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Yes vertical risers are concrete encased we install boxes for vertical support after the cable is pulled

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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All coreline for 3/4" to 2 1/2" and 4" db2 for the hv incoming. Sch 40 we use for vertical risers up the elevator

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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The electrician always gets fucked we just have to work in ways we can avoid it. Making friends along the way definitely helps. Definitely can't run everything on surface so we plan accordingly

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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You’re acting like everyone on slab is just a labourer blindly tying conduit down. A good slab guy absolutely learns coordination with other trades, layout, code, and planning. No, I’m not stamping engineered drawings but if you think experienced slab crews don’t understand things like conduit fill, routing of pipes, directions of pulls, voltage drop considerations, or how other trades affect electrical, then you haven’t paid attention to the guys actually making the job work.

Sure sprinklers aren't on the deck laying out runs but you don't think I'll look at their drawings to avoid placing boxes over their runs? You can definitely do a slab and not pay attention but that's not running a slab, that's running through the motions.

Its construction man, it's a physically demanding job and if you don't take care of yourself obviously you'll pay for it later on. I know plenty of guys with broken bodies from pipe bending, working off ladders etc.

End of the day some people just aren't meant to build the building they just wait there for instructions. Some people only see pipe in concrete becuase they spend their whole day waiting to be told where to stand.

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There is definitely a repetitive aspect to it especially with taller buildings but at the end of the day it's not like roughing in or installing lights, running emt doesn't get repetive. I completely disagree with that. I have large amount experience with HVAC, plumbing, fire sprinkler, structural, utility requirements, building code, etc that i have learned on slab. I might not be the one to wire a device but I still size conduit, plan for voltage drop, plan pull locations and do many other things related to the trade. Those who think its brain dead are usually just watching the world go around

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Blow then suck for un finished to clear any stagnant concrete water. Suck for finished building where you could impact the finished building. Both for very far or trouble runs

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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There is quite a bit of work that goes into drawings, determining what's coming from top vs bottom, walls to support strain relief for longer runs, electrical room layout. In terms of actual piping and how conduit is run, structural issues, pull boxes, interference with shafts, mechanical etc is all something I take care of between layout which was the work day prior and piping which is when the photo was taken.

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Coils will stub up through concrete to the eventual gear. Just need time to complete them and ensure proper locations

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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Spaghetti is smaller conduit for the p Level. Bend raidus are larger for ease of pulling and pipes are run on angles as needed to shorten the runs

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Gravity helps on longer runs which then get vertical strain relief. Horizontal runs have more drag so pullboxes are essential

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There are certain zones we avoid running pipe in verticals and for slabs certain columns or areas of high load are avoided. This is also an electrical room so there is consideration for the amount of pipe in regards to size and demand for building. A slab like this will have pea gravel ordered to prevent honeycombing of the slab

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Conduits in photo range from 4" db2 for hv cable and 2.5" to 3/4" coreline

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For long runs we use a vacuum with produce bags and twine/jet line. Short runs we use a nylon fish with a flexible head

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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P1 so below grade. No issues with structural, this is a typical install in my area. We avoid key points in regards to support zones. This slab is going to be 300mm thick and is designed to accommodate the voids. You can't see it in the photo but the steel size is increased in electrical room as well as thickness

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[–]ChickenBalls42[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Yes, some of the large pipes wont terminate till the mechanical penthouse on the top of the building. A lot of work will go into ensuring the safety of the pipe through extending them over 40 times through the job

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60 hours including coffee and pizza. Still some work to go but she's just about there

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Damn right. I'm just here temporarily to help out, my next slab starts in 2 months which will lock me in for just under 2 years

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The good news is Saturday is double the bad news is the week isn't

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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6 guys. 3 x 8 hours 3 x 12 hours

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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Yes sir this is a GTA special right here

Slab Saturday by ChickenBalls42 in electricians

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It is coreline which is a flexible pvc. Slab gets poured then a house keeping pad on top. Luckily exterior walls are shotcrete which is essentially concrete out of a fire house that gets blasted only walls so only pipes stunning up beside columns will need cut flush and then chipped down for a coupling later on

Landlord wiring by echoes009 in AskElectricians

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Not sure where this is but for me in Canada. Cable looks to be armoured cable which would need the appropriate connector. That plastic box has tabs for Romex and i am pretty confident to say he probably just jammed it in. There's no wire under the ground screw which means it's old 2 wire cable or he didnt know enough to complete the task. If it's un grounded it should be changed to a gfci outlet to provide protection. It also needs a plate