Where to buy singles?

[CortinaV8]

My garage is wired in 2.5T&E at the moment inside 20mm conduit, when it was PIR'd recently the results were within acceptable tolerances, he thought the insulation was probably starting to break down and suggest I should replace it with singles.

Just wondering where woul be best to purchase the singles in terms of quality/value.

The garage is 15m in length and has a double socket roughly every 1.5m down either side, however realistically I am never going to need that many so intend to reduce the amount by half.

 

[flameport]

Any wholesaler, screwfix, TLC and so on will have singles.
However you will end up with 100m of each, so not worthwhile to buy for a single job.

If the cable really does need replacing, it will be cheaper to use T+E as you have now.

However, what were the test results for the cable? Seems unlikely that T+E inside conduit would be deteriorating to the extent it needed replacement.

 

[tom91]

You can buy singles by the metre from a website called Trading Depot (http://www.tradingdepot.co.uk/DEF/catalogue/A004014/Electrical/Cable/Conduit Wire Cable)
I've used them and didn't have any problems.

 

[CortinaV8]

I had to remove a socket about a month ago (fitted some metal shelving to the wall and it was in the way) when I stripped back the cable it had oxidised quite badly inside the insulation, probably about a foot backwards from the cable ends, which probably goes some way to explaining the not so good readings.

I shall post of his figures from the PIR when I get home later, however its well out compared to the other ring circuits in the house.

I agree I could use T&E however singles would be easier to pull thru.

 

[Click-Sure]

Is it PVC twin & earth or Rubber/VIR ?

 

[CortinaV8]

Seriously, do you need to ask

Its PVC, T&E in the old colours

 

[holmslaw]

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