Masters "With Sedino on Whiskeys" remember how an open wiring was made thirty years ago, saw what changes were made in technology fifteen years ago and can compare with modern methods Styling open wiring. To make you compare with something and make it easier to make decisions, make a brief overview of all existing and existing methods.

It is now so beautifully called, but before it was the only option of open wiring. It was used not only in the bath, but also in residential premises. The wires were recorded on porcelain rollers-insulators.

For such wiring electric wires We must only be single-core, cups are fixed at a distance of no more than ten centimeters plus one on each turn. Wires had to twist, and this is a long and tedious occupation. In addition, white insulation has become dusty and dirty for a short time, in it very often settled on a permanent residence of various spider bugs.

Today, open wiring described by the described method only large lovers of antiques that do not know what kind of it will have in a few years.

More good option, electrical cables hid in plastic pipes that much better looked at the walls. In addition, plastic pipes served as additional protection against mechanical damage.

Disadvantages - the complexity of installation and regulatory service. Electricians are still remembered with how difficult it was to drag cables in pipes, especially if there were turns.

Often the pipes passed out, and after pulling the cables to join the couplings. Another significant drawback is great difficulties during production. repair work. Due to the low cost, open wiring in plastic pipes is quite often used today.

Open Wiring in Channel Cable

According to most professional electricians - the most the best way open wiring. Essentially, it can be called only on cable laying technology, in appearance it is little reminded of familiar options, rather it can be called semi-open.

Manufacturers produce a huge amount of options both by the number of cables and in the method of fixation, overall size and the availability of additional fittings. Benefits include ease of installation, durability, operation of operation, universality of use, the presence of numerous special additional accessories. Additional elements solve issues with internal and external corners, turns, connections of sockets, switches, mounting boxes, etc.

It is on this type of open wiring to focus in the article. Before you directly consider the fixation of cable channels, you should learn a little about their varieties and technical capabilities.

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Channel species and features

Cable channels are classified for several important features.

Characteristic	Description	Illustration
At the location.	Can be outdoor, parapety, plinth and trunk. The appearance of each category is maximally adapted to the installation site, can resemble a profile handle.
In color execution.	There are bright, dark and with imitation of natural wood.
On linear dimensions.	Designed for one, two, three or more cables. External dimensions range from 40 × 25 mm to 100 × 60 mm. Can have sharp or rounded corners and enlarged lid sizes. There are options with high lids, their shelves cover the internal channel elements over the entire height - the impression of the monolithic product is created. It not only improves appearance wiring, but also increases its protected from the negative impact of external factors.
By the number of locks - with one or two locks.	Two locks more reliably hold the cover from spontaneous discovery, exclude the possibility of deformation of the lid.
By manufacturing material.	Plastic, steel and aluminum. Aluminum covered polyethylene film Under various breeds of wood, are perfectly combined with the existing interiors of the premises, but at the price are considered the most expensive option. Plastics do not support open burning, it is allowed to use such channels for laying cables to 1000 V.
According to the degree of protection against dust and moisture.	Separate brands of plastic channels have the degree of protection of IP55, which allows them to be used in an open area and in rooms with high humidity rates, protects from multidirectional splashes with water. For a bath, this is a very important characteristic.

Video - how to choose and install cable channel

The main parameters during the selection of the cable channel are considered a cross section and the number of cables that are planned to be laid on the network. Of course, you need to pay for appearance, try to choose this option that would make the most harmonized with the existing interior of the bathrooms.

Installation stages Wiring in the cable channel

Step 1. Draw an accommodation plan electrical networks, devices and equipment.

Take a few options, consider the possibility of increasing the power and the number of electrical fittings. Depending on the maximum total power of all electrical energy consumers, pick up the cable diameter. To facilitate the selection, follow Table number 1.

Experienced electricians do not keep all the meanings in the head, they only remember that 1 mm2 of the copper cable cross sections are designed for 1.3 kW of power at a voltage of 220 V, and 1 mm2 of the aluminum cable holds with the same current voltage of only 0.5 kW. Next simple arithmetic. If a cross section of 2.5 mm2 is indicated on the shell of the copper cable, then it can be used to connect current consumers with a total power of 2.5 × 1.3 \u003d 3.25 sq. Always round with a margin and use such a cable to a power of 3.0 kW.

Practical advice. For a bath, it is enough to buy an ordinary plastic box with dimensions of 40 × 25 mm, a cable is quiet, withstanding power up to 10 kW. In implementations there are a cortic made under ceiling plinth or floor plinth. Perfect solutionBut it must be thought out before the finish finishing works of walls or sex. We recommend mounting the central wiring above the floor, and the conclusions under the lighting devices, mounting boxes, sockets and switches to do from below. But this is an amateur, you can use other options for mounting electrical wiring.

You must have both a general concept of electrical wiring starting from the introductory distribution shield and a separate scheme for each room of the bath.

Hardware fasteners Choose depending on the material of the walls. Under the tree, we need self-tapping screws, under drywall special hardware and under the brick dowels.

Each manufacturer of cable channels releases a wide range of challenges: internal and external angles, triangles, plugs, connecting couplings, mounting boxes, sockets, switches, etc. Carefully calculate the nomenclature and the total amount, we advise you to take several pieces to the reserve. They are a penny, it will ultimately be much cheaper than once again go to the store for the acquisition of missing elements.

Step 2. Make marking. For example, we will take a bath, which has completely covered the walls and the flooring is laid. Only one option of open wiring in cable channels remains over the walls. The wiring is better to do near the floor, in this case it is much easier to drill holes and secure the cable-channel. Working under the ceiling all the time with the elongated hands tedious and uncomfortable. Moreover, in the hands you have to keep a pretty heavy drill and a screwdriver.

Experienced electricians on the walls make marking only for mounting boxes, switches and sockets, cable channels are installed immediately without applying preliminary lines. Take a segment of the channel, put it to the wall, install the level (or on the side) level and adjust the spatial position. Next with one hand stick the box, and the two-handed drill drill holes in the bottom under hardware. It is quite difficult, you need not only to have experience, but also be able to optimally organize the installation process. We will tell you how to make a detailed marking of novice, it will help to avoid annoying mistakes.

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How to make the markup of cable channels

You need to have a hydraulic rope, a rope with blue, a ruler and a pencil.

Do not be afraid to use blue - baked lines will be closed by cable channel. Start the markup from the distribution panel, while at the same time consider not only the characteristics of the cables and the placement of sockets, mounting boxes, switches, etc., but also layouts and the purpose of the premises.

Marking and calculations are made, you can start the installation.

Step 3. Fastening cable channels. Methods The fastening depend on the material of the manufacture of walls and the material of the finish cover. Consider in detail each option.

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Fastening Cable Channels to Plasterboard Plates

Plasterboard plates consist of two layers of paper, between which plaster is located. Material is relatively new and is very popular among professional construction companies - it is easy to work with it, it is very technological, etc. But consumers cannot say about this material so much good words - The strength of plasterboard plates is lower than any criticism. Remove the paper from drywall and it will turn out, any tangible effort on plasterboard does not remain without visible surface damage. Accordingly, it is quite problematic to fix the cable channels to this material. Apply screws (albeit special) no sense. It is at the time of screwing a little "overdo it", how the carving in the gypsum scrolls and the strength of the fastening approaches zero.

We recommend using only plastic cable channels on such walls, the use of aluminum is very undesirable. Fix plastic needs liquid nails, in the most responsible places you can additionally use special screws.

Practical advice. Due to the fact that plasterboard plates have a decorative finishing coating, it must be checked for adhesion with liquid nails. Not all types of paints and not all types of wallpapers are suitable for gluing. At first, in some secluded place, glue a small piece of plastic box and in a day check the strength of gluing. Everything is fine - you can use this technology.

Liquid nails put on the box on the reverse side with a thin layer, the application strip must be wave-like to increase the clutch area. The glue should be exactly so much so that it does not play the perimeter during pressed the cable channels. To increase the reliability of the attachment, you can additionally fix with self-draws.

Fastening Cable Channels to Brick Walls

A complex and time-consuming option, you need to use a dowel. The advantage of the dowels is high reliability, but in our case no tangible physical exertion on the channels foresees, the advantage becomes unnecessary, and large labor costs remain. How to fix the cable channels on the dowel?

1. Sliced \u200b\u200bChannel Workpiece Cut into place of fixation, drill on metal Drill in the bottom of the hole at a distance of 15 ÷ 20 centimeters. Holes drill carefully, in the wall you need to deepen only the end of the drill. In this way, simultaneously make labels of the installation of dowels on the channel and the wall.

   

2. Take the channel, change the drill on the winner, switch the drill from the drilling mode to perforation mode. Winning drill Make holes under the dowel.

   

   

   Important. Drill carefully, correctly pick the diameter of the drill. It should be several tenths of millimeters less than the dymeter of the plastic element of the dowel. This element must enter a hole with a small force.

3. Cut the plastic cable channel, align the holes in it and the wall, insert the plastic elements of the dowels, score metal dowels.

   

If the wall is uneven, then choose places to drill holes on convex areas, thus it will be possible to avoid the visible deformation of the channel cable. Missed - not a problem. Most metal dowels have threads, they can be unscrewed a little, weaken the force of pressed against the wall and thereby correct the deformation that appears.

In all areas of cutting or docking individual sections of cable channels, you need to fix additional connected elements. it general rule For all ways to fix cable channels.

Professional installers for fixing cable channels to brick or concrete surfaces use the pneumatic equipment and special nails. But the pneumatic equipment for nails is expensive equipment, acquire it for one bath inexpedient.

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Fastening Cable Channels to Wooden Walls

For baths - the most common option, the mount is performed by self-drawn, the length of the self-samples is approximately 1.5 ÷ 2 centimeters. It is possible on a flat plane first drill holes in the cable channel at a distance of twenty centimeters, and then use them for fixing. So easier, but longer. If there is a practice of performing construction work, the screws can be screwed up at the same time in the bottom of the channel cable and the wall.

There may be problems during the laying of open wiring on the walls, upholstered lining. Boards Lining have a profile, mount the screws should be carefully. If the self-tapping screw hit the convex portion of the profile - excellent, you can completely delay it. If you have to twist the self-tapping screw to a concave part of the profile - do not tighten the screws until you stop, make sure that it does not break the linearity of the plastic channel.

We already advised to buy special challenges for passing external and internal angles, laying under right angles, tees, etc. All joints can be styled at a right angle, the slice may not be perfectly smooth. Patch elements will close problem areas, the connection will be beautiful, work is significantly accelerated. Cutting the plastic cable-channel can be with a metal with a special mounting scissors or a round-chloride machine (grinder) with a disc on metal.

And what to do, if for some reason there are no good items, how to cut the channel so that the connection does not get into the eyes?

First, use standard long channels, do not rush to cut them into pieces. You should always have all the segments at hand, among them you can choose the desired length and do not touch the whole. It will be necessary to shift in one way or another side for this to this or another side - there is nothing terrible.

If you need a long time to store purchased cable channels, then put them on a flat plane, do not allow direct sunlight on them. Over time, all plastics under the influence of sun rays are darked and losing plasticity. Do not believe the advertising of manufacturers about "complete sustainability" to UV rays due to modern technologies, various innovative additives do not protect plastic from such effects completely, but only slow down the processes of physical aging.

Mounted Cable Channel

There is no sound interest in how to mount the cable-channel to the wall, there is any person who does not suit the non-psychic kind of wall or floor, hanging (shining) twisted wires. In addition, from the point of view of the likelihood of fire, such harnesses are quite dangerous.

Moreover, young children and pets can take them for a toy. Yes, and stumble or cling to cords bored. Of course, stationary wires usually hide in the wall. But if you, let's say, bought air conditioning or gave a computer to the child later, when the repair is already finished, it is frankly sorry for the repair for one wire. Here and come to the rescue electrotechnical box.

In its main advantages: The ability to mount everything yourself, insulation of wires from each other, an acceptable appearance of the design. In this case, it can be fixed on any type of surface. Concrete, wood, foam block, even metal - everything is suitable.

How to mount the cable-channel to the wall?There are 2 basic ways. Consider both in this article.

What you need to know about cable channels

(Banner_Content) Electrical boxes differ in several parameters. To begin with, this is the material from which they are made:

• steel. Suit both for internal gasket and to protect cables outside buildings. Outer surface galvanized. The boxes of different colors are produced, which allows you to choose the most harmonious precisely in your case. Does not burn. In disadvantages - high price and corrosion when applying scratches;
• aluminum. These by definition do not rust, have a very elegant appearance, and, of course, fire resistance. Everyone is good, but again - the roads;
• plastic. It is them that they are usually used in the home wiring. Plastic, serve for a long time, the color scheme allows you to make them practically imperceptible in the overall interior. However, plastic fire can not resist. Therefore, when choosing a cable channel, you should ask the physical characteristics of its material and stop on the one that does not burn, and melts, and in this process eats the minimum amount of harmful substances.

The next thing to pay attention to is the Cable Channel Device. According to the rules of electrical installation, a separate cell must be selected for each wire. This is especially important if the power and low-current wire will be hidden in one box. They should not contact - it leads to the attenuation of the signal. Based on this, select the cable channel of one of the types described below.

A box with a single section that has a one-sided cover. Suitable if you need to stretch the cable from the entrance to the apartment to the TV or computer. Or to hide the cord from the air conditioner to the outlet.

Two-piece box with double-sided lid. What is needed if there are 2 cables in one direction.

If the wires are larger, additional cable channels will have to mock each other. However, in this case, you can already think about the stripping of the shortfold - if the connection is stationary, and the instruments to which the cable is conducted, the owner is not going to move.

Sometimes people confuse the shape of the electrical box. She seems to be rough and not entering into the interior. I want to please: Cable Channel may have rounded, soft abis. You will have to search for such a longer longer, but it does not apply to the scarce goods.

Installation of cable channels: preparation

Most often, difficulties occur in the design of corners and turns. Here you can choose one of the options available:

• cutting the elements at the rotation at an angle of 45 degrees, and after the end of the installation, it is smelled to shut out a seamless seam. If the cable channel turns around the angle of the room, it cuts at a right angle (as a result of which the wires are visible on the turn), and the joint location is closed by a stub;
• buy appropriate turn signals and corners. Installation, even homemade, while somewhat announcing the cost of consumables. But the installation in complex places is greatly simplified, and the end result looks much more elegant.

In any case, before the start of work, it is necessary to make a scheme of optimal cable laying (maybe, and outline it on the walls), make accurate measurements and purchase all the necessary materials.

Adhesive mounting

It is very simple in performance, but has a significant drawback: if necessary, the cable channel can only be removed with pieces of finish or even plaster. In addition, if the walls are not too smooth, uneven gaps will remain between the box and the surface, which is not too attractive visually and is not recommended in operation. However, if you are confident that it is not necessary to dismantle the channel cable, you can use the following instruction.

• The channel cable is cut in size, applied to the wall, semi or ceiling and the markup compliance and the density of the pitch of individual parts are checked.
• Adhesive (for example, liquid nails) is applied with a wavy line on the outflow of the base of the segment. Walrow width - approximately 1.5 width of the box.
• The element is pressed against the surface for a couple of seconds and is immediately removed. The glue trail remaining on the wall should thicken a little.
• The channel returns to the place and presses, is now stronger so that he grabbed the wall.

Often, glue is supplemented with closed nails or screwed screws (depending on the material of the wall).

A special occasion of the adhesive method of installation can be considered the installation of cable channels, on the base of which the adhesive composition is already applied. However, confidence in users does not usually cause such an option, in connection with which it is also complemented by self-fasteners.

Montage with dowels

A little more labor, but reliable and provides the ability to dismantle. With an outline cable-channel, the upper part is removed (cover). The base is applied to the markup and the hole in the wall is drilled directly through it. If the base is reinforced concrete, block or brick, it is easier to make it a perforator.

Step holes - from 40 to 50 cm. Under the explicit curvature of the walls, the distance decreases so that the mounted box for the entire length firmly lightened to the surface. The base is postponed, and the plastic part of the dowels is screwed into the holes. The lower half is attached back and fixed the main part of the fastener.

Put the wires, the cover is placed in place. And the question is how to fix the cable channel to the wall, can be considered successfully permitted. What is the way you like - you will have to decide on your own. But Tip: Choosing a glue way, at least occasionally add a dowel to it to no longer return to it.

In modern apartments and private houses, a variant of open wiring, not distinguished beauty and safety, is rarely found. Consumers try to hide cables into the walls, hide them behind wallpaper or use cable channels for wiring. The last method is characterized by simplicity of installation, beautiful appearance and the ability to add new wires to the already connected, using the same "passages". The cost of such boxes is small, which is also considered a plus.

Features and varieties

Channel cable is a box for laying wires made of metal or plastics. The scope of their application is quite wide: interior decoration Offices and apartments, external wire laying and ensuring the preservation of cables in enterprises.

Functional purpose of such structures - protect the wiring from mechanical damage and open interaction with environmental. Elegant design and convenience of operation - additional benefits.

All cable channels by types and sizes are divided into two large subgroups:

• hard for wiring;
• flexible corrugated pipes or sections.

In construction, a metal modification of the cable channel is distributed, where the cast or perforated box case is made.

Important! The box with perforated metal housing is used only if it is necessary to create a sufficient amount of ventilation in the wiring.

There are plastic structures with sufficient rigidity to perform their direct functions, and having an attractive appearance.

Main varieties

Depending on the modification, the sizes of cable channels differ, their form, material manufacturing material and technical indicators. In everyday life or for registration of wiring in offices, most often found:

Name	Features	Scope of application
Mini	Box with a small cross section. They are placed up to 3 small cables. Installation of mini cable channels is carried out using self-samples. When turning the wires, the joints are poured at an angle of 45 ° or put the plugs. Typical dimensions vary from 10 × 10 mm to 60 × 80 mm	Most often apply during Internet, television and telephony.
Flattened outdoor	The oval profile that is used if there is no possibility of cable through the perimeter of the office or apartment. When installing one edge of the box is attached to the tapping screw to the floor, then closed with a lid and put the stakes on the joints. Made from aluminum, galvanized or rigid plastic. Size variations: from 16 × 6.5 cm to 7.5 × 1.5 cm. Among the colors allocate white, black gray, brown colors and option under natural wood.	Put in offices where it is necessary to lower the wire to the office equipment or workplace in the center of the wall. Suitable for one or more medium-sized cables.
Parapete guides	Trunk (parapet) boxes are produced from plastic. There are several variations depending on the type of profile: similar to the Burka "P" without a partition, on "W" - with three sections, on "g" for corners, curly and universal. The main advantage is the ability to adjust the angle of rotation in the range from 7 to 45 ° with the help of adapters. Dimensions from 10 × 6 cm to 1 × 2 cm.	Used in any household premises.
Purporated with open access	Made of plastic or metal by 30-40% more easily than ordinary options with more simple installation. It provides good air circulation, there are constant access to the wire in different parts of the network and can be installed on the bent surfaces.	Used to communicate wires with each other when entering electrical shields or in production workshops, where the external appearance of the wiring is not important.
Plinth floor	The fastening of the cable channel of this type is carried out using self-samples to walls or semi. According to the design, they resemble hollow sections with a lid from above. The main parameter of the selection is the width of the diagonal wall (5 and 7 cm). The advantages include versatility for residential and office premises, the variability of color execution and immunity to ultraviolet rays. After dismantling the plinth cable channel, it can be reused.	Offices, administrative buildings, apartments and private houses.
Flexible	Prefabricated designs made of metal or plastic. Performed in different colors, there are corrugated models. Such cable channels are protected from mechanical damage, vibration or chemical reactions with an external environment. Such a box has flexibility, is able to reduce the noise level and give free access to the wiring. It is easy to replace a separate element, and a lot of time will not need to install. The following subtypes can be found in the diameter: for telephone lines - 1.6 cm; to rosettes and switches - 2 cm; summing up the electrical panels and distribution boxes - 2.5 cm; when connecting wires between floors - 5 cm.	When connecting wires to machines and other equipment in production.
Corner under the ceiling	Installation of an angular cable channel is carried out in the joint between the wall and the ceiling. The triangular form of design fits perfectly in smooth corner. The maximum dimensions of the inner cavity - 4 by 4 cm. Easy installation and lightweight design are referred to positive sides of the box. Enshrid such cable channels only under the ceiling due to their fragility.	Any office and residential premises.
Transparent with backlit	Externally similar to angular ceiling models. Have a completely transparent cover, inclined at an angle of 45 °. Have built-in backlight.	Apply for the design of the backlight system under the ceiling, frame kitchen cabinets and other decor elements.
Industrial wire	Made from metal wire. Provide free air circulation, quick access to wires and do not accumulate dust inside the design.	Mounted in warehouses and in shops, as well as for stretch ceilings.

The types of listed cable channels can be separated by the degree of rigidity, by the presence of a cover or type of locks on the joints. However, the installation of boxes for wiring in the apartment is carried out according to one principle and with the general rules.

Nuances of Montaja

Creating a convenient and high-quality wiring in an apartment or a private house provides a reliable and safe connection of all electrical appliances. Before deciding how to mount cable-channel to the wall, and on which screws it is better to plant a box, it is necessary to plan.

Important! Plan the route of the wire laying in any direction and with a different number of turns, but it is necessary to monitor the lack of places where the wires may be damaged.

• position the switches from the door handle side at a height of 90-160 cm from the floor;
• from the ceiling, you need a minimum indent of 15 cm, and from the window - 10 cm;
• horizontal wiring lines should be positioned at a distance of at least 30 cm from the floor.

Beginner masters of installing cable channels for electrical wiring of any species worth the material of the material by 10-15% more than calculating the drawings.

Tip: Do not cut the entire box at the segment at once: In the process of fixing, shifts can occur in a large or smaller side and the details of another length will be required.

Wall mount options

There are several ways to fix cable channels to the ceiling or wall:

1. Glue the design superclouge or special solution. Not the most reliable option, since under the influence of moisture or other harmful factors integrity adhesive Basics It may break, and the cable channel will turn around. And also there is no possibility to make dismantling without harm to repair.
2. Screw to the surface with galvanized screws. Suitable for wooden or plasterboard surfaces.
3. For concrete or brick wall Apply a dowel-nail.
4. Combine the method of sizing and screwing the screws.

In specialized stores you can find a separate type of cable channels, in which one adhesive side is provided. For their installation, no additional devices are required, only the material itself.

Important! Cut boxes needed with covers snapped on them. And when constructing several segments in one track, monitor the coincidence of the joints.

How to fix boxes on glue

If you decide to fix cable channels without the possibility of subsequent dismantling, you can use glue. At the same time, the work algorithm will be as follows:

• the glue is applied by a zigzag between the edges of the box in a step of 1.5 cm;
• the processed base is pressed against the wall, but not fixate, but remove to the side;
• when the residue of the adhesive base on the wall serves and turn into a thickened mass, the cable channel is installed on the same place;
• hold down, pressing the box with an effort to the wall, waiting until the glue is dry.

Tip: To increase the reliability of the installation of cable channels, along the length of the track with a step of 50-60 cm. Subscribe nails along the central axis.

The cable laying is carried out only after full pouring of glue and reliable fixation of the design to the wall.

Features of fasteners on the self-tapping screw

To mount the cable channels on the self-tapping screw, it is necessary to first make holes in the profile. They are located on one line in a step of 50 cm. It is better to use a zigzag scheme.

Tip: If, when applying a box to the wall, gaps appear, make holes for the self-tapping screw with a step of 30-40 cm to improve the strength of the structure.

To work with dowels, you will need to prepare holes in the wall. To do this, it is desirable to apply a 6-millimeter boring so that the diameter approached nails of size 6 by 40 mm. The distance between the holes should be no more than 50 cm. If the wall is not smooth, it is better to reduce the step to 30 cm.

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When building a new house or overhaul electric wiring Mounted inside walls, in a closed way. These works are accompanied by cutting the stroke. And what to do when the wall material is not suitable for hiding the wires (for example, in a wooden bath), there is no desire to dust or require a newly installed device?

In this case, the wiring is mounted open way. Optimal option There will be an electrotechnical box. Before attaching the channel cable to the wall, especially independently, it is advisable to understand all the nuances.

Classification of cable channels

Using a channel cable allows you to secure the cable based on concrete, brick, wood, drywall, foam block, stone.

At the same time, attachment methods will be different.

Depending on the room, the schematic location of the lines of wiring and the number of wires in them is recommended to use boxes of various types.

Detailed classification of them is presented in the table.

The market allows you to choose products for specific operating conditions.

The most expensive option are aluminum, the cheapest - plastic. The latter in any case should be taken that are not burning, but melted.

Preparation for mounting, surface markup

Open installation places elevated aesthetic requirements: everything should be "smoothly and parallel." In this case, the box is fixed by pre-markup lines. It is carried out with the help of level (laser or water, construction), square, roulette, chop, line, pencil (marker).

Installation Instructions Install the box on the applied markup

Here's how to modify the process to the steps:

• initially, the layout of the electrical wiring is optimally compiled,
• the lines on the wall are finished in a level of level, all branches - strictly at right angles,
• on them a pencil, according to the existing plan, marks the location of junction boxes, sockets, switches,
• required adjustments are made in the course of work.

Turns and angles can be made independently

Turns, angles can be acquired, both in the finished form and make it made from the cable channel yourself. The use of the first leads to an increase in costs. But work in complex areas is accelerated, the appearance of the route is better obtained than when using self-made.

Independent manufacture will require additional use of sealants for seaming seams.

If you have a laser, you can not make markup

Installation box can be chopped pre-(for large areas) or in the course of action. The first case begins with precise measurements with a tape measure on marking lines.

Then cut the working material on the desired segments to after install it. Here is the accuracy of measurements.

It is easier to perform work according to the scheme: I tried - cut off - secured.

Applying smooth lines of markup and the use of finished components will allow you to attach the cable channel, not a spill of the beauty of the room.

Methods of fixing

Fastening the cable to the wall is performed in various ways. The choice of a certain version depends on the composition of the working surface. The materials used, work with them is considered in the table.

The order of attachment of the cable channel to the wall
Before mounting the cable channel to the wall, especially independently, it is advisable to figure out all the nuances and find out the subtleties of work.

The wiring is usually hidden in the walls, but to re-stick them to hide the wires, for example, from the television antenna, router, air conditioning, etc. Few who want. In this case, a simple design comes to the rescue - the channel cable, which allows you to safely hide the wires, and if necessary, get them.

What is the channel cable?

The usual view of the channel cable is a white box of a rectangular or square section, but find a product of another color or more rounded form will also be difficult.

Channel cable can be performed from:

Due to the low price, ease of installation and operation is the most common option. It can be attached to the wall from any material.

Often the separation for one cable is available in floor plinths. But because More than one wire in the channel is not recommended to place, for several wires you will have to buy multichannel.

To the wall of any material Cable Channel can be simply glued. But if there are many wires in the box, the glue may not withstand the load. In addition, dismantle such a channel will be difficult. It will only disappear along with wallpaper and slices of plaster. When laying a large-length channel cable, the glue can allow the holes under the dowels and the screws somewhat less often, simplifying and accelerating the installation, but it is not necessary to completely abandon the more reliable fastening method on the screws.

If fixing the screws or dowel - nails on that part of the channel cable, which will adjust the concrete wall, it is necessary to do the holes. If this is not done, but immediately screw the screws into the plastic, it can crack. In the narrow channel of the hole, it is possible to place on the same line, and with a wide - zigzago-like.

To brick, block and concrete walls, the channel cable is attached using a dowel. The box with the holes previously done in it is applied to the wall, and its markup is performed through the holes. Next, the cable channel is delayed to the side, drill a drill or punch hole, apply the base of the box to the place of attachment, the dowel is inserted (usually 6-8 mm in diameter) and fixed with screws.

How to fix the channel cable to plasterboard? For mounting to the walls of wood, or there is no need to pre-drill holes in the wall. Cable Channel applied to the wall and manually screw the screws on the tree. If the cables in the box are planned a lot, then for the reliability of the design it is better to use the dowels of the "Butterfly" or "write" types.

For simplicity of work and a neat appearance of the design, when circumpassing the angles and turns, it is better to use special elements - internal and external corners, connectors, plugs, and not trim the box to the desired angle. Minor flaws when installing can be masked suitable in color sealant.

An important rule that should be observed during installation: the box should fit tightly to the wall along the entire length. On the even concrete walls, it is enough to fix it with screws in increments of 40-50 cm, but when it is necessary to place them more often.

How to mount the cable channel to the wall?
How to mount the cable channel to the wall? The wiring is usually hidden in the walls, but to re-stick them to hide the wires, for example, from the television antenna, router, air conditioning, etc. few

There is no sound interest in how to mount the cable-channel to the wall, there is any person who does not suit the non-psychic kind of wall or floor, hanging (shining) twisted wires. In addition, from the point of view of the likelihood of fire, such harnesses are quite dangerous.

Moreover, young children and pets can take them for a toy. Yes, and stumble or cling to cords bored. Of course, stationary wires usually hide in the wall. But if you, let's say, bought air conditioning or gave a computer to the child later, when the repair is already finished, it is frankly sorry for the repair for one wire. Here and come to the rescue electrotechnical box.

In its main advantages: The ability to mount everything yourself, insulation of wires from each other, an acceptable appearance of the design. In this case, it can be fixed on any type of surface. Concrete, wood, foam block, even metal - everything is suitable.

How to mount the cable-channel to the wall? There are 2 basic ways. Consider both in this article.

A box with a single section that has a one-sided cover. Suitable if you need to stretch the cable from the entrance to the apartment to the TV or computer. Or to hide the cord from the air conditioner to the outlet.

Two-piece box with double-sided lid. What is needed if there are 2 cables in one direction.

If the wires are larger, additional cable channels will have to mock each other. However, in this case, you can already think about the stripping of the shortfold - if the connection is stationary, and the instruments to which the cable is conducted, the owner is not going to move.

Sometimes people confuse the shape of the electrical box. She seems to be rough and not entering into the interior. I want to please: Cable Channel may have rounded, soft abis. You will have to search for such a longer longer, but it does not apply to the scarce goods.

It is very simple in performance, but has a significant drawback: if necessary, the cable channel can only be removed with pieces of finish or even plaster. In addition, if the walls are not too smooth, uneven gaps will remain between the box and the surface, which is not too attractive visually and is not recommended in operation. However, if you are confident that it is not necessary to dismantle the channel cable, you can use the following instruction.

• The channel cable is cut in size, applied to the wall, semi or ceiling and the markup compliance and the density of the pitch of individual parts are checked.
• Adhesive (for example, liquid nails) is applied with a wavy line on the outflow of the base of the segment. Walrow width - approximately 1.5 width of the box.
• The element is pressed against the surface for a couple of seconds and is immediately removed. The glue trail remaining on the wall should thicken a little.
• The channel returns to the place and presses, is now stronger so that he grabbed the wall.

Often, glue is supplemented with closed nails or screwed screws (depending on the material of the wall).

A special occasion of the adhesive method of installation can be considered the installation of cable channels, on the base of which the adhesive composition is already applied. However, confidence in users does not usually cause such an option, in connection with which it is also complemented by self-fasteners.

A little more labor, but reliable and provides the ability to dismantle. With an outline cable-channel, the upper part is removed (cover). The base is applied to the markup and the hole in the wall is drilled directly through it. If the base is reinforced concrete, block or brick, it is easier to make it a perforator.

Step holes - from 40 to 50 cm. Under the explicit curvature of the walls, the distance decreases so that the mounted box for the entire length firmly lightened to the surface. The base is postponed, and the plastic part of the dowels is screwed into the holes. The lower half is attached back and fixed the main part of the fastener.

Put the wires, the cover is placed in place. And the question is how to fix the cable channel to the wall, can be considered successfully permitted. What is the way you like - you will have to decide on your own. But Tip: Choosing a glue way, at least occasionally add a dowel to it to no longer return to it.

How to mount the cable-channel to the wall? 2 simple ways
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How to mount cable-channel

The way to mount the cable channel to the wall depends on the material from which the walls are made. Plastic cable channels can mask minor surface defects, but it is advisable to lay them on the aligned base. There are several basic fastening methods.

This method is suitable for wooden walls or plasterboard partitions. To do this, take special tapping screws on a tree with a length of about 40 mm. You should not use too long self-tapping screws. The mounting step is usually made equal to 40-50 cm if there are many wires in the box, that is, the load will increase on it, or the walls are uneven and it is necessary to hide defects, the step is less. Self-tapping screws with a screwdriver. Move holes in the cable or wall before that is not needed.

Dowel-nails

On a brick or concrete wall, you can fasten the cable channel using a dowel-nail. This requires a punch with a brown 6 mm thick.

First, the holes make in the box itself every 40-50 mm.

This method is also called "quick installation".

Also to the concrete wall, the box can be attached using a special pistol.

If there is a need to attach the cable channel to a metal profile or metal with a thickness of up to 2 mm, the so-called "bugs" are applied - metal screws. The method is similar to the fastening with the help of wood screws.

Glue (liquid nails)

The fastening of the cable channel on the glue is not very reliable, it is used where others cannot be applied, for example, for mounting on tile tile. It is possible to combine it with others - with the fastening of self-pressing or dowels.

To glue the box to the wall, glue by a zigzag linque is applied to it, as in the figure, then pressed against the wall on the markup so that the glue is imprinted on the surface, and clean. After a few minutes, when liquid nails grab a little (time depends on a specific type of glue, it can be read in the instructions on the package), the box is tightly pressed against the wall. Remember that disassembling the channel cable, glued to the wall, without damaging the coating or the electrocorch itself is not possible. Locked the cable only after the adhesion of the adhesive composition.

Corner decoration

In the process of installing wiring in cable channels, you may need to make angular joints in the corners of the room or between the vertical and horizontal part of the channel on the wall. To perform the joint in the corner of the room, the end of the cable channel is cut from the side adjacent to the corner, at an angle of 45 degrees. Installation Channel cable is better to start with angle.

To perform the junction of the vertical and horizontal part, the cable channel is also cut off at an angle of 45 degrees, but in another plane. You can enter differently: Cut the cover on the full width of the box. Minor defects can be smelted by sealant.

Installation of sockets

To make the cable channel under the outlet, next to the wall are fastened to the wall. Wires to the outlet are connected after the wires are laid in the box. Then overhead wear the socket cover.

How to lay cable

To conveniently put the cable in the electric circuit, you can use temporary holders, for example, segments of the lid. Before installing the cover in place they are cleaned. It is convenient to lay the cable and immediately snap part of the cover above it. Starting recommended with corners. In the corners, set small segments of the lid, then measured and set longer segments on direct parts of the channel.

Plinth with cable channel

Plinth with cable-channel is a convenient solution that allows you to simultaneously hold the channel cable and checkout the seam between the wall and the floor.

To find out what length of the plinth you need, accurately measure the perimeter of the room and add 9% to the resulting length on trimming. Accessories are useful for you: external and internal corners, special connectors, end plugs. Profile produced standard length - 2.5 m.

Plinth can be with a cable channel in the middle or consist of a profile and plug stripping to the wall (top), in the second case, the channel cable is between the profile and the plug.

Regardless of the design, mounted such a plinth can be in several ways:

• on self-tapping screw
• on liquid nails,
• on a dowel.

On plasterboard, mounting a plinth with a cable channel can be on a screw or glue, in a brick or concrete wall you will need to drill holes and score a dowel in them. Clear Channel Cable is recommended only with smooth walls: in places with defects, it may turn out after a while. To disguise the wall defects, it is recommended to additionally fix the plinth in these places so that the slot does not appear.

Unlike a regular cable channel, you can drill holes in the wall right through the plinth. They have them every 30 cm. For this profile (upper part or decorative plug, covering the channel, you need to remove) pressed against the wall, carefully following the gap between it and the floor. Before fixing the plinth, the garbage is removed by a vacuum cleaner. Press the profile back and insert into the holes of the dowel-tube, and then screw the screwdriver screws.

To install plinth on the outer corners, it is pressed against the wall and make a mark at a distance of 3 mm from the corner. Then, at this mark, the profile and the cap are dug (it is convenient to use a stood and handwheel for metal or wood) and installed on the wall. After laying the plinth to the angle put a special corner. Corners can be with brackets or just insert.

Installing the plinth is better starting from the corner of the room. For visible places it is advisable to put entire plinths. If within the wall you must neatly dock two segments, use special plastic connectors. On the ends put the plugs.

Plinth makes it possible to distribute the wires by groups. For example, wires, frequent access to which is not needed (Internet, cable television), can be placed under the base of the plinth. The rest can be placed in the Cable Channel closed by a plug. In an embodiment, the wires under and over the edge can be placed under and over the edge to which the plug is mounted.

Threshold with cable channel

Set the threshold with the cable channel to the gap between the floor coatings of the two rooms. Like a plinth, it consists of the basics and cover. Depending on the model, the base can be mounted using self-tapping screws or be self-adhesive.

Dismantling Channel Cable

If the cable channel is damaged or during repairs there is a need to dismantle it. For this:

• turn off the power supply
• remove the box cover,
• remove the fasteners.

After the intact Channel cable was dismantled, it can be used again.

Thus, you can install the cable channel with your own hands without having professional skills. It is important to choose the fastener method corresponding to the walls of the wall, and perform work neatly.

How to mount cable-channel
How to mount cable-channel how to fix the cable channel to the wall depends on the material from which the walls are made. Plastic cable channels can mask slight surface defects, but

In production, technical and administrative premises to do hidden wiring In an array of fences, it is consistent, and sometimes technically impracticable. Output one is to arrange an outdoor gasket of electrical communications over the walls and ceilings. The rules of the electrical installation device (PUE) are prohibited from the installation of cables in the open way indoors. This applies to the internal spaces of buildings and structures with increased level humidity. Electrical boxes solve this problem. The article reveals the topic, how to fix the channel cable to the wall.

What do you need a channel cable

Otherwise, the product is called an electrical box. The main function is to ensure the protection of cables and wires from external negative impacts. The aesthetic side of the question is, it is not very pleasant to see the chaotic accumulation of wires and cables on the walls of the room.

Installation Channel cable Groups wired communications by their intended purpose. In one channel laid power cableAnd in the other are the low-shock wires. Multichannel boxes can convey the conductors to the distribution node. Then from the node is displayed on the right side single-channel or two-channel boxes.

Advantages Cable Channels

The generally accepted name of communications laid in the box is an open wiring that does not correspond to reality. Such a system is better called closed with outer electrical wiring.

Closed outdoor wiring has a number of advantages:

• ease of installation cable channels;
• laying various types of communications in large quantities;
• inexpensive and fast communication of communications to consumers;
• a wide selection of dimensions and coloring products;
• unhindered access to the wiring through the length of communications.

Types Cable Channels

Industry building materials Releases a wide range of cable channels. Among them, 7 species of structures should be noted:

• wall-mounted PVC roast type boxes;
• soft vinyl cable channels;
• steel galvanized and aluminum boxes;
• corrugation;
• outdoor channels - plinths;
• ceiling cornices - cartel;
• movable chain cable channels.

Wall-mounted PVC Broof Type

These are popular designs. The longitudinal edges of the box and the lid with grooves and protrusions form the lock system. After laying cables and wires, the channel snaps over the outer panel.

PVC boxes are produced by both one-sided and bilateral snatching panel. The two-way system is much more reliable. For sale Cable Channels come in the form of two-meter bands. They are offered to purchase angular fittings. These are parts covering the internal and external corners of the cable route.

For laying the route cable channels, the following tools and materials will be required:

1. Rule and roulette;
2. Marker or pencil;
3. Laser level;
4. Perforator;
5. A hammer;
6. Saw-hacksaw or angular machine with a saw disc;
7. Cable Channels;
8. Corner fittings;
9. Dowels.

Installing PVC Korobov

Installation of PVC cable channels occurs in stages. Actions are performed sequentially:

1. On the walls make the markup of the cable route using the pencil, ruler and roulette;
2. Laser levels control the horizon and vertical markup;
3. Saw or angular machine cutting boxes of boxes on the desired mounting segments;
4. Applying the box of the box along the markup line is drilled by the perforator through the plastic hole in the wall. Holes are made at a distance of 300-400 mm from each other, depending on the massiveness of the wiring. At the corners of turns, the distance between the nearest holes are halved;
5. Dowels clog the hammer into the hole to attach the channels to the concrete walls. In the box laid electrical wiring;
6. Corners of turns are closed with fittings;
7. On the box install the top panel, snatching locks;
8. Remove dust and dirt from the surface of protective structures.

Important! If you need to hold a cable from the room to the adjacent room, then through the box drilled through hole in the partition. From the side of the adjacent room, installed at the same height from the floor cable channel. The hole comes out of this channel. The cable is displayed through the opening in the adjacent room.

Soft Vinyl Cable Channels

The box from this material began to make relatively recently. Due to its flexibility, the box easily envelopes internal and external angles.

Vinyl products do not need to install additional angular and other accessories. Fixing channels to the wall are made in the same way as the installation of hard PVC products. The lock system is easily fixed and at the same time provides a solid connection of the box with a lid.

Cable channels from flexible material are conveniently used not only in technical and utility rooms, but also in residential rooms.

Steel galvanized and aluminum boxes

By its design, the metal cable channels are not much different from PVC products. Metal - more durable and durable Materialthan plastic.

Note! Electrical boxes made of metal are much more reliable, but also significantly more than plastic products.

Corrugation

Fastening the channel cable to the wall of corrugations produce special clips. On the markup with a perforator make holes. Through the mounting path, the clips into the hole score a dowel. The flexible hose is snapped with clips brackets. Corrugated pipes are different diameters and can hold pretty a large number of wires at the same time.

Special junction boxes divide wires to different directions laid in other corrugated shells. Flexible cable channels are used in utility, technical premises and workshops.

Additional Information. The advantage of flexible boxes is that the installation of the channel cable from corrugations allows the replacement of one cable or several wires, without violating the positions of other communications.

Outdoor Channels - Plinths

At the end of the last century, universal plinth structures appeared on sale. The internal space of plastic products began to use as a cable channels.

You can find various floors with internal channels for laying cables on sale. Basically, the internal space of floor cornices is used to accommodate television or Internet cable.

Systems for fixing the outer panels-covers of plinths are distinguished by the shape of the locks. This can be a completely removable strip between vertical and horizontal shelves of the plinth, and a longitudinal core of the P-shaped shape in cross section can be removed.

To secure the plinths, the dowels are driven through a vertical shelf of the product in the wall. They are clogged into the preferential deepening in the wall. On internal I. external corners Plinth routes set special plastic corners. After laying communications, the wires are closed by a longitudinal panel, snatching locks.

Ceiling cornices - cartlers

Ceiling eaves, covering the angles of the walls of the walls to the ceiling, are called cartoons. Most often, the same plinths with internal channels are used as quilt. Fastening cartoons is no different from installing floor cornices.

On the perimeter of the ceiling in the walls make the mounting holes in 300 mm increments. Halling the hammer of the dowel, fasten the cartel. After laying communications, the ceiling boxes are closed by longitudinal covers.

Movable chain cable channels

Recently, a movable channel cable appeared. Products are used to protect wired communications connected to complex mechanisms whose parts make reciprocating movements.

The movement of the chain cable channel resembles the movement of the tracks of the all-terrain vehicle or tank. The product is made of high-strength wear-resistant plastic. Each section of the traction chain can be opened and check any section of communications.

Moving the cable chain channel does not cause noise. The shape of the sections of the traction chain is similar to the track of the caterpillars. The material of the product consists mainly of high-strength nylon, has plasticity and withstand heavy stretching loads.

Miscellaneous homegrown designs of cable channels are known. Basically, they are pretty primitive and may be far from safe. Products need to acquire only factory manufacture.

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