Using black electrical U 1000 R2V cable without gaine ?

[Ianhaycox]

Can the double insulated black cable, U 1000 R 2V, be used within cloisons

seches (plasterboard studding walls) *without* ICTA gaine ?

I trying to stick to NF C 15-100 using the excellent book L'installation

électrique but I'm stuck on this one point. Page 164 talks about installing

cabling behind insulated walls and (as most of the book does) shows examples using

the grey ICTA gaine with the individual wires. I've scoured the book looking for

even a paragraph mentioning the eligibility of U 1000 R 2V cable.

Thanks,

[Jackie]

I asked a similar question on Total France the other day and answers indicated that you could do this provided that there was sufficient air circulation and that gaine was used where the cable was passed through building structures. See

 http://www.totalfrance.com/france/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2890

Seems safe to me as long as no-one knocks a nail or passes a screw through it as some future date. Don't think the gaine would prevent this anyway...........John in Dept 79

[Ianhaycox]

Thanks,

Based on the answer it looks like I am OK behind the wall (i.e. the void between the external wall and the placo), but not within internal placo walls if they have 48mm of insulation in them.

Can anyone confirm ?

Regards,