RGB LED lights via fibaro controllers

My first reaction would be to contact the manufacturer. The regs ditched the 1.5mm requirement for LV lights recently, (due to LED's supplanting halogen) but am minded of the fact that instructions overrule the regs.  


In the absence of any guidance from the manufacturer, I'd simply take a pragmatic approach that it provides equivalent safety., and use 6 core cable (i'm averse to using g/y for anything but earth even at SELV )


If there are other requirements (fire ratings etc), you could use FP200 or generic. But i suspect this won't come into play.

Hi Thanks for the reply,

Agree about the G/Y, I was wondering if a dedicated elv lighting control cable yet existed for such a growing industry?

Are we saying that providing the cable is obviously sized correctly, then flex is acceptable for a first fix within a domestic situation? Something like the 3185y type?

Thanks for help.

subject to the normal concerns about sharp edges, grommets etc properly installed flex is perfectly fine for fixed wiring - indeed in a caravan it is mandatory.

I tend to go round adding bootlace ferrules at terminals of certain designs to prevent it getting chewed into a hairy fuzz, but that is a case by case decision.

Hi 

Just to add to this I am wanting to mount the fibaro modules within a unit. Am I correct that boxes used for terminations/joints can still be plastic? I am thinking of mounting a box next to my consumer unit and it would be nice to have a matching metalclad one however am worried the wireless z-wave may be restricted so may not work.

Does anybody fit this sort of thing and have any stories/information to share? Information seems very limited on wiring for home automation!