External surface wiring

[Dustydazzler]

Flexishield is another option that is outdoor rated and fairly good at staying put once formed and clipped. You get it in white and black, so might be easier to get it to match.

Down side is I think you only get it on 100m reels, but handy stuff for other jobs as nail-safe if used on non-RCD circuts that might be < 50mm from wall surfaces, etc.

thanks will look into this

thats why I was looking at possibly using FP as it shouldn’t sag like flex

 

[pc1966]

It is similar but possibly a bit cheaper.

They also do cat-urine-flavoured versions of it if you are in an area with rats...

 

[Dustydazzler]

It is similar but possibly a bit cheaper.

They also do cat-urine-flavoured versions of it if you are in an area with rats...

if a rat can climb 9 feet up a face brick wall to eat a cable then the rat is welcome to the cable

 

[bill01803]

90m of 20mm black conduit is £25 it has to be the way forward

 

[radiohead]

90m of 20mm black conduit is £25 it has to be the way forward

Plus saddles, boxes, couplers....and not exactly unobtrusive.

 

[ipf]

You cannot run flat T/E where it will be expveryosed to sunlight.My preferred method is Hi-tuf.

Decent stuff for the job. Just one point, I used some last year for outside lights, clipping every 15 inch or so. Fixed with p clips. It's in the sun a lot and seems to have sagged quite a bit between fixings. I'm calling in a few weeks, needs looking at before the nights close in.

FP is OK for mains installation but NOT outside. In the sun it falls apart over time. I remember some on a factory roof for security lighting. It really was cream crackered, all over the place.

 

[7029 dave]

Hi tuff is a good shout.

 

[davesparks]

they are happy with anything clipped direct.
i mentioned pvc conduit but they don’t want to pay for extra materials for the job.

is FP cable considered suitable for exterior clipped direct ?

It depends who is doing the considering!

Does the circuit need a fire performance cable? If not then why would you use FP?

A bs8346 cable such as flexshield is of similar size, shape and construction but far better suited to general purpose wiring, and cheaper, than a specialised fire performance cable.

Cables or PVC conduits installed externally should generally be black and not white.

 

[ipf]

Cables or PVC conduits installed externally should generally be black and not white.

I like my pyros orange.

 

[7029 dave]

I like my pyros orange.

Yeah good ole cable, just had a look very expensive, over £5 a meter for 2L1.5.