Hi every one, I have a question relating to fire clipping in trunking, conduit and any other cable management systems.
Following the release of the new best practice guide 4 in March 2025, I see the C3 option has been removed for cables not supported against premature collapse, now there is only a C2 option.
Just wondering what other people are doing here, we have about 37,000 property's a large number of those will have trunking or conduit.
In communal areas we have started to fire clip cabling but in the property's themselves currently we are not. This follows an NICEIC inspection a few years ago where I was told communal area yes C2, flat probably C3.
I appreciate you only have to fire clip where it could cause entrapment, but some of the trunking is that old and brittle it would break if you remove the lid.
Another point of contention is using the fire screws. Some posts you read red plugs are fine but if you look at the proper tests it says they are not.
I'm thinking for retrofitting leave the red plugs, for new work install the fire screws.
This is backed up by the electrical safety councils comment.
Does any one have any thoughts on either of these matters please.
Thank You
Daniel
