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Yes, at a pinch, that would have done.
Me too, (and for the same reason ).I must have missed you saying that.
cutting the normal sort (polycarbonate?) often ends in tears
Aren't the "crappy ones" by far the most common, though?
Are you talking in general, or only of use with plastic conduit?In my experience, the only people who still use them are electricians over the age of 60!!
Are you talking in general,
Ditto - and mostly installed by networking people (network) alongside the UF ones installed by the electricians (power).I hardly ever see PVC surface boxes
Not only that, but they stay the shape they are supposed to be - though you have to be careful not to overdo the screws and crack them. PVC ones are a right PITA if the surface isn't absolutely flat as they flex to the shape of the surface and then the accessory doesn't fit properly (unless that's also PVC and flexes to suit). Good fun if working on an unrendered/unplastered block wallHorrible though urea-formadehyde is to work on (albeit not impossible once one has mastered the art), it's performance in the presence of heat or fire is obviously far superior to that of PVC.
Ah well, if you will use brute force rather than "feeling" with a manual screwdriver ...I've shattered several, just screwing it to the wall, despite how particular I am about using the torque setting on a cordless drill when screwdriving with it.
I do think your experiences are atypical. As I said, you've only got to look at what is on sale - which strongly suggests that the market for PVC ones is pretty small.I did mean in general, yes. Maybe it's just the particular companies I work with then. PVC is the norm.
They do have their downsides, at least until one has mastered the art of 'dealing with them' - but, as I said, they have major upsides in terms of their behaviour in the face of heat or fire. I'm actually a little surprised that PVC ones are even 'allowed', given how that material behaves in the face of heat or fire.I would have thought most people would have become annoyed with the downsides of urea-formaldehyde by now.
That's a very good way of shattering them. Use a manual screwdriver.I've shattered several, just screwing it to the wall, despite how particular I am about using the torque setting on a cordless drill when screwdriving with it.
Plan B:I've even seen them nailed in place Was a right b****ard to get off intact when I was sorting out the wiring for a mate. Had to drag an airline upstairs and grind the head off with a burr.
Come the 18th, maybe they won't be.I'm actually a little surprised that PVC ones are even 'allowed', given how that material behaves in the face of heat or fire.
http://www.pvc.org/en/p/fire-retardant-propertiesI'm actually a little surprised that PVC ones are even 'allowed', given how that material behaves in the face of heat or fire.
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