it's been said before those who can't bend and thread steel conduit use
flexible conduit however there must be some middle ground so if we're not using flexible
conduit but want to delve into the world of steel conduit how can we do it well in unit number two
we like to do things differently we've used the rollatray we've used tuff sheath cable as well
bit like steel wire armor but without the armor in so in this video we're going to look at the con
lock system from met pro that means we don't need to thread steel conduit
regular viewers to the channel will know i won't be getting these hands dirty so it's my absolute
pleasure to have Rick installing this conlok system for us however it might be the fact that
you want to look into the more traditional threading bending setting and the different
types of boxes that Metpro provide and we've done a series of videos on that i did it with
the conduit king Jake Hardcastle and i'll leave that playlist in the description below but what
have you been installing for me Rick yeah guys we've been installing three lighting points and
several socket outlets around this unit and we're going to see how simple it is because working
from this end down you've pre-cut the conduit to length no threading involved and we're just going
to push it together it's almost like the Lego of the electrical industry isn't it it is so we're
going to start assembling our conlok system we've had the laser level out in order that we can get
our fixing positions you've taken off the through box here but how is it going to be secured to the
skin of the building Rick yeah there's a threaded insert which has been placed here okay and then
we've got our saddles here something quite special about these saddles isn't that yeah these ones
are quite easy to uh remove okay drop it off then for me that's a rapid saddle so it actually works
also to anchor the conduit into place so we see it being fixed into here remember there's that
little grub screw you talked about earlier on and what i like about it just shows that conduit again
um so if you took a full length out you would actually have to cut the thread off it wouldn't
yeah yeah okay so here we go so that positions in like there we've got our saddle and we've got
our threaded insert that's already in the wall and then that one's in place and then
what is it a case of just using an allen key in order to tighten the boxes up once all in place
that's correct so already we've got um two conduit boxes a saddle and a piece
of conduit in place that now just needs to be fixed to the skin using that threaded insert
and that flat headed screw that one's in place so we can already see how quick the system is
and then you're in with this allen key in order to get that tied so
i'll just tighten this side up and then i'll just nip to the other side why that was quick
and then we've got that one done as well
that's that side let's have a look at that then so that's the first bit there and if we look up here
where you've been working without us you've got one of those pre-made 90-degree bends again using
the conlok system so again no threading going on in there just those two grub screws we've come
down to an angle box and across to a through box and we're going to continue the process on
oh yeah okay so another pre-cut piece of conduit you've measured this out previously just dropping
it into place and that's going to go into there it's going to rest onto there and then we've got
to just disconnect that box and we'll just pop that box off yeah so this one comes out of place
it's the one that comes down to the socket which is down there nice set we did have to make the set
okay there's no pre-made sets for that style there that was bent on the conduit bending machine that
box is off saddle on the floor so again so we're just going to pop these through into position
so it'll back that off over to slower okay grub screw just back the grub screw back off
so what's good about this is obviously that was in position bent i'm going to take the whole system
off the wall so i'm going to take all that conduit off because we've got to thread it into a box
we just positioned and dropped it in and we go again so tighten up the grub screws
and put a rapid saddle into position and then we're on to the next section so into the threaded
insert and there's our screw and then we've got the two grub screws to hold the conduit in place
incredibly fast system isn't it rick yeah it's very simple
yeah so here we go so there we go that one's done is there one more to do is that one already tight
okay so there's that one and then we're on to the last section there have you got that conduit
already cut i have yep okay we'll come back and do the rapid saddle in a minute for those who
think we're gonna miss it out we will put that one back on so this box comes off on the end
and then we just drop the conduit into place and that's our three lighting points is that
right you've got three lights on this wall three lights three lights and a socket there's also some
conduit systems above my head and we pop that one into place here's the settle to hold it
only had to measure and cut didn't you there's nothing else you know we've obviously
reamed out that conduit after we cut it to the required length and now we're just positioning
the pieces in place do up that pop rivet and one more grub screw and two rapid saddles
and then that's the conduit on the back wall for the lighting system fully installed just
want to do a saddle for me while you're here just pop the saddle into position
there we go okay it says i'll wrap it settle in
and one more grub screw
and then that's the conduit on the back wall completed
it's got the other grub screw to complete it okay
and then to nip up the the saddles i'm not sure if the viewers will truly appreciate Rick how simple
that system was to put together comparing it to the traditional threaded method of conduit so
you'd virtually have to build that on the floor you'd have to lift it into place and fix it or
you'd have to have maybe nipples or running couplers to join bits together because obviously
you couldn't spin them in situ however i think during this video i've become a bigger fan than
i have before of the allen key and you've seen in previous videos where i don't like an allen key
however with that grub screw i think i'm falling back in love with it but i always challenge Jake
in other videos at this stage to do something else and i'm going to challenge you Rick with
the following the end box there okay the terminal box on the end of the conduit i want it replacing
for a through box because i think we're going to continue the conduit system on into the next
room yeah that's not a problem i've got the the allen key are we you planning to do something
off camera we've tried to patch up the relationship we didn't have before we started
this video obviously that cheeky little comment there from Rick and no i will not be helping you
so this box needs to be changed so we've loosened off the grub screw and now we're taking out the
slotted screw within the uh insert there so that comes off straight forward and what we're going to
replace him with three boxes i'll say yeah we've got a through box replace it here but what you can
also see as well is where it's made the connection or it's bit down on the conduit okay so where the
grub screws fit into there so it's just a case now taking the box off we didn't need and you think of
it with a normal conduit system we'd have to start taking sections now because we need to spin that
box into place so we'd end up disassembling large lengths of conduit in order to add to the system
with this conlok one it's just a case of taking the box off in situ and replacing the box and
then we can introduce another piece of conduit so that grub screw goes down to make our connection
and then if we bring another conduit in i've decided yet what i want but again
just a simple case and the conduit system continues on i'm sure this video has thrown
up lots of questions you like answering like the use of that solid 90 degree bend that we used
in the video as well as a flange coupler in order to connect to the socket outlet
i'll leave on screen now a link to a video where we go over those points and many more
rick's nipped off to get himself a cup of tea but i'll go to set a challenge at the end of
these conduit videos i think in the next video we should see Rick wire this system and see if we can
come up with any top tips when pulling single PVC insulated cables within a conduit system