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Plastic clips/cleats

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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  • I am still waiting for the old style metal 'buckle' clips to come back into favour. Those things never give up their grip on the cable!


    Might not find much favour these days tho with 'oh no, that takes two operations, and time is money' atmosphere many of us work under :(
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  • I am still waiting for the old style metal 'buckle' clips to come back into favour. Those things never give up their grip on the cable!


    Might not find much favour these days tho with 'oh no, that takes two operations, and time is money' atmosphere many of us work under :(
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