Difference Between Cleat Wiring and Lead Sheathed Wiring

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Difference Between Cleat Wiring and Lead Sheathed Wiring
	Particulars	Cleat Wiring	Lead Sheathed Wiring
1.	Material required	Cleats, VIR or PVC cables, screws. gutties, blocks, boards etc	Teak wood batten, lead, sheath cables, wooden gutties, screws, clips, or joint clips boards, round boards etc.
2.	Cost	Very low	Costly
3.	Voltage	Low (upto250V)	Low (upto 250V)
4.	Life (durability)	Very short	Long
5.	Protection against fire	Poor	Good
6.	Mechanical protection	None	Fairly good
7.	Dampness protection	None	Good
8.	Appearance	Not Good	Fair
9.	Type of labour required	Semi-skilled	Skilled
10.	General reliability	Poor	Fairly good
11.	Additions or Alternations to the existing wiring	Very easy	Not very difficult
12.	No. of points that can be wired per day by a wire man with a mate	6	4
13.	Fields of application	For temporary installations e.g., for functions, marriages etc.	Only used for service main etc. because of its high cost and heavy short circuit in case of leakage.