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nightfire:
Yes, exposed bends are not nice to look at, but the usual way it is done. There are things you *could* do, like premade 90 degree tubes or flexible tube to wrap, but thats a bit more ugly in most cases. In areas with some condensation it is also mandated that in some cases you should do some lower point/bend so that water will collect there and drip down, and you have some free air circulation in the straight tubes to prevent moisture buildup.
themadhippy:

--- Quote ---There are things you *could* do, like premade 90 degree tubes
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or learn how to make bends in pipe ,for plastic all you need is a spring and a knee.
Monkeh:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on December 19, 2022, 08:08:49 pm ---
--- Quote ---There are things you *could* do, like premade 90 degree tubes
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or learn how to make bends in pipe ,for plastic all you need is a spring and a knee.

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And for the last week or so a hot air gun...
nctnico:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on December 19, 2022, 08:08:49 pm ---
--- Quote ---There are things you *could* do, like premade 90 degree tubes
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or learn how to make bends in pipe ,for plastic all you need is a spring and a knee.

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And strong hands. Watching my family member working with plastic pipe always amazed me how he managed to create all kinds of odd shapes to make the piping look nice. My own pipe bending results don't look so nice  :'(
Black Phoenix:

--- Quote from: AVGresponding on December 19, 2022, 06:58:19 pm ---
I have been chatting in Discord about this with one of our German members, and it seems DEU regs on containment differ considerably from UK ones. I still think it looks terrible to have exposed bends!

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I don't see how glaring it is. It's common to see such in Industrial applications both in Germany, Portugal (my country) and even China (were I'm currently stationed).

It meets and in some cases (China) suppass the regs.

In UK is different, but for me the most outrageously thing is how home installation in the UK is done, with the CUs under stairs or high in the ceeling or inside cabinets in kitchens and cables under floorboards, in some case just laying down there. And the ring circuits...

Give me the inside wall PVC pipes with singles and junction box on each room every single day and radial circuits as it's done in Europe and China. Ahh and let's not talk about the cluster fuck it is the Australian CUs (just look at Dave's video about it).

CUs should be in a easy accessible, at a proper height level without needing steps or going inside a cramped place to do any work. But if it meets regs of the country then it's just a different way of doing it.
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