Install a Concealed Conduit Wiring System – A Step by Step Guide

Install a Concealed Conduit Wiring System – A Step by Step Guide DFLIQ.NET

The wires are installed in 4 steps.

1

Laying the electrical conduits in the slab

3

Installation of Switch Boards Back Boxes

2

Laying the electrical conduits in the wall

4

Installation of Distribution Boards

In any electrical circuit, appliances and wiring will burn out to protect the fuse - Robert Byrne

Introduction Concealed conduit electrical wiring systems are a popular choice in domestic premises as they are aesthetically appealing. They are the most commonly used house electrical wiring system as it protects the wires from external damage and increases their longevity.

Step-1: Laying of Electrical Conduits in Slab

The slab conduits for house wiring

1

should be 2 mm thick and 25 mm in

2

size for PVC conduits. Lay the slab conduits between the top and bottom

Use only deep junction boxes in slabs.

Properly bind the PVC conduits using the binding wire.

reinforcement.

It would be ideal to follow the

Check the conducting as

color coding for conduits for

per the service drawings

electrical wires and data such

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as LAN and telephone wire. Use grey PVC pipes for data, black PVC pipes for electrical wires and PVC solvent for joining the accessories

4

check the wall drops carefully and determine the concrete thickness.

5

and see where the switchboards are located and how many points need to be installed at each location

6

Take special precautions while

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concreting the slab

Replace all the broken pipes

Once the slab and beam are de-shuttered, pass

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Ensure that all the joints are watertight

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the GI wiring immediately. Document any choke up or alternate route for future references

Don’t cluster the pull and junction boxes at one place.

11

Provide the pull boxes at suitable locations

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Arrange them so that they can’t be seen easily from heavy movement areas as per the electrical drawings

Provide all the necessary

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sleeve in beams, columns prior to slab casting as per electrical & air-conditioning

Step-2: Laying of Electrical Conduits in Wall

1

Once the curing of brickwork is

Carry out the concealed conduit work

2

after the construction of masonry walls but before the plastering work starts

completed, carry out the chasing work. Ideally, maintain a gap of 7 days between the two activities

Once the conduits, boxes

3

Do the wall chasing with wall cutters only as this would avoid damage to the walls

4

Fix the electrical conduits

and accessories are fixed,

with the approved clips to

fill the chiseled surface with

ensure proper routing and wiring

5

cement mortar and chick mesh wrapped around the conduits

Start the wall conducting activity with

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level marking on the wall, keeping the

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height above FFL(Finished floor level)

Limit the width of chasing as per the number of conduits

in mind

Make sure that all the horizontal conduit runs are

The depth of chasing should

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be at least 10 mm from the masonry

wall

to

have

conduit recess

the

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straight at the box level. The light point conduit should run straight vertically to the

Don’t use any elbows or

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switch box. Make sure no wall conduit is taken haphazardly

Run the conduits above the false ceiling with proper

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Don’t run power conduits near any communication line

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support. Don’t rest them on the false ceiling in any case.

Seal the vertical runs with open ends at the top if you have false ceiling work

bends. Use a spring to bend if you want to change the direction of the pipe.

Step-3: Installation of Switch Boards Back Boxes Fix

1

the

properly architect’s

concealed in

switchboard

level

based

design,

for

on

Ensure that the gap between the

the

2

example,

distance and height from the finished

Maintain the same uniformity across all the installations.

floor level (FFL)

be

finish the box fixing before the

readymade modular type metal

plastering work while doing the

The

3

concealed switchboards is uniform.

switchboards

must

boxes of the approved make.

Fix the concealed box 3 mm below the plastered surface.

4

wall conduiting. Fill the boxes with

thermocol

while

plastering work is being done.

the

Step-4: Installation of Distribution Boards

1

Conceal the distribution board before the plasterwork

Ready

3

2

design

the

box

such

as

as

per

the

fixing

the

number of conduits entering the distribution box

4

Place the PVC pipes from the given entry holes only

Fix the DB box in a proper line and level the recess provided in the brickwork

Conclusion Make sure that you go through all these steps in an orderly manner for the successful installation of the concealed electrical wiring system. Our experts at D&F Liquidators, Inc. can help you with the successful installation of concealed electric wiring at your home.

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