Looking to fit electrical accessories into a drywall application, then Crabtree Electrical’s Electrical Drywall Box is your simple solution. The Electrical Drywall Box is locally designed and manufactured and is a great choice to get a quick and easy solution to fix switches and sockets into alternative surfaces such as drywall applications.
Keegan Kemp, Design Engineer at Crabtree, with the new drywall box that he designed for the South African market.
Tried and tested
Dry walls are widely used throughout the world particularly in commercial environment. They allow for the installation of a lightweight and flexible partition to be installed in most building applications and have been used extensively in other parts of the world. These types of walls are being increasingly installed in South Africa and Crabtree are pleased to add this ‘tried and tested’ solution to the South African electrical industry. The Crabtree Electrical Drywall box is made of engineering plastic which is self-extinguishing up to 650°C.
Tool-free installation
It can accommodate various thicknesses of dry wall and can be used in existing and new installations. It can also be used as a standard wall box when used in a standard concrete or cement-based wall. The ‘quick fix yellow lugs’ allow for quick tool-free installation and firmly secure the box to the dry wall. Each box has multiple knockouts for standard electrical connectors and adapters.
Benefits
Other benefits include:
- Cost reduced solution compared to traditional trunking or cable management.
- Crabtree’s Electrical Drywall Box is made from nonconductive material with no sharp edges which reduces the risks associated to earth leakage with metal back boxes and wire insulation integrity.
- The electrical boxes are easily affixed to dry walls and need no screws to be attached to the dry wall board. The electrical box remains firmly in place but can be removed should it be necessary for electrical fault-finding.
- The Crabtree electrical box is quick and easy to install.
Enquiries: info@crabtree.co.za
