Fig 8 T&E

[roys]

Mate asked if I could stop by at his daughters house that she has just bought as there was a cable sticking out of the wall with black tape on it, was passing so dropped in, first thing cable was live with just black tape on it. Fed from 32A socket MCB, thing that got me was the profile of the cable is fig 8 with a Brown blue and bare cpc, could not see and BS number on cable in fact no printing at all on cable at all, just 2 feet of white fig 8 cable sticking out of wall.
As I was passing I just made safe by cutting out the plasterboard, sticking a backbox in, terminating cable, and blanking plate it.
Anyone seen fig 8 t&e before as I haven’t.

 

[UNG]

Have seen and used figure 8 t&e in the past I think it was IDH ( Irish Driver Harris ) that produced it
Given the markings are normally every metre it is possible that they could be concealed

 

[Andy™]

yep, had a few reels of the stuff before. just a different shape but no other differences

 

[roys]

Thanks gents, everyday a school day.

 

[NozSpark]

IIRC,,, didn’t Prysmian cable used to have a slight fig 8 profile?

 

[Sharpend]

There was one that used that fig 8 appearance and it was a PitA to strip! The outer sheaf was almost like glued to the internal.

 

[Andy™]

IIRC,,, didn’t Prysmian cable used to have a slight fig 8 profile?

i think they did, installed plenty of it a while back but couldn't think of the manufacturer

 

[kerching]

There was something similar that the DNO used for sub mains in blocks of flats in the 60s/70s. I've got a pic somewhere that I'll try to find

 

[Marvo]

In South Africa we often get the actual flat twin, the figure of 8 twin and even a figure of 8 twin with love handles. Just seems to depend on the manufacturer.

This is the one with love handles (our installation cable colours are red and black with bare CPC)

 

[MikeJhn]

"Love handle" love it.

 

[Marvo]

Yeah, there's probably a more technical term but I couldn't think of it....