Cable to Outside Wall Lights

[topgazza]

This follows on from a previous post I did. I am about to replace a friends outside lights...the lights are manky and the cable is damaged. Is it ok to run rubber (3183TRS) flex clipped to the wall...all above 8 feet ? It used to be......

I'm trying to avoid using plastic conduit due to several downpipes in the way....

 

[breezer]

no

 

[topgazza]

How so breezer ? I was advised that this was an option on a previous thread but thought I would check again.

I know Arctic flex is another option by that seems to be in yellow or bright blue...

The cable run is approx 14 metres..with 2 x 60 watt lamps and 1 x 100 watt lamp...all on PIRs

 

[breezer]

i am walking along the path next to the wall, quite happy about to do some gardening, plant some spuds, shovel over sholder, see something swing round and ......................

cable has no mechanical protection, cable clips will degrade in uv light, wont happen if its in conduit.

you could run conduit with artic flex in it if you wanted

 

[topgazza]

Accidents happen I know...it did occur to me as well. Even if it will be 8-10ft off the ground. Is it actually against regs or is it just being cautious...and theres no harm in that....?

If it came down to it I would run the flex in plastic conduit as you say and figure out a way round the downpipe issue.

 

[breezer]

do it properly you know it makes sense

 

[topgazza]

.....and you're not wrong.....

But is flex clipped to wall actually against current regs....it doesn't appear to be ?