Kitchen cable in conduit?

dinger541 · 22 Oct 2003

Hi all,

First you can tell i'm no electrician....and i know when to ask for help....which puts me out of the DIY SOS cat.

Working my way around the kitchen...and after posting the 'cooker hood' question earlier (Thanks Breezer ) i've noticed something else i want to ask about.

The tiles are all off and the now visible electric cable just runs in grooves up from floor level to the sockets above the work tops. Would it be worth disconnecting each socket and placing the cable in conduit for the space behind the tiling? It would mean more work at this stage of the game but i would rather get it right now.....before i tile.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

Dinger

breezer · 23 Oct 2003

you can actually get "capping" made for just this purpose (it fts over the cable) you can get it from any electrical wholesaler

masona · 23 Oct 2003

Breezer,

What are the real reason for plastic capping or conduit ? prevent damp or to stop plaster damaging the pvc cable or so the wire can be pull out easier if need be or have I missed something here?

alexnic · 23 Oct 2003

Mechanical protection is the main reason..

Scoby_Beasley · 23 Oct 2003

Go for the galvanised, when drilling if you hear the drill "sing" you know its time to stop !!

il78 · 23 Oct 2003

Just did the same thing in my own kitchen....and I tiled over them....didn't think there would be any need to provide mechanical protection, and in any case, plastic dont provide that much. As long as your cable routes comply with regulations (ie, straight etc).

spark · 24 Oct 2003

As il78 said, plastic capping and oval conduit provides negligable amounts of mechanical protection. I believe plaster used to contain lots of lime which used to eat the pvc insulation, capping/conduit used to prevent this. Many plasterers also moan if you have cables loose in chases so capping/conduit holds it back in the chase while it's plastered. It's also quicker, you can clip a 3 metre drop of cables back in seconds if you use capping and nail it to the wall; clipping all the cables takes much longer.

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Kitchen cable in conduit?

dinger541

breezer

masona

alexnic

Scoby_Beasley

il78

spark

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