Okay to use flex?

[Sherbertlion]

Is it okay to use black rubber flex to feed an outside light?

Flex would be wired into an IP56 junction box taking it's feed from a SFCU inside from the lounge ring, so junction box is about 1.2m from the ground, need to run up from this and about 6 metres along the wall to the light.

1mm Black rubber flex or 1.5mm Hituf?

Thanks.

 

[oharaf]

The black rubber will become brittle due to heat from the sun, You would be better using SWA or even T&E or singles in conduit

 

[Fred_Fanackapan]

Can you still get rubber flex?

Flex I found in my summer chalet:
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[333rocky333]

Can you still get rubber flex?

still quite popular
http://www.activedeal.co.uk/Maplin/...ugh_Rubber_Sheathed_Cable_H05RR-F3_APoint.htm

 

[industryspark]

oharaf wrote

The black rubber will become brittle due to heat from the sun, You would be better using SWA or even T&E or singles in conduit

swa or singles i can agree with, but i would say T&E is not really a cable i would use outside as this too can be affected by the sun.