best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
May 11th 2008, 4:32 am
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best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
scoured the internet, prices are very high... any inside information?
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May 11th 2008, 5:05 am
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May 11th 2008, 7:15 am
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
would have thought it obvious that we had tried the normal places!!
we are looking to buy 100 meter reels of four different sized cables,
as with lots of other things it seems you have to be a member of some secret society to be able to purchase something as scary as electric cable
we are looking to buy 100 meter reels of four different sized cables,
as with lots of other things it seems you have to be a member of some secret society to be able to purchase something as scary as electric cable
May 11th 2008, 8:35 am
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
May 11th 2008, 8:44 am
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
You should be able to get yourselves a tradie ticket for Bunnings. Then you get a percentage off everything you buy. Can't remember how to do it though 
May 11th 2008, 9:06 am
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
go to an electrical wholesaler. your electrician should supply the cable. they will get it much cheaper than you will ever hope to get it. or try hitting your sparky up and putting it on one of his accounts if you insist on buying it.
May 11th 2008, 10:10 am
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
thanks for all your help
May 11th 2008, 10:31 am
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May 11th 2008, 10:45 am
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
would have thought it obvious that we had tried the normal places!!
we are looking to buy 100 meter reels of four different sized cables,
as with lots of other things it seems you have to be a member of some secret society to be able to purchase something as scary as electric cable
we are looking to buy 100 meter reels of four different sized cables,
as with lots of other things it seems you have to be a member of some secret society to be able to purchase something as scary as electric cable
Last edited by The Bloke; May 11th 2008 at 11:12 am.
May 11th 2008, 3:01 pm
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Re: best place to buy electric cable as an owner builder
Not sure I have given up as an owner builder finding electrical cable in Perth and am getting Bon electrical to do the job. Got a reasonable quote off them.
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