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Come across a new install with tray work fixed across a wall above a door way with plastic zipe ties is the a regulation that states metal zip ties should be in situe ?
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No reg, if there were a problem with plastic ty wraps they would not sell them. You may be confusing fire alarm installs where cables need to be secured by metal p clips or metal ty wraps, certainely no issue with plastic ty wraps on normal circuits.Come across a new install with tray work fixed across a wall above a door way with plastic zipe ties is the a regulation that states metal zip ties should be in situe ?
No reg, if there were a problem with plastic ty wraps they would not sell them. You may be confusing fire alarm installs where cables need to be secured by metal p clips or metal ty wraps, certainely no issue with plastic ty wraps on normal circuits.
No reg, if there were a problem with plastic ty wraps they would not sell them. You may be confusing fire alarm installs where cables need to be secured by metal p clips or metal ty wraps, certainely no issue with plastic ty wraps on normal circuits.
Is the op not pointing out that the tray itself was fixed with ties, not the cables?
Boydy
LOL, it makes me laugh the fact sounders are made of plastic and yet the cables going to them has to be fire proof, I would like to see fireproof sounders myself and fireproof bells, still thats another debate for a different forum I suppose.Had this argument before with a project engineer over fire alarm cables during a fire. I asked him what about the plastic wall plugs holding the P clips in during the fire much to my amusement lol.
This has always been a debate, as detection being plastic is ok, as once activated it has no further use. Bs argument is plastic siren sould be mounted on galv through boxes to keep integrity. (imo very open for debate).........Plastic cable ties, common sense here, if cable is lying on tray...plastic is fine, if cable is being held up on tray, steel ties every 3rd of a meter.LOL, it makes me laugh the fact sounders are made of plastic and yet the cables going to them has to be fire proof, I would like to see fireproof sounders myself and fireproof bells, still thats another debate for a different forum I suppose.
av heard it all now on here , "is it ok to use plastic cable ties on tray" if it wasn't every supermarket in Britain would not comply with the regs
The firefighter incident, was actually Co-op supermarket in Essex (hs fine £250k) The cables were all in T&W, and just thrown across the false ceiling, with no tray or support. The data, security, cctv and fire alarm cables were installed the same.av heard it all now on here , "is it ok to use plastic cable ties on tray" if it wasn't every supermarket in Britain would not comply with the regs
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