flexible cable for outside pir

[brucelee]

Hi all can someone please tell me the best flexible cable to use for outside security light

Some say black pvc others rubber can you please give me a HAR code and best place to buy

 

[telectrix]

black pvc flex will last for donkey's years. rubberised for dinosaur years, your choice.

 

[brucelee]

cheers tel

so any rubber or pvc black flexible cable will do but rubber is better
such as
H07RNF Cable and H07BN4F
[h=2]318-TRS Cable H05RR-F[/h]

 

[telectrix]

i'd just use bog standard pvc flex. good for 10 years min.

 

[brucelee]

thanks mate

been searchig google and not one site says its suitable for outdoor use the only one i can find that does is on eland cables and this is the Har code

My local wholesalers are useless no PVC or rubber 1.5mm flex

I have some
HO5VV-F 1.5mm but i read on one of the sites not sutable for outdoor use

mate i hate google takes you all over the shop
anyway cheers i will either use the rubber to the spec below or get some PVC flex from somewhere

cheers Tel

H07RN-F Cable to BS7919

 

[telectrix]

electric center will cut it and supply be the yard (metre). so will the sheds.

 

[brucelee]

B&Q dont have any either mate been other day

I will try the electric centre or QVS etc as they to do it by the metre

Mate in past i would hae just used heat resistant white flex or t/e lol as thats what i was shown on site but the regs say preferably black
I have white on my 3 floods been there 10+ yrs and nowt wrong yet with it lol

cheers Tel thanks for the advice

 

[telectrix]

white is OK. the H/R stuff is fine. i generally use 5 core black flex to PIR so that i can readily wire in a manual override switch. better than that flick off/on/off/on , that doesn't always work.

 

[brucelee]

yeah mate i bought a pir light before and as you say i had wired in 3 core then realised the spectrum flood i had bought needed a 5 core to manual override so the light would light for so long then switch off and couldnt be overridden I thought i had jsut bought the usual maual override type of fitting were you use the fcu to switch off and on again

for electric centre i would have to be a member eg have a account there which i dont lol cheers mate i sort it now thanks to your help

 

[telectrix]

nope. electric center will do cash sales. i don't have accounts, too easy to spend it, then have a huge bill to settle. always pay cash/card on collection with elec. ctr. no problem.

 

[brucelee]

i have set them a email there isnt one local to me nearest is bolton there may also be one in warrington which is about 30 min drive to each lol

see if i can order online from them or if i have to i will drive over to warrington

 

[telectrix]

ain't you got a cef local? or be cheaper from one of the sheds rather than paying fuel.

 

[brucelee]

No mate
used to be a cef and a independent the independent has been taken over by a irish firm century electrical and they not got any either pvc or rubber

I used to jsut go to this one

when i was working on-site we used cef at wigan or express electrical and there was a cef in leigh but not anymore
I order online if i can mate and maybe get a 50m drum as it will always be needed