Apart from being something like 3 to 4 times the price - any disadvantages to using something like FP200 (Gold?) instead of T&E or LSOF T&E ?
Reason for asking is that we'll be getting some work done in church, and some advice documents say T&E shouldn't be used - eg the Electric Wiring document from this site says :
The reason for LSOF (they actually say Low Smoke and Fume, LSF) is partly for safety and partly because it reduces the smoke damage in what can be historic and/or listed buildings.
In our case, all the existing cabling I can see is standard grey T&E, don't know how old it is but it's almost all old colours. There's very little of it actually showing, and none where it's likely to be seen by visitors.
The screening in FP200 could be helpful - there's a lot of interference at the moment from electrical stuff into the sound systems. No idea ATM how much is conducted (there's a lot of stuff on one radial - including some flouros on a fused spur) and how much is radiated - but I can't see the screening making things worse, and there's thoughts of separating out the supplies for lighting, sockets, and sound systems.
Reason for asking is that we'll be getting some work done in church, and some advice documents say T&E shouldn't be used - eg the Electric Wiring document from this site says :
Mind you, the very next sentence rather knocks it's credibility by saying :For instance the use of ‘flat twin core and earth’ is not recommended, all wiring should be in low smoke, zero halogen, flame retardant cables such as Prysimian FP200 Flex 2 core plus earth or mineral insulated copper cable (MICC)
Cores should be sized for the application current, but typically 2.5mm2 would be appropriate
The reason for LSOF (they actually say Low Smoke and Fume, LSF) is partly for safety and partly because it reduces the smoke damage in what can be historic and/or listed buildings.
In our case, all the existing cabling I can see is standard grey T&E, don't know how old it is but it's almost all old colours. There's very little of it actually showing, and none where it's likely to be seen by visitors.
The screening in FP200 could be helpful - there's a lot of interference at the moment from electrical stuff into the sound systems. No idea ATM how much is conducted (there's a lot of stuff on one radial - including some flouros on a fused spur) and how much is radiated - but I can't see the screening making things worse, and there's thoughts of separating out the supplies for lighting, sockets, and sound systems.