PVC Conduit CRASH COURSE! Installing 35+ Metres!
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At Artisan Electrics we believe every little detail counts! So in this episode, we're taking an in-depth deep dive into installing PVC conduit. Lee shares all of his electrical conduit tips that he has gathered over the years, to provide one of the neatest, Artisan-approved near invisible PVC conduit installs. Have you got a super long conduit run ahead? Stay tuned for this Artisan crash course!
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00:00 Running Solo
03:08 Reminiscing
06:22 Learning To Bend
10:30 Hats Off
12:46 Working It Out
15:38 Adding A Kink
18:14 Pulling Singles
22:13 Monday Morning
24:32 I Hate Cats
27:18 Calculations
29:51 Dodgy Plug
32:25 Overview
33:48 Slip Of The Tongue
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@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Let us know if you have any more PVC conduit tips?
@donlatinohits Жыл бұрын
Please i am a residential automation engineer in Nigeria and I have been looking to buy the trousers your electricians wear... Please what keyword should I search... If I search "electrician trousers" I don't see anything similar.
@Jay369 Жыл бұрын
Blåkläder work trousers
@tombickerton4114 Жыл бұрын
Maybe some cable lubricant when pulling single cables through ?
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
We wear Blåkläder
@justme5384 Жыл бұрын
@@tombickerton4114 I use silicone spray but only in old rewire. New cable and conduits are already very slippery from the factory
@lewis94uk Жыл бұрын
You con du it Lee
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Winning comment!
@MikeSmith-tx2lp Жыл бұрын
Luxurious site for installation. Like you say, most domestic involves reaching over the deep fat fryer while trying not to stand in the cat litter tray.
@corymac Жыл бұрын
Great job Lee 👏🏼
@motivationhero7 Жыл бұрын
I did not expect you guys, could do pvc conduit installation. It's much neater & the cable is secure. Rather than the usual bear cable installation, highly unsafe & surprisingly accepted by the BS requirement. Now that's what we called a proper electrical installation. Hats of there 👏 👌
@stevanez5108 Жыл бұрын
For PVC conduit I always used a plumbers pipe cutter (retired now). Always a clean cut and a slight chamfer on the cut so easy to fit into couplers/boxes ETC. clean and tidy and quick with no mess.
@itszgrip4240 Жыл бұрын
I’m only on an apprenticeship so I haven’t done everything but I love doing/helping with jobs like these. It’s all quite simple after a while but it’s far from boring.
@phillipmaciver3226 Жыл бұрын
Always take your single through the spring and anchor at the tip end, it stops over stretching the spring if it gets stuck when you pull it out.👍
@corymac Жыл бұрын
That’s slightly genius, I’ll be taking that, thank you!!!
@phillipmaciver3226 Жыл бұрын
@@corymac you are very welcome, happy bending!....👍
@thecellshop8779 Жыл бұрын
35 years and a lot of f'd springs, you learn something every day🤩
@QsKxHardScopeZz Жыл бұрын
Only an apprentice myself but was looking for this comment, several springs later an old spark showed me this trick 😂
@phillipmaciver3226 Жыл бұрын
@@QsKxHardScopeZz I'm not saying I'm an old sparky......but the lads called me Jurasic Spark!.....lol.
@kaylebollin8837 Жыл бұрын
The difference between electrical work on your side of the world is always interesting to me. I'm in the States and not gluing PVC is a never. And I've also never used a bending spring haha. We tend to use torches.
@alexanderlavoie5461 10 ай бұрын
seems like their PVC is much thinner than ours.
@olly7673 Жыл бұрын
Interesting video Lee and I really enjoyed watching it, some good tips for newbies to conduit. D line saddles are my go to. They leave the conduit neater and compliant re: premature collapse. A few things to mention though...... I calculate your volt drop to be 14.64V using a 20A MCB with 0.61 Ohm so not good as is though your Zs was in order. I think the IP socket was okay before you hit the in circuit neon with 500V. You should also have had your CPC in the earth bar when you IR'd the cabling. Other than that, a good effort. 👍
@leshackett3687 Жыл бұрын
Makes a nice change from seeing twin/ E cable every where, nice job guys.
@6A8G 9 ай бұрын
It is so awesome to see someone take such pride in his work.... I doff's me cap good sir:)
@patricpdp7380 Жыл бұрын
Lee has so many tricks and tips. Thanks
@stevejagger8602 Жыл бұрын
Always enjoyed installing conduit because with care you can make it look good. Pulling in singles I always used some talcum powder to reduce the friction on long runs particularly when there are bends. If you pull cables through too fast it’s possible to melt the plastic on the edges of the conduit box where the singles enter. A piece of soft cloth helps to prevent that happening.
@Madmechanicwtz Жыл бұрын
My bosses brother and I were installing consumer units in new build flats about 13 years ago, I would install one to his two, he would take the mick out of me for it for the whole install and got the other contractors to do the same. When it came to test and inspect all his boards had to be redone, mine passed with flying colours haha
@adamw225 Жыл бұрын
The old ‘we haven’t got time to do it right but we’ve got time to do it twice’
@christopherhume8896 Жыл бұрын
Those 90s look a bit tight, that's why the spring is so hard to pull out. Internal radius should be 50mm so I always bend it over the top of my knee for a smoother bend. Might not be as tight to the ceiling but easier to pull the wires through. Nice to see someone take time to do a nice tidy job.
@JimWhitaker Жыл бұрын
Good planning and neat result.
@tonybell1597 8 ай бұрын
Excellent practical guide, cheers chaps…
@stuartgray6421 Жыл бұрын
Good video Lee, explained everything you were doing whilst giving a few helpful little tips. 👍🏻
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@YGee3Mx Жыл бұрын
Very surprised you guys didn’t know that the low insulation resistance would be coming from the fact line and neutral would connected across the neon, that’s why always connect your conductors with wago’s to do insulation resistance testing then connect socket outlets after. Great install none the less👍🏻🍻
@guidoduijff1592 Жыл бұрын
Nice work Lee. Only thing i would do different, is apply the glue on to the tube instead of on to the socket or box. That way you are less likely to get glue inside the tube, creating a potential obstacle.
@user-cs9ch8ey9k Жыл бұрын
What a great video mate, great electrician with some sound advice
@OthmanAlikhan 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video =)
@webzterd Жыл бұрын
My first job; I was about 8 years old and I did a 3 bed house rewire. By did, I mean my old man sent me into the crawl spaces under the floor and in the loft and used my skinny ability to grab items inside wall cavities. Also had me chasing cable runs in walls in advance of him doing the fit. What did I get for all this? A tenner! Thought it was awesome.
@iantibbetts6871 Жыл бұрын
Me too, great times
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
At least you got paid! Great story.
@nw5835 Жыл бұрын
So, my Dad wasn't the only one in favour of Child Labour!!
@aovideos3268 Жыл бұрын
I definitely love tube work. It’s my forte. But galvanised steel tube is my overall favourite because it takes maths and hard grafting. Wicked video! 👍
@g.williamswilliams8442 5 ай бұрын
Very neat and tidy job guys 😊
@johankorten2797 Жыл бұрын
Interesting video again! In the Netherlands PVC conduit is the standard for all electrical (and often even data) cabling (as Jordan probably knows).
@jkvan Жыл бұрын
Tidy installation there guys. The low insulation reading will be coming from the neon indicator in the outdoor socket. It will be connected across line and neutral after the switch on the socket and it’s the voltage from your Megger that’s making it illuminate 😊
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Completely right! cheers!
@sk83rboy00 Жыл бұрын
The amount of experience lee has you think he would of seen that….. neons always give false readings
@sk83rboy00 Жыл бұрын
The reason it’s faulty is because he just whacked 500v straight between L-N. Done this on an RCD socket before and always do 250v before regardless if it’s a new install
@aaronworsdall3098 Жыл бұрын
@@sk83rboy00 not true, the meggers are designed to protect sensitive equipment. If you look when he took the reading It only applied 160v to the circuit because it detected a load
@rowles13 Жыл бұрын
@@sk83rboy00 roughly 0.25?
@RichardArblaster Жыл бұрын
Great video guys 😎
@pezzermra Жыл бұрын
I ALWAYS used singles when using conduit. Much easier when you have a few cables to run in it.
@cminuets6859 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video you know you stuff good all rounder practical was good and the theory was even better. Most electrician will only show the practical side of the work. Well done pal
@cjkokay Жыл бұрын
Lee this is a great video. Some many correct lessons with pvc conduit.
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@rondo122 Жыл бұрын
Lee is a great electrician!
@MrJordanwain Жыл бұрын
Nice attention to detail! What saddles are you using? They look much smarter than the standard saddles with those two annoying small screws that always disappear.
@almerdiahmed3160 4 ай бұрын
Happy New year 🎉🎉🎉
@edglue6138 Жыл бұрын
Nice work dude
@davidcoton2925 Жыл бұрын
My first conduit job was at Birmingham dental hospital in 1991! Ran miles of it! Tidy install btw!!
@SteveHit1 Жыл бұрын
An interesting and well presented video - thanks. (Clearly professional production and filming as well, which helps.)
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@smartchip Жыл бұрын
When I did my 2391, I remember we was told by Mr John Collins esq, about the neon, circa 2010, Nice jobs lads,
@BillsCountrysideAdventures Жыл бұрын
Great video, should be called pvc conduit masterclass. I get what you are saying, real grafter. Yes I really love cats too haha.
@tigerteff015 7 ай бұрын
Nice tips.
@alextripp1230 Жыл бұрын
Nice job guy's... Alex.
@TheRossz Жыл бұрын
Hey, Lee! I missed you so! Nice job done again.
@recklesspez Жыл бұрын
I must admit I was surprised when you did the insulation resistance test at 500V with an outside socket that as a neon on it. The reason the neon didn’t work was because you’d put 500V through it. Nice install though 👍
@ail9483 Жыл бұрын
Or just short LN conductors and test at 500v
@TheMattSturgeon Жыл бұрын
The Megger only put 160v through it because it detected the load, but yeah the neon is where the false reading was coming from. Still looks like a faulty socket though, as only one of the two neons was illuminating.
@Scotts_Status Жыл бұрын
Excellent video!
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@garethfox6537 Жыл бұрын
Nice in depth video Lee, are those the d line conduit saddle clips you used? Would you have any issues with using those clips also for swa and ev cable installs too
@almerdiahmed3160 4 ай бұрын
That was great working ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@johnhurrell9312 Жыл бұрын
the singles on the bending spring should be pulled through the middle of the spring
@croc131 Жыл бұрын
best vid yet
@davepusey Жыл бұрын
It looks great, but my I have two big complaints in relation to future serviceability. 1) The sections being glued together. 2) The seemingly lack of notch the holes where it passes through the shelves. Item 1 means you can no longer dissasemble the conduit and reroute/repurpose it in the future, and item 2 means the shelves are now trapped in place by the piping and cannot be removed.
@user-pf5xq3lq8i Жыл бұрын
1. No. 2. It's not a hole, it is a notch.
@mni002705 Жыл бұрын
You need to revisit the IR test. To comply with BS7671 it needs to be done with the cpc connected to the means of earthing. All you have tested in that video is that the L/N/E conductors are electrically separated from each other. If there's a connection between Line & the green house frame, for example, you won't pick it up... Nice tip about the draw wire storage though 🙂
@jooproos6559 Жыл бұрын
And we did this in the past without laser!And still very neat..
@tomcomerford8921 10 күн бұрын
You probably had a line to neutral short due to the fact the socket had a neon, not necessarily a faulty socket
@sirronnitram8937 Жыл бұрын
My first job was fitting 15amp bakelite mains sockets in a sanatarium
@Ryan-Ellis Жыл бұрын
Just the video i wanted to see
@Richardincancale Жыл бұрын
Nice neat job - as all the existing trunking was white maybe white conduit would fit in better?
@philipsmith0752 Жыл бұрын
interresting video guys
@ImranKhan-cf8gs Жыл бұрын
Yes great job was that circuits on radials
@NickiKhonsari 4 ай бұрын
Hi there, thank you for the video. How many sockets and breakers in total was installed? Did you use branch or loop toplogy? Is this 4mm or 2.5mm cable? What breaker did you use?
@dav3o Жыл бұрын
A master at work. Enjoy the beer.
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
You got that right!
@nextbigstar8748 Жыл бұрын
No expert myself mate but that draw spring wire metal head has a loop to strip the singles pass them through and bend them back on themselves….if you strip enough and only pass a bit through the hole on draw wire the looped over stripped single will rub along the conduit making pulling cables smooth work….Top as always mate
@BillsCountrysideAdventures Жыл бұрын
I honestly think you guys do a great job, I'd love a masterclass series. Think these would be top videos.
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Noted!
@edglue6138 Жыл бұрын
Get Luke to help you move the shelf back in the green house. He can be your melon aid
@neilappleford3164 Жыл бұрын
Where can you get the colored page markers, in Lee's on site guide, about 28 minutes in, I'm doing my level 2, they would be helpful.. Great video.
@mylesie8078 Жыл бұрын
Very tidy workmanship. 👍🏻 But why black tube when the rest of garage is white tube.??? 🤔
@danielcurtis6257 Жыл бұрын
Great video, if you have the measured R1+R2 can you reverse the calculation to get the length? So times r1+r2 by 1000 then divide by the per meter resistance? Keep up the good work
@TheMattSturgeon Жыл бұрын
You can, but in both cases you need to consider poor connections may also increase the resistance. One of the reasons we're supposed to compare calculated R1+R2 to the measured value, and also compare to measured Rn+R2, is to detect loose connections that could potentially overheat and cause fires. Can't see a problem with doing it backwards though: "to get that reading we should've had a run of 50m, but our run was only around 30m... Maybe we have a high-resistance fault somewhere on the circuit?"
@alivideoshorts3765 Жыл бұрын
I just wish i get the opportunity to learn from you guys 🙏
@jptully6810 3 ай бұрын
If there wasn’t ducting to the greenhouse how would you have got round that? I need to run cable under set paving flags so could do with some ideas cheers
@sourpie8585 Жыл бұрын
Where did you get those page stickers for your on-site book?
@imark7777777 Жыл бұрын
After pulling some antenna cable through some flexible conduit somebody reminded me about the rope loop and I was cursing them going oh that's right I should've done that and of course the robe came off. thankfully it was only 10 feet remaining and I was smart and fed them from the top which was up on the second floor so with somebody upstairs pushing it and me wiggling the conduit that was still out of the ground I got it the last 10 feet.
@JensenPGATourDriven Жыл бұрын
Great content Lee , enjoy watching and learning, a Quick question : would you recommend this Book 📖 for apprentice THE ELECTRICIANS GUIDE TO GOOD ELECTRICAL PRACTICE by unite the union thanks ⚡️👊
@alfriedar5970 10 ай бұрын
Where in the USA can we get a bending spring… perhaps make do with any spring of the right size .. .does this work with 3/4 as well?
@weshall5679 Жыл бұрын
All you lads are so natural on the camera. I'd be stuttering all over the joint
@justme5384 Жыл бұрын
We don't use cement. We have straight joints and boxes that have small metal clips in them that holds the conduit in place. I use ABB AJ20 and as a junction box for example ABB AU19
@JamesScholesUK Жыл бұрын
Luke's Controversial Opinions would be a great set of youtube shorts 😂
@MikeSmith-tx2lp Жыл бұрын
What gloves do you use in the CU area?
@adamsharp201 Жыл бұрын
Great work but please dont put 500v through a neon socket again that's why your IR reading was poor
@maxking3 Жыл бұрын
I would always rather use the curve piece. If you need to change or refit anything, remove the curves and you can pull the cable through one straight pipe after the other. Also, I could not see the clips, but the ones I use can connect to another clip left & right, so you can connect 3 conduit pipes with just one nail / screw, even different diameters.
@sirronnitram8937 Жыл бұрын
What connections did you use to go from singles to armoured in that whiska box?
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
Wagos
@sajulldin5147 Жыл бұрын
What is it with the horrible artex ceilings in garages....?
@Sh-ke1nh Жыл бұрын
Nice megger, where can i get one?
@greenhac1 Жыл бұрын
Interesting to take two set of cables to the socket by the moose head instead of putting a junction in the t-box just above the DB. Would have saved some cable, but i guess it's an extra juction
@gregorfinlayson3163 Жыл бұрын
What was the attachment you had on the SDS drill, so the drill wouldn’t slip on the brick work, seems like a very handy tool
@justme5384 Жыл бұрын
You mean the ring around the bit? It's the vacuum cleaner, doesn't help with slipping
@artisanelectrics Жыл бұрын
What he said 👆
@gregorfinlayson3163 Жыл бұрын
@@justme5384 feel like a clown 😂
@ail9483 Жыл бұрын
Tidy install! But they really should of picked up on the neon lowering the insulation resistance, I'm pretty sure it's in the gn3. IE short out the LN conductors in a current carrying device.
@ImranKhan-cf8gs Жыл бұрын
Yes I don’t think it was a dodgy sockect it was the neon
@pederb82 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see the uk finally taking after the rest of Europe. It’s been the way trough generations of ducting for over 100 years, so you are a bit late to the game. But it’s good that you start adopting established standards. :)
@alsanova Жыл бұрын
Should've used Bundy special! (If you know what I am talking about 😂) Nah, just kidding! Good job, very neat 👍👌
@kathleenbell4257 Жыл бұрын
Should the metal greenhouse have any bonding
@sk83rboy00 Жыл бұрын
Did you calculate volt drop? 16A radial with 2.5mm conductors with a length of 44M you said, pretty sure you would need to increase the cable size?
@user-wk7wv8rn8h Жыл бұрын
Correct would need to be 4mm not watched the full video yet so i don't know the actual length of each circuit yet
@persona250 6 ай бұрын
12.6 volts . A shade over 5% at 230v
@rowles13 Жыл бұрын
Anyone picked up on the c3 for consumer heigjt from base of floor?
@gregtempleton7385 Жыл бұрын
PVC conduit in a greenhouse, good chance it could melt or become a bit soft! I would have went with metal as a belt and braces approach to avoid such an event!
@nickbea3443 Жыл бұрын
Rub vigorously with a cloth to get some heat into it before bending!
@Mainly_Electrical Жыл бұрын
The socket wasn't faulty you just blew the neon when meggering line-neutral at 500volts , obviously the switch was closed
@adamsharp201 Жыл бұрын
Just what I was thinking. 500v through a neon light = fucked haha
@andylatty888 Жыл бұрын
You usually use metal clips to ensure the cables don't drop in a fire. Doesn't the plastic conduit melt and drop the cables?
@shaunlewis286 Жыл бұрын
clips will still be around the cables though
@2391Sparks Жыл бұрын
Industrial and commercial. House bashing’s alright and you can earn some decent coin but it’s a bit too basic for me with the belt and braces work. I love tube, my favourite job…
@MikeSmith-tx2lp Жыл бұрын
Typical price for that job?
@sygad1 Жыл бұрын
Curious why you used rigid as opposed to flexible conduit....customer preference?
@mikeenglish6734 Жыл бұрын
For what reason would you use flexicon?
@smiffy788 Жыл бұрын
I used to hate bending/installing metal conduit. PVC stuff looks a lot easier.
@niels_rombouts Жыл бұрын
Great video! Is it code in the UK to glue the conduit? In the Netherlands we don't do that at all.
@therealdojj Жыл бұрын
There's some guidance about how much you can pull through due to the risk of it chaffing the insulation too much Not been an issue for me but it is one of those regs for single wires Although it might be for metal conduit rather than PVC, I'm sure someone will correct me if it is 👍
@jamieisbadiof6106 Жыл бұрын
@@therealdojj metal is thredded so no need for glue, plus our firm always makes us glue it as it just increases the strength of the conduit if it was in fire conditions etc
@MikeSmith-tx2lp Жыл бұрын
Isn’t the armour as cpc offering a lower R2 than copper ?
@persona250 6 ай бұрын
No 8 times higher .
@MikeSmith-tx2lp 6 ай бұрын
@@persona250 thank you, I have since learned!
@xsystem6673 Жыл бұрын
Really want to work with you together to make your job easier
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