Systems of Wiring
Systems of Wiring
Systems of Wiring
1. Cleat wiring
2. Wooden casing and capping
wiring.
3. CTS or TRS or PVC sheathed wiring
4. Lead sheathed or Metal sheathed
wiring
5. Conduit wiring
o(a) Surface or open type
o(b) Recessed or Concealed or
Underground type
1. Cleat wiring
Cleat wiring
• In this system of internal wiring the cables
used are either VIR or PVC type.
• one groove,
made.
oMetallic Conduit
oNon-metallic conduit
• Metallic Conduit:
• Metallic conduits are made of steel which
are very strong but costly as well.
• There are two types of metallic conduits.
• Class A Conduit: Low gauge conduit (Thin
layer steel sheet conduit)
• Class B Conduit: High gauge conduit (Thick
sheet of steel conduit)
• Non-metallic Conduit:
• A solid PVC conduit is used as non-metallic
conduit now a days, which is flexible and
easy to bend.
• Conduit wiring system is best for domestic
and commercial installations.
• It provide proper protection to the
installation against fire hazards, shock,
mechanical damage and dampness.
• The cable used in this system is either V.I.R
or P.V.C insulated and is run in mild steel or
P.V.C pipes called conduits.
• Conduits carrying the insulated wires can
be installed on the surface of the walls or
concealed in the walls and the ceiling.
Modern practice is to conceal the conduit in
the plaster of the wall , so that the
appearance of the house remains
unuffected.
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Advantages
1. Conduit provides protection against
mechanical injury and fire & is shock
proof
2. Conduit provides protection against
chemicals
3. The whole system is water proof
4. Conductors are safety secured from
moisture
5. This wiring has far better look
6. It has a longer life
• -
Disadvantages
• It is expensive wiring system (due to PVC
and metallic pipes, additional earthing
for metallic pipes tee(s) and elbows etc.
• Very hard to find the defects in the
wiring.
• Installation is not easy and simple.
• Risk of electric shock (in case of metallic
pipes without proper earthing system)
• Very complicated to manage additional
connection in the future.
Field of application
1. Places where considerable dust of puff is
present such as textile mills, saw mills, flour mills
etc.
2. Damp situations
3. In workshops for lighting and motor wiring
4. Places where there is possibility of fire hazards
such as in oil mills, varnish factories, etc.
5. Placed where important documents are kept
such as record room
6. Residential and public buildings where the
appearance is of prime importance
Precautions to be observed