What is Latex Cable Coating Fire Protection?

To say our modern world has a lot of cables would be quite an understatement. To say these cables increase the risk of a fire would also be an understatement. If not properly manufactured, installed, and maintained, cables can be dangerous.

Thankfully, we have cable coatings. Cable coatings provide an electrical cable with electrical or mechanical protection. Today, we want to specifically discuss coatings that protect your cables from catching on fire or being engulfed in flames. These coatings are vital to ensure the safety and fire resistance of electrical power cables

What is Latex Cable Coating?

Latex cable coating is a heavy duty, acrylic latex based coating. This product is used to prevent flame spread on power and communication cables. It is specifically designed to resist the spread of fire.

The importance of this cannot be overstated. A fire rated latex cable coating can be the difference between people surviving a fire or not being able to evacuate in time. This isn't to scare you; it's the truth. This is because it gives a time delay between a fire starting and spreading.

Our Top Choice for Latex Cable Coating

The idea of your cables starting or adding fuel to a fire is a scary thought. That is why we'd like to introduce you to CharCoat 90 Minute Retardant Paint for Wire & Cable. This product stops fire from spreading on the cable surface at the source and simultaneously increases the fire resistance of an electrical power, control, or communication cable.

As an intumescent coating, this product protects through insulation. It expands under heat to form an insulating char (up to 700%) that continues to insulate and protect the cable under fire for a period of time. As well, it is 100% UV stable. This means it is perfect for full exterior application and can be applied to many types of exterior cables.

Since we're talking about exterior cables, let's also discuss how damaging UV rays are to electrical cable sheaths. Thankfully, applying CharCoat CC on exterior cable will extend the lifetime of any cable without failure. Lifetime extension of the cable is paramount in facilities where re-cabling costs are sometimes financially crippling, but required. In coating the cables with CharCoat CC, your facility is able to protect the sheath from damaging UV rays. This can, in most cases, extend the lifetime of the cable up to 15 years!

If you have any further questions about this product, as well as any other you may need to protect your facility from fire, we want to hear from you. Our fire retardant industry experts are always here to guide you in the right direction!