Storing trunking

[Andy™]

i have a few lengths or trunking/conduit in the van (about 20-30 of various sizes). they are on a shelf at the top, and not bent or anything. problem is, after a few days (well hours!) or driving, they often end up marked/scratched beyond use. other than individually wrapping each one in bubble wrap, any idea how to get around this?

 

[jl-heating]

i leave all mine on the roof and its on there weeks even months and never marks.

secret here is leave it in the pack and just take out 1 at a time.

they all look like new ..

 

[Evans Electric]

Can only suggest that you tywrap them together to stop them rubbing on each other.

 

[Andy™]

i leave all mine on the roof and its on there weeks even months and never marks.secret here is leave it in the pack and just take out 1 at a time.

they all look like new ..

i dont have room to keep everything in the pack it came in! i have no idea why its gettin the way it is, it just always happens. i often put T2 into T4 to save space, and the T2 doesnt really have any marks/damage to it compared to T4

 

[Andy™]

Can only suggest that you tywrap them together to stop them rubbing on each other.

now that sounds like really hard work!

 

[jl-heating]

make room on the roof, i would hate a van full of trunking it would do my head in ..

 

[Evans Electric]

I have one of those tubes on the roof of my van , trunking in it does the same , scuffs as you pull away and stop. Just use it for metal sheathing now and a few half lengths of PVC conduit.

 

[Andy™]

make room on the roof, i would hate a van full of trunking it would do my head in ..

i have a high roof van - trunking take up very little room up there. even a set of ladders live under the shelf for the trunking!

 

[Evans Electric]

now that sounds like really hard work!

Just at the end you can reach ,stop them sliding, as you pull one out , tighten the wrap.

 

[jl-heating]

I have one of those tubes on the roof of my van , trunking in it does the same , scuffs as you pull away and stop. Just use it for metal sheathing now and a few half lengths of PVC conduit.

if you put in a tube rack i still leave it in the bag ..stays clean with no problem .

 

[Riggy]

Can't offer a solution, but can sympathise, mine does the same.

If only everyone liked black conduit!

 

[jl-heating]

i have a high roof van - trunking take up very little room up there. even a set of ladders live under the shelf for the trunking!

put a ladder on it .. i put everything on my roof ... the van is completly empty of c r a p

 

[Andy™]

Just at the end you can reach ,stop them sliding, as you pull one out , tighten the wrap.

might aswell have a go at it. im sure i can manage with 1 cable tie....

 

[Andy™]

put a ladder on it .. i put everything on my roof ... the van is completly empty of c r a p

i have 2x ladders on the roof, but thats it. there is a small space either side of ladders that i could use in future. because of height, id rather have access without gettin up there

 

[Evans Electric]

There you go , another satisfied customer.

 

[NozSpark]

I stand mine vertically,, but I have to cut it into 1m lengths cause I've got a Kangoo:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

 

[Andy™]

well my van is 3.2mtr high so im sure i could come up with some way of standing then up! maybe a rack on the side of the van....

 

[a1]

I was going to suggest using Electrical tape on the ends.

But - Either only buy what you need or bulk buy and keep it in the shed. ]

 

[L-E_Fault]

What about a length of square downspout screwed to the side of the van (if its ply lined).

 

[Andy™]

I was going to suggest using Electrical tape on the ends. But - Either only buy what you need or bulk buy and keep it in the shed. ]

i always bulk buy, and have somewhere larger than a shed to keep it!