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Flexishield is another option that is outdoor rated and fairly good at staying put once formed and clipped. You get it in white and black, so might be easier to get it to match.

Down side is I think you only get it on 100m reels, but handy stuff for other jobs as nail-safe if used on non-RCD circuts that might be < 50mm from wall surfaces, etc.

thanks will look into this

thats why I was looking at possibly using FP as it shouldn’t sag like flex
 
It is similar but possibly a bit cheaper.

They also do cat-urine-flavoured versions of it if you are in an area with rats...

if a rat can climb 9 feet up a face brick wall to eat a cable then the rat is welcome to the cable :)
 
You cannot run flat T/E where it will be expveryosed to sunlight.My preferred method is Hi-tuf.
Decent stuff for the job. Just one point, I used some last year for outside lights, clipping every 15 inch or so. Fixed with p clips. It's in the sun a lot and seems to have sagged quite a bit between fixings. I'm calling in a few weeks, needs looking at before the nights close in.

FP is OK for mains installation but NOT outside. In the sun it falls apart over time. I remember some on a factory roof for security lighting. It really was cream crackered, all over the place.
 
they are happy with anything clipped direct.
i mentioned pvc conduit but they don’t want to pay for extra materials for the job.

is FP cable considered suitable for exterior clipped direct ?

It depends who is doing the considering!

Does the circuit need a fire performance cable? If not then why would you use FP?

A bs8346 cable such as flexshield is of similar size, shape and construction but far better suited to general purpose wiring, and cheaper, than a specialised fire performance cable.

Cables or PVC conduits installed externally should generally be black and not white.
 
The pricing is all over the place, just found a price of £1.84 a meter, thats if you can get hold of it.
Got some......but it's not going for THAT price.;)

Might end up in the future using it as something interesting to do...when I've nowt else.
....spare time cable stripping, eh? :rolleyes:
 
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As much as I would have loved to use micc , i have hardly ever used the stuff and the entire materials budget is about 50 quid so using expensive cable is out the question...
 
You mentioned "several lights", DD...
several lights and a £50 budget for the whole job...
I'm wondering what lights and how many?
 
50 quid is materials for the job to cover everything like cable & wiska boxes (not including the lights Which customer has purchased)
 
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I like my pyros orange.

Pyro used externally is the exception to the rule as it is recommended to use white to reflect heat as the outer sheath is not critical to the structure of the cable.

Personally I am not a fan of the orange, I prefer bare copper sheath for aesthetics or black if it needs to be sheathed.
 

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