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M.I.C.C. in House. Why?

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Today I came upon some orange served M.I.C.C. cable running from the loft in a bungalow to a single metalclad socket. It may have been an immersion heater supply, but the copper cylinder has been removed. It appears to be quite big, perhaps 4.0mm2 or 6.0mm2.

 

I wondered just why it was installed in a domestic bungalow.

 

Apprentice training by an electrician father perhaps. Used as it was available. But the extra work terminating it would not warrant using spare cable from your works would it?

 

Bemused of Norfolk.?

 

 

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    In the days before nationally harmonised building regulations, many local authorities specified it for public buildings. Given the alternatives for low current cables at the time the specs were written, of rubber that perished, and cotton that gets eaten, it probably sounded like a good idea for village halls, schools libraries, in fact anything you may want to be still standing and fire proof after 25 years.  And plenty made it out into private installations. I have seen it run in the joints of brickwork to outside lights, and it can be almost invisible.

    Mike

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    In the days before nationally harmonised building regulations, many local authorities specified it for public buildings. Given the alternatives for low current cables at the time the specs were written, of rubber that perished, and cotton that gets eaten, it probably sounded like a good idea for village halls, schools libraries, in fact anything you may want to be still standing and fire proof after 25 years.  And plenty made it out into private installations. I have seen it run in the joints of brickwork to outside lights, and it can be almost invisible.

    Mike

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