When did pre 2006 white t&e come into play

[nc12345]

Hi Guys

A client has just asked me how old their installation is , it's white twin and earth and looks in good nick.
I was just curious when did white t&e start to get used ? Not the low smoke stuff the stuff the grey has replaced .Sorry it's a silly question but I couldn't answer them and I'm curious myself.
Cheers in advance

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Around early-mid 70's. I started in '78 and it was white PVC then.

 

[Octopus]

Certainly around 1976 / 1977

 

[ruston]

And later it was very common in the DIY sheds.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I would say 1974.

 

[Deleted member 70522]

Before that even.

Quite a few years ago I rewired my parents' house which had previously been wired in 1963. The concealed cabling was the standard grey PVC sheath but where there were surface runs - switch drops and some sockets in the kitchen - these were in white imperial T+E - 3/.029 and 7/.029. Well, not strictly correct - the 7/.029 was T+E, the 3/.029 had no CPC, as in the rest of the house.

 

[atm84]

It could be anything around the 90s or 00s. It was commonly sold in DIY stores.

 

[shanky887614]

It could be anything around the 90s or 00s. It was commonly sold in DIY stores.

wasnt it wickes cable?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

wasnt it wickes cable?

Yes it was

 

[R G]

I was using it in the 70s , that was from a wholesaler , as a rule white T&E was used down south and it was grey up north mainly,the stuff I used was pirelli in red boxes...