FLEXICON your FLEXIBLE FRIEND - faster electrical installations with flexible conduit - IP66

FLEXICON your FLEXIBLE FRIEND - faster electrical installations with flexible conduit - IP66 - IP69

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We use IP66 flexible conduit from Flexicon to see if we can speed up the installation of Easee EV chargers fitted to the flat cable system we featured in a previous video.
We think it could be a great solution allowing electricians to wire the EV charger off-site using flexible conduit and tri-rated cable.
What do you think?
Flexicon conduit is available in a wide range of sizes, with IP ratings from IP66 to IP68 and IP69. Materials to suit demanding environments UV resistance, self-extinguishing and low fume toxicity.
In the US - Flexible conduit is also known as Smurf Tube!
== 🕐 Time Stamps - Cut to the action 🕕 ==
00:00 Using flexible conduit to speed up EV charger installation.
00:42 How to cut flexible conduit
01:20 Fitting cable glands and IP ratings
02:43 Fixing clips - stop conduit from sliding
03:16 Application example - Easee EV charger installation.
04:30 Threading Tri-rated cable and adding ferrules.
06:50 Attaching Flexicon to cable glands and clips
07:55 Flexicon - the range of sizes available
08:40 Options for crush ratings, material and IP ratings
10:00 The old vacuum cleaner trick!
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Пікірлер: 79

@NBundyElectrical 3 жыл бұрын

“You teasing me you naughty naughty”

@GSHElectrical 3 жыл бұрын

Then follow up video will blow your mind Nick 🦾

@eddprice4571 3 жыл бұрын

Nick you are the kopex king 🤭👍

@BenCos2018 3 жыл бұрын

lmao I was just waiting to see your comment

@ForTheBirbs 3 жыл бұрын

I expected title of video to be Bundy10 flexi-king

@vievlogs589 3 жыл бұрын

I love Nick Bundy 🦾. Vienna

@thattoolguy9432 3 жыл бұрын

I bet Nick Bundy is proper knocking one out over this vid :)

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

100% the follow up video will blow his mind....

@NBundyElectrical 3 жыл бұрын

🍆

@Swwils 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for flexicon to be trendy and feature inside of restaurants

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️🤣👍

@jonathanbrown9245 3 жыл бұрын

Nick Bundy's Crackpipes, he's addicted to the stuff 🤣

@eddprice4571 3 жыл бұрын

Great video chaps I'm itching to start using this. As soon as I get a job that needs conduit I'll give it a shot 👍

@TheChipmunk2008 3 жыл бұрын

It's really handy domestically for garages. Often with 'rickety old garages', the building's not straight enough for normal conduit work to look neat. If there's angle iron, you can strap it inside the angle with metal ties, and hide most of the run.

@seandempsey9396 3 жыл бұрын

Great video guys. l like those fittings much better than the fold over glands.

@KendalMike 3 жыл бұрын

Nick Bundy will be salivating ;-)

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@andyhorobin1605 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video and content my only question is why do you not trim the conductors after crimping leaving the short strands sticking out ?

@JacobKelly02 3 жыл бұрын

Came to the comments expecting to see comments about bundy I was not disappointed

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

But thanks for your comment 👍

@mre3820 3 жыл бұрын

Can you over use Flexicon, asking for a guy named Nick :P

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

The follow up video will blow his mind... 👍

@TheChipmunk2008 3 жыл бұрын

@@efixx can't wait! Flexicon turned out to be really handy for a small job the other day... simple outside socket, but we didn't want to export the PME earth, so we drove a rod. But the size of the breaker only required 2.5mm earth rather than 10mm (which'd be hard to get into a socket anyway!). Flexicon from the earth rod 'pod' to the socket made a nice neat job of it. (to comply with the mechanical protection requirements on such a small earth conductor)

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheChipmunk2008 No job too big or too small for Flexicon! 👍

@jordesclark 3 жыл бұрын

I can see it's a well made product, and has its uses. I personally hate the stuff, but I work in harsh, high impact environments where plastic has no place. The only stuff I will use is short lengths of galvanised, plastic coated kopex with swivel glands connected to vibrating loads, like vibrating screen motors etc. As I say, it has its place, this in particular seems like a well designed system, but it would find itself anywhere near me!

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

These are interesting topics & we often see that metallic conduits are considered superior to plastic but this is not always true depending on the applciation. Impact: Typically metallic conduits will stand a higher impact load but the conduit will retain the deformation, this can lead to chaffing on the cables inside. Nylon conduits will recover and bounce back so the long term performance can be better. Harsh environments: Typically metallic conduits are coated with a PVC jacket, this has good flexibility but it’s long term fatigue performance is far inferior to nylon conduits and has a smaller temperature range. In dynamic applications PA12 conduits offer excellent long term fatigue resistance and they can handle very low temperatures. We would be more than happy to look at your applications in more detail to see if we think there may be opportunities to improve the installation time & long term performance.

@rolandobencosme3551 2 жыл бұрын

are those adapters/conduits rated for concrete encasement? Any difference between metric and NPT systems?

@lesmoor001 3 жыл бұрын

great system

@stevendouglas3860 3 жыл бұрын

Which in your opinion , the most versatile Crimpers ...wiha / Knipex / ...

@chrisroberts5445 2 жыл бұрын

can this be used underground with twin core and earth flat cable

@lukeandella1037 2 жыл бұрын

Can you connect flexicon straight onto normal pvc conduit, possibly via a straight coupler or something?? Thank you

@efixx 2 жыл бұрын

Use a threaded female coupler - glue to pvc threaded to flexible plus gland

@Cablesmith 3 жыл бұрын

@N Bundy Electrical 😃

@akira84377 3 жыл бұрын

Should have titled this “Bundy’s Red Room of Flexicon”

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Ste2023 Жыл бұрын

Can you use flexicon in domestic homes .( 18th edition. ) IP rated . in wall chasing if needed . Under floor boards , lofts , It looks easy to cut / attach / to sockets , pattress, etc ... Any one know ??

@efixx Жыл бұрын

Yes you can use flexible conduit and singles just like they do in lots of countries - but total cost is higher.

@eltra4844 3 жыл бұрын

IP68 and IP69 is for submerged... You planning on some sub-sea installations?? The submerged protection is actually worse for water entering under pressure such as pressure cleaners etc..

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

IP69 - is similar to IP66 but with hot 💦 water.

@eltra4844 3 жыл бұрын

@@efixx I see that I remembered incorrectly as it is IPX7 and X8 that are for immersion, the IPX9K is a new one for for me, but makes sense and covers for basically steam cleaning.

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

IP69K is described as “Powerful high-temperature water jets”, typically this is used to represent wash down applications using hot. It is similar to the IP66 test with a higher pressure and temperature.

@o04n7h0n90o 3 жыл бұрын

Whats the brand name of that cable dispenser?

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a Kabelmate - more info in this video 👉- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7aKbLqDvZzSc4E.html

@paul1962uk 22 күн бұрын

Is flexible swa conduit available?

@craigbroad4860 3 жыл бұрын

bundy10? 😂😂😂

@HeathenGeek 3 жыл бұрын

beat me to it 😂

@NBundyElectrical 3 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

@BenCos2018 3 жыл бұрын

@@NBundyElectrical BUNDY10

@GSHElectrical 3 жыл бұрын

Way more flexible than Gaz 🤣👍

@tomfarrow8652 3 жыл бұрын

Some brands use the size as the internal diameter and some use it as the external diameter

@olivercarter5546 3 жыл бұрын

What's the benefits over armoured cable?

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

There are a fair few benefits of flexible conduit compared to armoured cable: it is easier to cut, you can combine multiple cable types in one system, can make quick changes / upgrades to circuits within existing system, easy routing of cables with different bend radius, can replace faulty cables without replacing entire system, suitable for static and dynamic applications, can be retrofitted, mechanical protection provided by the conduit, easier termination of glands.

@Fishbait075 3 жыл бұрын

Is this suitable for a fuseboard replacement in a customers garage? Maybe using miles and miles of it, instead of trunking? #adamtheapprentice #bundy10

@AndyK.1 3 жыл бұрын

Well 😂 ur not really

@vievlogs589 3 жыл бұрын

😍

@frazer26 3 жыл бұрын

How good are they against rats for use on a farm?

@efixx 3 жыл бұрын

Difficult to stop rats 🐀 with plastic. We’ll find out if Flexicon have any advice on the topic . We know parrots 🦜 aren’t so keen!

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

An interesting fact: rodents do not like Nylon as they don’t seem to like the ‘taste’ or have a desire to attack it when compared to a PVC product, so tend to leave it alone. We have a case study on Cockatoos in Australia and their inability to grip the nylon conduit with their teeth due to the slippery surface, this would also be very similar for rodents.

@frazer26 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlexiconUk thanks for the reply, better than cement with broken glass to top them, will try nylon on my next call out.

@westinthewest 3 жыл бұрын

There are situations where deviating from the prescribed pronunciation 'IP six eight' or 'IP five four' can introduce ambiguity and misunderstandings.

@mostlymessingabout 3 жыл бұрын

We shouldn't call it a charger. It's just a fancy socket really... no charging circuit in it...

@Candisa 3 жыл бұрын

But how else could the marketing team make the electric car hipster gang believe those things are remotely worth what they cost?

@mostlymessingabout 3 жыл бұрын

@@Candisa new Zoey give them out for free now. I think it's like 700 quid before installation. Nuts

@JimWhitaker 3 жыл бұрын

Charging connection suits better? The clever stuff in those ones is the phase load smoothing. The car only needs one phase, the box balances the loads from several connection points across the three phases.

@SparksFlyin 3 жыл бұрын

One of them needs to talk louder or something. He is hard to understand. Love seeing all the wiha tools. What I use.

@miguelchanjr 3 жыл бұрын

How you guys are allowed to use smurf tube out side of concrete is crazy. 0 impact resistance.

@2loco 3 жыл бұрын

Probably because not every location is exposed to impacts...

@miguelchanjr 3 жыл бұрын

@@2loco for an EV Charge in a garage? idk fireCode seems derated across the pond

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

Most EV chargers and sockets are made from plastics and the impact ratings are acceptable for their application. Flexicon’s products comply with the BS EN 61386 conduit standard which is referred to by the UK wiring regulations BS7671. FPAH21 (heavy duty nylon corrugated) can withstand an impact of > 6J at -25°C which is far greater than something like a rigid PVC conduit. One of the other advantages of nylon corrugated conduits is its ability to recover from impact compared with metallic conduits that generally stay deformed.

@YoussefYoussef-tw7qq 3 жыл бұрын

Hii brother jusses pleas you finaly draper Torque screwdriver set 19pcs in my hand

@Amitkumarsingh-vi3ex 2 жыл бұрын

hello sir i also do the same work and i want to do better work by staying with you and i am from india and i need job

@EricFisher.TheVillages Жыл бұрын

how to be a bore. Fun ? hahahahahaha

@rum51 3 жыл бұрын

grow a pare, use experiance to do the job properly

@Dontworryaboutitq 3 жыл бұрын

Might as well just wrap it with black tape probably has more impact resistance than that plastic garbage. England or whatever country electrical system is glued together

@FlexiconUk 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffrey, - Black tape is very thin & the UV performance is very poor, it would be a very short term repair. The typical compression strength of Flexicon Nylon conduit is 75kg/100mm, the corrugated conduit offers a much higher impact resistance compared to black tape.

@Dontworryaboutitq 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlexiconUk obviously what I said was a joke. Any self respecting electrician would never use that flex icon. Do it the right way or not at all