Hello everyone,
I have often read about quality differences in electrical cables (e.g., NYM) between hardware stores and wholesalers, such as weight, stripping behavior, and so on.
PRYSMIAN (formerly Pirelli) cables are said to be good.
How would you rate LAPP or FABER in this regard? For network cables, I think you can’t go wrong with DRAKA.
I have often read about quality differences in electrical cables (e.g., NYM) between hardware stores and wholesalers, such as weight, stripping behavior, and so on.
PRYSMIAN (formerly Pirelli) cables are said to be good.
How would you rate LAPP or FABER in this regard? For network cables, I think you can’t go wrong with DRAKA.
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SaniererNRW12323 Sep 2022 16:02netzplan schrieb:
I have often read about quality differences in electrical cables (e.g. NYM) between home improvement stores and wholesale suppliers. Hmm. But it can’t be that bad if everyone sells the same cables, just at different prices, and all cables meet the usual testing standards. I didn’t know that weight is considered a quality feature. Maybe one cable is a bit stiffer than another. But it can be just as "inferior" in wholesale as in a home improvement store. The advantage of the wholesale supplier is that they sell larger bulk packages (500m (550 yards) drums) compared to the home improvement store, where a DIYer might just need 10 or 20m (11 or 22 yards).
Yes, that's correct. My electrician said that from a copper quality perspective, there should be no problem since the cables are supposed to comply with VDE standards. If there are any differences, it would be in the sheathing. However, since the cables would be plastered in, this wouldn't matter. It would be a different situation if cable trays were used and cables were frequently pulled through.
Still, it would be interesting to know whether Faber is considered a quality cable manufacturer like Lapp or Prysmian.
Still, it would be interesting to know whether Faber is considered a quality cable manufacturer like Lapp or Prysmian.
S
SaniererNRW12324 Sep 2022 20:12netzplan schrieb:
Still, it would be interesting to know whether Faber is more comparable to quality cables like Lapp or Prysmian.It’s all "quality." Once again – let the price decide. There are no quality differences between comparable cables.
All cables must comply with VDE standards, although there can be significant differences in workmanship. Some cables are very difficult to strip, while others are quite easy. But basically, a cable is a cable; electricity and voltage don’t care.
At the moment, you should be glad if you can get any quality at all...
At the moment, you should be glad if you can get any quality at all...
I noticed some clear differences (we installed all the electrical cables ourselves over 300m² (3200 sq ft) of living space, using a star wiring system because of the smart home setup).
We bought a lot of our supplies at Hornbach (they sell 400m (440 yards) rolls, which are much easier to handle than the 500m (550 yards) ones! Especially when you have to feed them up through scaffolding from below to the upper floor… ugh).
The Hornbach cables (labeled with some "brand manufacturer") were sometimes quite flattened in the last few meters (and not just a little).
They were sometimes hard to unroll smoothly and, accordingly, difficult to pull into protective conduits (which we did entirely ourselves).
A 500m (550 yards) roll ordered online from another "brand manufacturer" was noticeably better; the cable was consistently rounder and more uniform. I’m always referring to the outer sheath; the inner conductors were nearly identical, whether 3x2.5 mm² or 5x1.5 mm², and all were easy to strip.
I think we laid around 2km (1.25 miles) of cable, so the difference really matters. For the next house (haha), I would definitely choose the “better” cable.
We bought a lot of our supplies at Hornbach (they sell 400m (440 yards) rolls, which are much easier to handle than the 500m (550 yards) ones! Especially when you have to feed them up through scaffolding from below to the upper floor… ugh).
The Hornbach cables (labeled with some "brand manufacturer") were sometimes quite flattened in the last few meters (and not just a little).
They were sometimes hard to unroll smoothly and, accordingly, difficult to pull into protective conduits (which we did entirely ourselves).
A 500m (550 yards) roll ordered online from another "brand manufacturer" was noticeably better; the cable was consistently rounder and more uniform. I’m always referring to the outer sheath; the inner conductors were nearly identical, whether 3x2.5 mm² or 5x1.5 mm², and all were easy to strip.
I think we laid around 2km (1.25 miles) of cable, so the difference really matters. For the next house (haha), I would definitely choose the “better” cable.
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