Conventional plastic clips probably wouldn't be acceptable these days - the regs require all cable supports to be fire resisting.
- Andy.
Do they ? I thought that the new requirement was to “prevent premature collapse in case of fire” A short vertical run up or down the wall to a socket outlet would seem to be self supporting if the plastic clips melted. A horizontal run along the wall likewise, it would remain close to the wall after failure of the fixings.
If the cable ran overhead which sounds unlikely, then yes sufficient of the fixings need to be fire resistant so as to prevent premature collapse.
Conventional plastic clips probably wouldn't be acceptable these days - the regs require all cable supports to be fire resisting.
- Andy.
Do they ? I thought that the new requirement was to “prevent premature collapse in case of fire” A short vertical run up or down the wall to a socket outlet would seem to be self supporting if the plastic clips melted. A horizontal run along the wall likewise, it would remain close to the wall after failure of the fixings.
If the cable ran overhead which sounds unlikely, then yes sufficient of the fixings need to be fire resistant so as to prevent premature collapse.
