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Concealed conduit electrical wiring systems are a popular choice in domestic premises as they February 28th, 2018

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.

The wires are installed in 4 steps.

Step 1: Laying the electrical conduits in the slab

Step 2: Laying the electrical conduits in the wall

Step 3: Installation of Switch Boards Back Boxes

Step 4: Installation of Distribution Boards

Let us look at the step-by-step installation procedure of a concealed conduit electrical wiring system.

Step-1: Laying of Electrical Conduits in Slab

 The slab conduits for house wiring should be 2 mm thick and 25 mm in size for PVC conduits.
Lay the slab conduits between the top and bottom reinforcement.

 Use only deep junction boxes in slabs. Properly bind the PVC conduits using the binding wire.

 It would be ideal to follow the color coding for conduits for electrical wires and data such as
LAN and telephone wire. Use grey PVC pipes for data, black PVC pipes for electrical wires
and PVC solvent for joining the accessories

 Check the wall drops carefully and determine the concrete thickness.

 Check the conducting as per the service drawings and see where the switchboards are
located and how many points need to be installed at each location

 Take special precautions while concreting the slab

 Replace all the broken pipes

 Ensure that all the joints are watertight

 Once the slab and beam are de-shuttered, pass the GI wiring immediately. Document any
choke up or alternate route for future references

 Provide all the necessary sleeve in beams, columns prior to slab casting as per electrical & air-
conditioning

 Provide the pull boxes at suitable locations

 Don’t cluster the pull and junction boxes at one place. Arrange them so that they can’t be
seen easily from heavy movement areas as per the electrical drawings

Step-2: Laying of Electrical Conduits in Wall

 Carry out the concealed conduit work after the construction of masonry walls but before the
plastering work starts

 Once the curing of brickwork is completed, carry out the chasing work. Ideally, maintain a
gap of 7 days between the two activities

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

 Fix the electrical conduits with the approved clips to ensure proper routing and wiring

 Once the conduits, boxes and accessories are xed, ll the chiseled surface with cement
mortar and chick mesh wrapped around the conduits

 Start the wall conducting activity with level marking on the wall, keeping the height above
FFL(Finished oor level) in mind

 Limit the width of chasing as per the number of conduits

 The depth of chasing should be at least 10 mm from the masonry wall to have the conduit
recess

 Make sure that all the horizontal conduit runs are straight at the box level. The light point
conduit should run straight vertically to the switch box. Make sure no wall conduit is taken
haphazardly

 Don’t use any elbows or bends. Use a spring to bend if you want to change the direction of
the pipe.

 Don’t run power conduits near any communication line

 Run the conduits above the false ceiling with proper 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

Step-3: Installation of Switch Boards Back Boxes

 Fix the concealed switchboard properly in level based on the architect’s design, for example,
distance and height from the nished oor level (FFL)

 Ensure that the gap between the concealed switchboards is uniform. Maintain the same
uniformity across all the installations.

 The switchboards must be readymade modular type metal boxes of the approved make. Fix
the concealed box 3 mm below the plastered surface.

 Finish the box xing before the plastering work while doing the wall conduiting. Fill the boxes
with thermocol while the plastering work is being done.

Step-4: Installation of Distribution Boards

 Conceal the distribution board before the plasterwork

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

 Ready the box as per the design such as xing the number of conduits entering the
distribution box

 Place the PVC pipes from the given entry holes only

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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. Do contact us to know
more details about the same.

D&F Liquidators
D&F Liquidators has been serving the electrical construction materials needs for
more than 30 years. It is an international clearinghouse, with 180,000 square
facility located in Hayward, California. It keeps an extensive inventory of electrical
connectors, conduit tting, circuit breakers, junction boxes, wire cable, safety
switches etc. It procures its electrical materials supplies from top-notch companies across the globe.
The Company also keeps an extensive inventory of electrical explosion proof products and modern
electrical lighting solutions. As it buys materials in bulk, D&F is in a unique position to offer a
competitive pricing structure. Besides, it is able to meet the most discerning demands and ship material
on the same day.

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