PVC Sheathed Cable System Installation

Electrical Installation Technology · Level 4 · 5 Chapters

Compiled by: Peter Muriuki

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What PVC Sheathed Cable System Installation covers

Level 4 of Electrical Installation Technology includes PVC Sheathed Cable System Installation, which takes you from choosing cable to testing the finished wiring. You begin by identifying cables and accessories: workplace safety, cable colour coding, cable types and sizes, and the accessories they connect to. Next you make cable joints, choosing and storing measuring, cutting and fixing tools and keeping the work area tidy. You then read electrical symbols and wiring diagrams and name the components they show. With that knowledge you fix accessories, install a single-phase intake point and final circuits, and clean up as you go. The unit closes with visual inspection and tests on the finished work.

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Careers after PVC Sheathed Cable System Installation

Neat, correctly sized and well-tested PVC wiring is what householders and contractors pay for, and this unit trains you for that work.

Domestic wiring contractors in Nakuru - You lay and joint PVC sheathed cable, fix accessories and build final circuits in new houses and flats, then test before handover. You are paid as a wireman on a contractor's crew.
Building sites in Thika - You read cable sizes and colour codes from the drawings, fit the intake point and keep the workplace safe and clean. You earn a daily or contract rate on the electrical package.
Electrical supply shops in Kisii - Knowing cable types, sizes and accessories lets you serve trade customers and advise on what a job needs. You earn a salary or commission at the counter.
Installation testing crews in Meru - You carry out visual inspections and tests on completed wiring and report what you find to the site electrician.
Self-employed wiremen in Machakos - You take small wiring jobs, read symbols and diagrams, and quote for the cable, accessories and tools. You earn per job and build repeat clients.

Joint-making, symbol reading and testing apply on every wiring job you take on.