Concealed conduits in wall
- Before staring drop work, lay G.I. wire of 16 gauge in
every conduit in the slab upto the concealed box. Keep an extra length of 15
cm.
- At the time of wiring, this helps in pulling the
wires.
- Drop work should commence after the completion of
masonry work and satisfactory curing period.
- Study the drawings in detail and mark the position of
switch boxes with respect to the height from F.F.I.
- Do the line out on the wall by colour marking.
- Start chasing of the wall with a cutting machine.
- Bends in conduit pipes should not be sharp.
- Provide thick conduit pipes of the approved quality in
the chased portion and tie with the help of binding wires and nails.
- Conduit pipe should not project out of the wall. It should
be at least 5mm inside the surface of wall.
- Provide an inspection box on the wall, at a suitable
location.
- Fix all the boxes flush to adjacent finished wall,
considering the thickness of plaster.
- Finish the chased portion with cement mortar. Roughen the
surface.
- In case of 3 or more conduits, provide a chicken mesh
over conduits portion before finishing.
- Cover all the boxes with dummy plates to prevent
damages during plastering.
- Pass G.I. wires of 16 gauge inside the conduits with
additional loop length of 15 cm.
- The same procedure should be followed for the mains
and sub-mains in case of batten/casing capping wiring.
- After completion of all plastering work, clean the
concealed boxes.