Running 6mm cable along outside of house?

AL_n · 2010-10-11T10:17:04+00:00

Is it OK to run some 6mm T&E cable along the outside of my house? I want to run cable from my fuse box to my garage. I have have enough armoured 6mm cable to run from the garage to the end of the house, but I need to get from that point to the fuse box. I have enough 6mm (Not armoured) T&E cable to do that. By far, the easiest route to the fusebox would be along the outside of the house,and then through the wall into the fuse box cupboard. Is it OK to just staple the cable to the wall, say 8" above ground level? Also, while you are here, I also found a reel of 4-core flex (8mm overall dia). What do they use such 4-core flex for?Thanks,Al

Oct 11, 2010 42 Replies

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John Rumm 15 years ago

I know, bad form replying to myself, but:

David, apologies if that sounded harsh - having just read your later post about BCO / electrical disagreements etc, I realise you probably had other reasons for bringing this point up!

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David Robinson 15 years ago

Yep! I certainly don't believe that "nanny knows best"! The sooner Messrs Cameron and Clegg sack nanny the better! ;-)

(not holding my breath on this one, sadly)

I've just been through house selling/buying, so know how painful some lenders (and some solicitors) make the process - any excuse to scupper it in the current financial climate. Otherwise I would have zero interest in anything building control have to say on this matter. Follow the regs (On site guide is enough for normal domestic work IMO!) and do a good job. Put your feet up at the end, happy in the knowledge that your house is now 10x safer with RCD protection throughout and the 6-way rewireable fuse "consumer unit" in a skip! End of.

Cheers, David.

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AL_n 15 years ago

"js.b1" wrote in news:659cd61f-22b1-4549-81b3- snipped-for-privacy@a36g2000yqc.googlegroups.com:

The two cores are definitely single strand.

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