rewiring house that has galvanised conduit throughout
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chesterw
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Are you sure? its extremely unlikely
100% - 1951 house with original main fuse boxes. Now preparing to put in heat pump etc etc. Already has 300mm insulation and boarded loft with retrofitted MVHR under it, so conduit up there hard to access, and rest of house has galv. conduit in the walls with all screwed joints. Craftsman job back in the day - even has SW antennas built into the structure (walls and rafters) - that was white-hot tech in those days !
chesterw
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I've only ever seen one other house like that, mates house art deco style with concrete walls and floors. Unfortunately the bloke that installed it didn't know how to make it rewireable, and it had hidden boxes in walls etc, making it a pointless non rewireable installation.
You will also find modern accessory boxes will be required and will be difficult to fit, also most domestic sparks have very little steel conduit experience and don't know the short cuts and specific skills - good luck with it.
You will also find modern accessory boxes will be required and will be difficult to fit, also most domestic sparks have very little steel conduit experience and don't know the short cuts and specific skills - good luck with it.
There are literally hundreds of thousands, if not more, houses and flats up and down the country tubed in solid conduit. Any decent spark will know how to rewire them.
chesterw
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Absolute nonsense, mainly non-screwed split conduit or threaded half inch barrel. Please benefit everyone with your superior knowledge and explain how to rewire - thankyou
I realise that most sparkies these days probably only have experience with the "plastic fantastic" stuff - which is why I asked on the forum - when you've finished arguing among yourselves can anyone point me towards someone who does have the necessary skills for the job?
PS modern switch plates and socket plates and light fittings are already done - fitted perfectly on the original conduit back boxes, which are way better quality than the flimsy modern ones, IMHO.
PS modern switch plates and socket plates and light fittings are already done - fitted perfectly on the original conduit back boxes, which are way better quality than the flimsy modern ones, IMHO.
chesterw
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"Fitted perfectly" - in that case it should be an easy job with no special skills required
Barrel pipe which comes in 3 grades, red, yellow or blue has never been used for electrical work. It is used for gas, water and steam pipes and also air lines, not as an electrical conduit.
You are obviously not an electrician or you would know this. There are a few different ways to tube out and wire a house or flat in conduit.
Sorry I can't help to recommend a spark in Brighton as not from that area.
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chesterw
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You obviously have vastly superior knowledge.
For the benefit of all please explain how you would "tube out" a house?
chesterw
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When rewiring posh buildings in London, they would quite often use threaded half inch barrel, and we would always save a few pieces because it made ideal chisels for getting behind skirting boards, especially very high ones.
Just because you've never seen or experienced something, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist
Barrel pipe was never used for Electrical work. Conduit was used and still is used for Electrical work. It is really quite obvious you are not, or ever have been an Electrician.