Conductor sheathing type

[mnicholet]

Any known issues with this conductor type? It appears to be copper with a ground. What is sheathing type called? (metallic sheathed?. This type of conductor was spliced to new Non-metallic sheathed through-out. Thank you.

[mnahrgang]

Mark,
I think it's just a gray fabric.

[Marc D. Shunk]

Originally Posted by mnahrgang

Mark,
I think it's just a gray fabric.

Sure enough. Some of it was finished with a silver "paint" of sorts, and that sorta makes it look metallic. It's still nonmetallic sheathed cable, but just not the thermoplastic sheathing you're used to seeing.

[klott]

It looks like that old stuff, we used to call cloth wiring.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by klott

It looks like that old stuff, we used to call cloth wiring.

I concur...it's cloth coated wiring. Nothing wrong with it.

[jkogel]

1960's wiring, 14/2 in green and orange, 14/3 in brown and orange, larger sizes in silver, orange, grey. OK if the mice leave it alone.

John Kogel
www.allsafehome.ca