[cornishsparks]

Has any one ever come accross houses wired in the octopus octoflex system.
Recently carried out kitchen refurbishment in an ex local council house that had this system, the boxes seem to be fitted with metal bushes at cable entry points.
Is this a steel conduit or flexible conduit prrewired/preformed system,never seen it before house wired in early 1970s cant find any pics or reference to this system except the inspection label says the house is fitted with an octoflex system.

 

[cornishsparks]

yes the flat stuff was Aercon pre wired conduit you put in the screed absolutely imposible to rewire with two 90 degree bends.
The system i have i think is alu or steel not sure as its all hidden in walls.
Must have been a prefab estate as there are 200 houses here all the same.

 

[cornishsparks]

Yes you where right all the houses where prefabs made in a factory, showing their age now as they where sectional concrete constrution i guess all the chases in the external panels where made at the casting stage. Never seen this type of wiring before but have seen the black prewired that goes in the floor screed, unable to ever be rewired as the bends are too tight!