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Cable clip


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Cable clips for mains wiring must be insulated. All-metal clips are no
longer regs compliant.

[[Cable]] clip [[nail]]s are hardened, and usually go into masonry ok.
If getting them in proves impossible, pin plugs may be used. These are
small non-hollow [[wallplug]]s designed for pins. Or any type of resin
[[glue]] can go into the masonry holes instead.

Orange clips are used for [[fire]] alarm cable.

Maximum permitted distance between clips is:
* vertical [[cable]] run:
* horizontal cable run:

mortar v brick


==Other types==
;P clip
:metal strap that wraps round the cable, sleeved with plastic, hole at
each end of strap for a single fixing. Mainly used with pyro. Much
more fire resistant than plastic clips.

;Buckle clip
:thin metal strap with a slot in a wider bit at one end, and a nail
through the middle. Seldom used now.

;? name, 2 nail clip
:same as the standard plastic cable clip, but one nail on each side of
the cable.


==See also==
*[[Cable]]
*[[:Category:Fixings]]



[[Category:Basics]]
[[Category:Electrical]]
[[Category:Fixings]]
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