No cpc

[binky]

Not sure what age the building is, but I would say 1980s. The lighting is all wired in double insulated singles. The lines have a CPC, the neutral doesn't. So I'm trying to think if that really meets current standards given that we regard the neutral as a live conductor. Your thoughts please

 

[Fleeting]

You can still buy it like that the one with the cpc is 6241Y and without is 6181Y.

 

[kerching]

Nothing to see here

 

[Fleeting]

Although the neutral conductor carries current and is deemed live it's potential is low.

 

[binky]

Although the neutral conductor carries current and is deemed live it's potential is low.

Good point.

 

[binky]

Nothing to see here

Just not something I've encountered before.

 

[Andy™]

Just not something I've encountered before.

as kerch says, nothing to see here. nothing to say each cable needs an earth

 

[kerching]

Just not something I've encountered before.

There’s even Older than that. Singles and earth but BOTH insulated! Early 70s

 

[NozSpark]

There’s loads of houses around here wired with that cable in the 70’s

 

[binky]

There’s even Older than that. Singles and earth but BOTH insulated! Early 70s

and bare earths - only found that still in use once.

 

[binky]

There’s loads of houses around here wired with that cable in the 70’s

different areas seem to have their own fads, not seen it down my way before. Seen plenty of singes in conduit, but not this.

 

[Fleeting]

Few years back we rewired an office floor using this stuff. Don't know what was going through the designer's mind but looked good in the ceiling void, it was all strung through spacer bar saddles so imagine a conduit system without the conduit!

 

[Geoff1946]

It was used in a 2007 building where I later did maintenance. What a PIA it was, tracing circuits to add some escape lights and move a couple of switches.

 

[binky]

Few years back we rewired an office floor using this stuff. Don't know what was going through the designer's mind but looked good in the ceiling void, it was all strung through spacer bar saddles so imagine a conduit system without the conduit!

I guess that's the main joy of it, especially compared to steel conduit - I'm trying to think when pvc became the norm?