Must some electric clips be metal?

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

On Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:23:08 UTC, George Miles wrote:
Must some electric clips be metal?
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

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Owain

In message ,
George Miles writes
Must some electric clips be metal?

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

Looks like from Jan 2019.

This new requirement (which comes into effect from 1 January 2019) will
make it compulsory to use metal cable fixings within the whole
installation and not only on fire resistant cables. This does not mean
that every cable clip must be non-metallic but the cable must be fully
supported in the event of a fire.

Https://www.shop.niceic.com/18editio...-cable-fixings

Some wag will suggest they now have to be earthed ;-)


Brian
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Brian Howie

On Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:23:08 UTC, George Miles wrote:
Must some electric clips be metal?

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

They have been available for years. Much cheaper than "tower"clips.
Dunno why they fell out of favour.

https://www.flameport.com/electric_m...ckle_clips.cs4

"harry" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:23:08 UTC, George Miles wrote:
Must some electric clips be metal?

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

They have been available for years. Much cheaper than "tower"clips.
Dunno why they fell out of favour.

Presumably because they are more work to used.
You nail them in and then buckle them. With the
others just nail them and you are done.

https://www.flameport.com/electric_m...ckle_clips.cs4

On Friday, 30 November 2018 07:29:17 UTC, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:23:08 UTC, George Miles wrote:
Must some electric clips be metal?

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

They have been available for years. Much cheaper than "tower"clips.
Dunno why they fell out of favour.

https://www.flameport.com/electric_m...ckle_clips.cs4

I'd love to know where you find them cheaper.


NT

In article ,
brian wrote:
In message ,
George Miles writes
Must some electric clips be metal?

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...l_Installation

Looks like from Jan 2019.

This new requirement (which comes into effect from 1 January 2019) will
make it compulsory to use metal cable fixings within the whole
installation and not only on fire resistant cables. This does not mean
that every cable clip must be non-metallic but the cable must be fully
supported in the event of a fire.

Https://www.shop.niceic.com/18editio...-cable-fixings

[Snip]

This is in part due to the death of a fireman who, after entering a
building became trapped by burning cablss which fell of the wall and
blocked the only escape route.

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In article , nospam@b-
howie.co.uk says...

Https://www.shop.niceic.com/18editio...-cable-fixings


The link contains an erroneous http:// at the beginning and
doesn't work:

http://https//www.shop.niceic.com/18.../18th-edition-
cable-fixings

instead of

https://www.shop.niceic.com/18editio...edition-cable-
fixings

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