shouldn't that either run straight up or be in conduit? I know it's there now so I can atleast try to avoid it but...

Evening everyone, My outbuilding is powered up and working, however currently the armoured cable between my house and the outbuilding is above the ground. I want to bury this as i re-do my garden this weekend. The cable is armoured, and as its live i was thinking that i would use one of the...

Morning all! I was wondering if I might get a bit of advice on this subject, I'm looking to mount a new TV (once its been purchased). It'll be 55 or 65in and approximately 15-20kgs weight. The wall is a dot and dab fixed to I think concrete blocks, house is 2003 build and terraced so this is...

Need to plaster over pvc oval conduit inside chased walls after rewire. Behind is brick material. Should I use "Thistle Bonding Coat Undercoat" or "British Gypsum Thistle Hardwall plaster" to fill it? Should I sand the pvc conduit? I've been trying to figure out the best way to make the...

Morning folks. Currently renovating the kitchen and I’m after some advice on the best way to run hot and cold to a kitchen island for a sink and a dishwasher. Floor construction is type 1, sand blinding, DPM, PIR insulation. There will be another layer of DPM and then 65mm concrete screed...

Morning folks. Currently renovating the kitchen and I’m after some advice on the best way to run power to a kitchen island for a couple of sockets, lighting and a dishwasher. Floor construction is type 1, sand blinding, DPM, PIR insulation. There will be another layer of DPM and then 65mm...

Getting some work done and the ground workers burst the old black alk mains, so made a temp fix, and laid new mdpe pipe, to be connected once gas meter had been moved (the gas pipe was right in the way of the mains at entry point to the house) . Meter was moved yesterday However the mdpe has...

electrician wanted near Brighton, experienced in rewiring a house that has galvanised conduit throughout, running new cables (singles?) in existing buried conduits and avoiding chasing-in new conduit.

Hi, due to the huge increase in wood prices we have installed some internal stud walls on our self build in metal stud but wondered if cables need to be run through metal studs in conduit or bushing grommets to prevent damage to cables, if so any advice on best type to use. Thanks

Hi all, I've installed an LED floodlight vertically above an FCU switch, and used some 25mm conduit and fittings that I already had. I've heard you never enter from the top, but I had no choice in this case. I planned to silicon around the joints but now realise it doesn't bond the best. My...

Hi all, DIY guy here seeking help with outside cabling for garden lights. We're having our crumbling patio re-laid and I want to install some ELV 24v spike lights in the garden. I'm getting an qualified electrician in to do all the wiring and connections for the 240v stuff to the transformer...

I need to run wiring for cctv from one corner of my house to the other and was thinking conduit would be the tidiest way of doing it. How do I join 2 lengths of pvc conduit together? Is it male and female connectors I need, connection boxes or is there a simple sleeve to join them? Many...

Hi. I am an industrial maintenance electrician that has never done any domestic work other than changing faceplates. I need to move a cooker in the kitchen of my new house and so the cable needs extended. I have done my 18th edition but in practice is the cable usually in conduit or used with...

Hi, I am fitting a double outdoor socket. The Line cable will be connected to an isolator and then to the double sockets. I have IP68 glands https://www.screwfix.com/p/tower-male-comp-gland-20mm-2-pack/80851?_requestid=738934 to fix to both boxes but I need a bit of conduit between the glands...

Good afternoon everyone! I'm here looking for suggestions of how to do this in a practical and legal way. I'm not an electrician but I'm fairly well practiced in other fields having done some motorsport wiring and electronics, I'm not overly familiar with residential code though. The situation...

hi, I currently have one outside light running from a 2 gang fused spur and would like to additional low watt lights for the garden. Looking to add up to six new lights, 10-15 watt per light, linked by heavy gauge conduit pipe. Should I start by wiring a new cable into the socket or join to...

At the risk of sounding like an absolute beginner, why can i not find a 3 way 90 degree elbow fitting on screwfix? i want to build a cage structure for a golf practice net and cant find the right corner fittings anywhere. Do screwfix sell these? They can be metal or upvc!

I am going to have a screed floor. I am burying some JG pipe in conduit in the screed. How do I fix the conduit to the floor insulation before the screed goes down?... The staples used in underfloor heating only fit pipes without the conduit... so what would you use when the pipe is in...

As I understand it - building regs mean that any plastic pipe to be buried in screed needs to be in conduit so it can be replaced. Therefore I have bought - 15mm PEX barrier coil pipe. - 15mm conduit and - I've also bought this conduit elbow...

Hello, What gauge/tyoe of wire should I run under my patio for a future garden lighting circuit? Should it be in a conduit if so which type please. Thank you