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Description
Man Hours
Unit

Conduit




Constants include installing a nominal quantity of bends and conduit fittings and saddling, to comply with wiring regulations where required.




UPVC Conduit




Fixed to masonry maximum 4m above floor




  • 20mm diameter

  • 0.15
    hrs/m
  • 32mm diameter

  • 0.18
    hrs/m
  • 50mm diameter

  • 0.22
    hrs/m

    Cast into suspended concrete slab




  • 20mm diameter

  • 0.05
    hrs/m
  • 32mm diameter

  • 0.06
    hrs/m
  • 50mm diameter

  • 0.08
    hrs/m

    Fixed within suspended ceiling space




  • 20mm diameter

  • 0.11
    hrs/m
  • 32mm diameter

  • 0.12
    hrs/m
  • 50mm diameter

  • 0.15
    hrs/m

    Cable




    Constants include drawing cabling in sets of four cables plus approved size earth cable into adequately sized conduits, with minimal long sweep bends, and for fixing cabling to top of horizontal single side supported trays.




    TPI cable in conduit




  • 2.5mm2

  • 0.03
    hrs/m
  • 6mm2

  • 0.04
    hrs/m
  • 25mm2

  • 0.05
    hrs/m
  • 35mm2

  • 0.06
    hrs/m
  • 95mm2

  • 0.09
    hrs/m

    Four core and earth PVC/PVC circular cable on tray




  • 2.5mm2

  • 0.08
    hrs/m
  • 6mm2

  • 0.11
    hrs/m
  • 16mm2

  • 0.17
    hrs/m
  • 35mm2

  • 0.23
    hrs/m
  • 95mm2

  • 0.42
    hrs/m
  • 150mm2

  • 0.59
    hrs/m

    MIMS/PVC cable on tray, single core




  • 6mm2

  • 0.11
    hrs/m
  • 10mm2

  • 0.13
    hrs/m
  • 25mm2

  • 0.17
    hrs/m
  • 50mm2

  • 0.23
    hrs/m
  • 70mm2

  • 0.25
    hrs/m
  • 120mm2

  • 0.32
    hrs/m

    MIMS/PVC cable on tray, four core




  • 4mm2

  • 0.11
    hrs/m
  • 6mm2

  • 0.13
    hrs/m
  • 10mm2

  • 0.17
    hrs/m
  • 16mm2

  • 0.23
    hrs/m
  • 25mm2

  • 0.25
    hrs/m
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