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Plastic clips/cleats

whjohnson
So, are plastic cable clips and cleats completed banned from use anywhere on an 18th ed installation now?

Do I have to chuck my stock away?

If still permissible to use, then where and when?

If not, how would one go about securing a run of NYY to a light fitting on the corner of a beautiful stone detached house without resorting to the use of steel conduit, galv cable tray secured with resin or expansion anchors//SWA and steel ty-wraps which I'm sure the customer would be delighted with?


The proposed cable will run from an existing light fitting over the front door so I guess it is part of an escape route too.


What were they thinking of when they got together to come up with this nonsense?

I suppose plastic wall plugs are out too! If so, what are the alternatives?


Anyone out there with a definitive answer? Or are we moribund in a world of ifs and maybes?
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    So, are plastic cable clips and cleats completed banned from use anywhere on an 18th ed installation now?



    No, just where they'd be the sole form of support - clipping to the side of joists where a plasterboard ceiling will be fitted below would be fine, likewise clipping to walls where the cables will be plastered over. Similarly where the clips are only to keep things near rather than support the cables - e.g. clipping to the top of a batten across joists in a loft.


    For round cables, simple metal cored P clips seem to be the usual alternative (e.g. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FTWP32.html - other colours/sizes/brands are also available) - the general consensus seems to be that when screwed horizontally into wall (rather than vertically into a ceiling) plastic wall plugs are still sufficient.


      - Andy.
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    So, are plastic cable clips and cleats completed banned from use anywhere on an 18th ed installation now?



    No, just where they'd be the sole form of support - clipping to the side of joists where a plasterboard ceiling will be fitted below would be fine, likewise clipping to walls where the cables will be plastered over. Similarly where the clips are only to keep things near rather than support the cables - e.g. clipping to the top of a batten across joists in a loft.


    For round cables, simple metal cored P clips seem to be the usual alternative (e.g. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FTWP32.html - other colours/sizes/brands are also available) - the general consensus seems to be that when screwed horizontally into wall (rather than vertically into a ceiling) plastic wall plugs are still sufficient.


      - Andy.
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