Securing alarm cable to UPVC window?

[norman]

Drill and fish.

[antinode]

You can find the mini trunking here. They do a few sizes.

[Lectrician]

You can find the mini trunking here. They do a few sizes.

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When using this trunking - use some 'vanish' on it.

Seriously, when I say vanish, I mean mastic/silicon when on PVC and decorators caulk when on masonary/wood. It takes the shadow away, hides the unevenness of the walls, and also gives the trunking a little more 'grab', as the adhesive does seem to give up after a while.

If you put trunking on a wall/wood - don't be lazy - stick some screws in aswell.

[Brian c]

You can get a single cable type trunking that is only just big enough to sqeeze a single 6 or 8 core in, i am assuming the chaps are talking about this. It doesnt look like trunking till you have a cable in it, if that makes sense?

Im just not sure about the physical size of it but im sure its self adhesive also.

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That's exactly what I meant.

I think it's called 'blazeaway'. It only fits one cable in it and has no lid, but it is self ashesive.

[Guest]

That's exactly what I meant.

I think it's called 'blazeaway'. It only fits one cable in it and has no lid, but it is self ashesive.

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I getcha I think I've seen this before. I was thinking of the 2 piece extremely mini trunking. Amazing what you learn around here!

[Guest IM_Alarms]

Ditto.

I've used two part micro trunking before, but first i've heard of one part ! sound like a good idea.

It's all good advice on here you know!

[Chris Teague]

Thanks for the link guy's, been trying to get this stuff for ages, as our local suppliers stopped doing it a while ago. We always knew it as "Rapid" S/A mini trunking & it came as a tube with about 100 2 metre lenghts.

Lectrician's right about the silicone / caulk comment, which (with a damp cloth) also hides any cables stapled in the grooves of skirting when there's no other option for running / hiding a cable.

[Chris Teague]

Glue gun. Its the cable fixing daddy.

Agree too, but I wish I'd taken a photo of a trainee on a firm I used to work for trying to use this on a UPVC door and getting hot snot all over the place

[Service Engineer]

A glue gun is a useful tool but I think some of you guys must use "superglue" !!

[Brian c]

Glue gun. Its the cable fixing daddy.

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:no:

I don't like to 'see' any cables. Use a bit of single cable trunking and if it's lidless, seal with a bit of filler. that way the cables has a bit of protection (at the sides) and will look exactly the same if the cable ever needs replacing.