[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-nl-xvb-vs-vob-kabel":3,"blog-alternates-blog-post-nl-xvb-vs-vob-kabel-xvb-vs-vob-cable":356,"blog-next-steps-blog-post-nl-xvb-vs-vob-kabel-xvb-vs-vob-cable":1493},{"id":4,"title":5,"articleId":6,"body":7,"category":333,"date":334,"description":335,"extension":336,"image":24,"lastUpdated":337,"locale":338,"meta":339,"navigation":340,"ogImage":341,"path":342,"publishDate":334,"readTime":343,"refreshInterval":344,"seo":345,"seoTitle":346,"slug":347,"stem":348,"tags":349,"__hash__":355},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.nl.md","XVB-kabel of VOB-draad: verschillen en keuze in België","xvb-vs-vob-cable",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":321},"minimark",[10,18,25,30,37,41,52,56,161,170,174,177,199,202,206,267,274,278,285,289,292,296],[11,12,13,17],"p",{},[14,15,16],"strong",{},"XVB is een kabel met buitenmantel, VOB een draad met alleen basisisolatie."," Daaruit volgt de belangrijkste regel: XVB mag je in opbouw, op een kabelgoot en rechtstreeks in een sleuf plaatsen; VOB hoort volgens het AREI in een elektrische installatiebuis of een gesloten goot. Welk product uiteindelijk past, bepalen de route, de brandklasse en het concrete productblad, niet de meterprijs.",[11,19,20],{},[21,22],"img",{"alt":23,"src":24},"Een elektricien vergelijkt kabelmateriaal op de werkbank.","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Feditorial-2026-10-13\u002Fplanelec-xvb-vs-vob-cable-editorial.webp",[26,27,29],"h2",{"id":28},"wat-is-xvb-kabel","Wat is XVB-kabel?",[11,31,32,33,36],{},"XVB heeft aderisolatie in ",[14,34,35],{},"XLPE"," (vernet polyethyleen) en een PVC-buitenmantel. Een aanduiding als 3G2,5 staat voor drie aders van 2,5 mm², waarvan één groen-gele beschermingsgeleider. Aantal aders, beschermingsgeleider en doorsnede controleer je op het productblad van het gekozen product. Nexans biedt XVB bijvoorbeeld aan als variant in CPR-klasse Cca.",[26,38,40],{"id":39},"wat-is-vob-draad","Wat is VOB-draad?",[11,42,43,44,47,48,51],{},"VOB is een PVC-geïsoleerde enkele geleider. ",[14,45,46],{},"H07V-U"," heeft een massieve, ",[14,49,50],{},"H07V-R"," een samengeslagen geleider; VOB betekent dus niet automatisch soepele draad. Omdat de draad alleen basisisolatie heeft, plaats je hem in elektrische installatiebuizen zoals Preflex of in een geschikt gesloten systeem. Voor H07V-U vermeldt Nexans CPR-klasse Eca.",[26,53,55],{"id":54},"waar-mag-je-xvb-en-waar-vob-plaatsen","Waar mag je XVB en waar VOB plaatsen?",[57,58,59,78],"table",{},[60,61,62],"thead",{},[63,64,65,69,72,75],"tr",{},[66,67,68],"th",{},"Plaatsing",[66,70,71],{},"XVB (kabel)",[66,73,74],{},"VOB (draad)",[66,76,77],{},"AREI",[79,80,81,96,109,121,133,147],"tbody",{},[63,82,83,87,90,93],{},[84,85,86],"td",{},"In een installatiebuis",[84,88,89],{},"ja",[84,91,92],{},"ja, standaardgeval",[84,94,95],{},"5.2.9.3",[63,97,98,101,103,106],{},[84,99,100],{},"In opbouw of in de vrije lucht",[84,102,89],{},[84,104,105],{},"nee, alleen kabels toegelaten",[84,107,108],{},"5.2.9.5",[63,110,111,114,116,118],{},[84,112,113],{},"In een open goot (kabelgoot)",[84,115,89],{},[84,117,105],{},[84,119,120],{},"5.2.9.6",[63,122,123,126,128,131],{},[84,124,125],{},"In een gesloten goot",[84,127,89],{},[84,129,130],{},"ja; buiten elektrische dienstruimten volwandig, alleen met gereedschap te openen",[84,132,120],{},[63,134,135,138,141,144],{},[84,136,137],{},"Verzonken in een sleuf, zonder buis",[84,139,140],{},"ja, binnen de installatiezones",[84,142,143],{},"nee",[84,145,146],{},"5.2.9.10",[63,148,149,152,155,158],{},[84,150,151],{},"In holle constructieruimten (plafond, vloer)",[84,153,154],{},"ja, met F2 of minstens Cca",[84,156,157],{},"niet als losse draad; buizen moeten aan 5.2.7.4 voldoen",[84,159,160],{},"5.2.9.9",[11,162,163,164,169],{},"Voor verzonken plaatsing zonder buis schrijft onderafdeling 5.2.9.10 horizontale tracés 25 tot 35 cm onder het plafond of boven de vloer voor, verticale tracés zo dicht mogelijk bij een hoek of 10 tot 20 cm naast deuromlijstingen, en minstens 0,4 cm pleister erover. In beton of cement ingewerkte leidingen krijgen minstens 3 cm dekking. De volledige systematiek van de plaatsingswijzen lees je in ",[165,166,168],"a",{"href":167},"\u002Fblog\u002Fplaatsingswijzen-arei-eendraadschema","Plaatsingswijzen volgens het AREI",".",[26,171,173],{"id":172},"welke-brandklasse-heb-je-nodig","Welke brandklasse heb je nodig?",[11,175,176],{},"Afdeling 5.2.7 regelt de brandvoortplanting via de CPR-klasse:",[178,179,180,187,193],"ul",{},[181,182,183,186],"li",{},[14,184,185],{},"Afzonderlijk geplaatst:"," minstens eigenschap F1 of klasse Eca (onderafdeling 5.2.7.2).",[181,188,189,192],{},[14,190,191],{},"In bundels of in vlakke schikking:"," minstens F2 of klasse Cca (onderafdeling 5.2.7.3).",[181,194,195,198],{},[14,196,197],{},"In holle constructieruimten en brandbare lijsten:"," eveneens F2 of Cca (onderafdeling 4.3.3.5 b).",[11,200,201],{},"Uitgezonderd zijn onder meer kabels en buizen die minstens 3 cm diep in een onbrandbare bekleding zijn ingewerkt (onderafdeling 5.2.7.1 nr. 3). Bepalend is de klasse van het werkelijk geleverde product volgens de prestatieverklaring; de naam XVB of VOB alleen legt die niet vast.",[26,203,205],{"id":204},"kosten-correct-vergelijken","Kosten correct vergelijken",[57,207,208,221],{},[60,209,210],{},[63,211,212,215,218],{},[66,213,214],{},"Vraag",[66,216,217],{},"XVB",[66,219,220],{},"VOB",[79,222,223,234,245,256],{},[63,224,225,228,231],{},[84,226,227],{},"Wat tel je?",[84,229,230],{},"Kabellengte met de aanwezige aders",[84,232,233],{},"Lengte van elke draad plus buis",[63,235,236,239,242],{},[84,237,238],{},"Past de route?",[84,240,241],{},"Bevestiging, bescherming en omgeving",[84,243,244],{},"Buisdiameter, vulling, continuïteit, toegankelijkheid",[63,246,247,250,253],{},[84,248,249],{},"Bestaande aanleg gebruiken?",[84,251,252],{},"Route en aansluitingen controleren",[84,254,255],{},"Staat en vrije doorgang van de buizen controleren",[63,257,258,261,264],{},[84,259,260],{},"Wat hoort in de prijs?",[84,262,263],{},"Kabel, bevestiging, toebehoren en werk",[84,265,266],{},"Alle draden, buizen, toebehoren en werk",[11,268,269,270,169],{},"Een meter kabel 3G2,5 is niet te vergelijken met een meter van één draad van 2,5 mm². Vergelijk offertes voor dezelfde route, hetzelfde aantal geleiders en hetzelfde werk. VOB in buis heeft één duidelijk voordeel: je kunt draden later vervangen of bijtrekken, omdat ze altijd intrekbaar moeten blijven (5.2.9.3). Meer daarover in ",[165,271,273],{"href":272},"\u002Fblog\u002Fpreflex-vs-vrije-bedrading","Preflex of vrije bedrading",[26,275,277],{"id":276},"doorsnede-en-beveiliging","Doorsnede en beveiliging",[11,279,280,281,169],{},"Het kabeltype vervangt geen dimensionering. Belasting, lengte, plaatsingswijze en spanningsval bepalen de doorsnede, Tabel 4.11 begrenst de automaat. Het verband staat in ",[165,282,284],{"href":283},"\u002Fblog\u002Fkabeldoorsnede-automaat","Kabeldoorsnede per automaat",[26,286,288],{"id":287},"je-keuze-documenteren","Je keuze documenteren",[11,290,291],{},"Noteer per deeltraject kabeltype, doorsnede, aantal aders, plaatsingswijze en route. Wijzigt de plaatsingswijze, bijvoorbeeld van buis naar kabelgoot, dan moet dat in het plan zichtbaar zijn. In PlanElec leg je die gegevens per kabel vast; de zelfcontrole meldt afzonderlijk geplaatste kabels onder Eca en kabels in holle wanden onder Cca zonder gedocumenteerde buis. De keuring ter plaatse doet het erkend organisme.",[26,293,295],{"id":294},"bronnen-gecontroleerd-op-5-oktober-2026","Bronnen gecontroleerd op 5 oktober 2026",[178,297,298,306,313],{},[181,299,300],{},[165,301,305],{"href":302,"rel":303},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nexans.be\u002Ffr\u002Fproducts\u002FEnergy-up-to-1kV\u002FPVC\u002FPVC-unarmoured-cables\u002FXVB-Cca-0%2C30373.html",[304],"nofollow","Nexans — XVB Cca ULTIMO",[181,307,308],{},[165,309,312],{"href":310,"rel":311},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nexans.be\u002Ffr\u002Fproducts\u002FEnergy-up-to-1kV\u002FPVC\u002FPVC-wires\u002FH07V-U-Eca29393.html",[304],"Nexans — H07V-U \u002F H07V-R",[181,314,315,320],{},[165,316,319],{"href":317,"rel":318},"https:\u002F\u002Feconomie.fgov.be\u002Fnl\u002Fpublicaties\u002Falgemeen-reglement-op-de",[304],"FOD Economie — AREI Boek 1",", onderafdelingen 4.3.3.5, 5.2.7.1–5.2.7.3, 5.2.9.3, 5.2.9.5, 5.2.9.6, 5.2.9.9 en 5.2.9.10",{"title":322,"searchDepth":323,"depth":323,"links":324},"",2,[325,326,327,328,329,330,331,332],{"id":28,"depth":323,"text":29},{"id":39,"depth":323,"text":40},{"id":54,"depth":323,"text":55},{"id":172,"depth":323,"text":173},{"id":204,"depth":323,"text":205},{"id":276,"depth":323,"text":277},{"id":287,"depth":323,"text":288},{"id":294,"depth":323,"text":295},"faq","2026-03-16","XVB of VOB? Waar je mantelkabel en draad volgens het AREI mag plaatsen, welke brandklasse telt en hoe je de kosten correct vergelijkt.","md","2026-10-05","nl",{},true,"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Feditorial-2026-10-13\u002Fshare\u002Fplanelec-xvb-vs-vob-cable-editorial.jpg","\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.nl","5 min",12,{"title":5,"description":335},null,"xvb-vs-vob-kabel","blog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.nl",[350,351,352,353,354],"kabel","xvb","vob","installatie","arei","7wW0gs5Zr7iMY_nxJtxoVUWGnl-4h2GAe0ewgv-v46Y",[357,661,966,1272],{"id":358,"title":359,"articleId":6,"body":360,"category":333,"date":334,"description":652,"extension":336,"image":24,"lastUpdated":337,"locale":653,"meta":654,"navigation":340,"ogImage":341,"path":655,"publishDate":334,"readTime":343,"refreshInterval":344,"seo":656,"seoTitle":346,"slug":347,"stem":657,"tags":658,"__hash__":660},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.de.md","XVB-Kabel oder VOB-Aderleitung: Unterschiede in Belgien",{"type":8,"value":361,"toc":642},[362,368,373,377,383,387,396,400,493,500,504,507,527,530,534,593,600,604,611,615,618,622],[11,363,364,367],{},[14,365,366],{},"XVB ist ein Mantelkabel, VOB eine Aderleitung mit nur einer Basisisolierung."," Daraus folgt die wichtigste Regel: XVB darfst du auf Putz, auf der Kabelrinne und direkt im Mauerschlitz verlegen; VOB gehört nach AREI in ein Elektroinstallationsrohr oder einen geschlossenen Kabelkanal. Welches Produkt am Ende passt, entscheiden Leitungsweg, Brandklasse und das konkrete Datenblatt, nicht der Meterpreis.",[11,369,370],{},[21,371],{"alt":372,"src":24},"Elektrofachkraft vergleicht Leitungsmaterial am Arbeitstisch.",[26,374,376],{"id":375},"was-ist-ein-xvb-kabel","Was ist ein XVB-Kabel?",[11,378,379,380,382],{},"XVB hat eine Aderisolation aus ",[14,381,35],{}," (vernetztes Polyethylen) und einen PVC-Außenmantel. Eine Bezeichnung wie 3G2,5 steht für drei Adern mit 2,5 mm², davon eine grün-gelbe Schutzleiterader. Aderzahl, Schutzleiter und Querschnitt prüfst du am Datenblatt des gewählten Produkts. Nexans führt XVB zum Beispiel als Variante der CPR-Klasse Cca.",[26,384,386],{"id":385},"was-ist-eine-vob-aderleitung","Was ist eine VOB-Aderleitung?",[11,388,389,390,392,393,395],{},"VOB ist eine PVC-isolierte Einzelader. ",[14,391,46],{}," bezeichnet einen eindrähtigen, ",[14,394,50],{}," einen mehrdrähtigen Leiter; VOB heißt also nicht automatisch flexible Leitung. Weil die Ader nur eine Basisisolierung hat, verlegst du sie in Elektroinstallationsrohren wie Preflex oder in einem geeigneten geschlossenen System. Für H07V-U nennt Nexans die CPR-Klasse Eca.",[26,397,399],{"id":398},"wo-darfst-du-xvb-und-wo-vob-verlegen","Wo darfst du XVB und wo VOB verlegen?",[57,401,402,418],{},[60,403,404],{},[63,405,406,409,412,415],{},[66,407,408],{},"Verlegung",[66,410,411],{},"XVB (Kabel)",[66,413,414],{},"VOB (Aderleitung)",[66,416,417],{},"AREI-Fundstelle",[79,419,420,432,444,455,467,480],{},[63,421,422,425,427,430],{},[84,423,424],{},"Im Elektroinstallationsrohr",[84,426,89],{},[84,428,429],{},"ja, Standardfall",[84,431,95],{},[63,433,434,437,439,442],{},[84,435,436],{},"Auf Putz oder im Freien",[84,438,89],{},[84,440,441],{},"nein, nur Kabel zulässig",[84,443,108],{},[63,445,446,449,451,453],{},[84,447,448],{},"Auf der Kabelrinne",[84,450,89],{},[84,452,441],{},[84,454,120],{},[63,456,457,460,462,465],{},[84,458,459],{},"Im geschlossenen Kabelkanal",[84,461,89],{},[84,463,464],{},"ja; außerhalb elektrischer Betriebsstätten nur vollwandig, mit Werkzeug zu öffnen",[84,466,120],{},[63,468,469,472,475,478],{},[84,470,471],{},"Direkt im Schlitz unter Putz, ohne Rohr",[84,473,474],{},"ja, in den Installationszonen",[84,476,477],{},"nein",[84,479,146],{},[63,481,482,485,488,491],{},[84,483,484],{},"In baulichen Hohlräumen (Decke, Boden)",[84,486,487],{},"ja, mit F2 oder mindestens Cca",[84,489,490],{},"nicht als lose Ader; Rohre müssen 5.2.7.4 erfüllen",[84,492,160],{},[11,494,495,496,169],{},"Für die direkte Verlegung im Schlitz schreibt Unterabschnitt 5.2.9.10 waagerechte Führungen 25 bis 35 cm unter der Decke oder über dem Boden vor, senkrechte nahe an Raumecken oder 10 bis 20 cm neben Türzargen, und mindestens 0,4 cm Putz darüber. In Beton oder Zement eingebaute Leitungen brauchen mindestens 3 cm Überdeckung. Die vollständige Systematik der Verlegearten erklärt der Artikel ",[165,497,499],{"href":498},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002Fverlegearten-arei-eindrahtschema","Verlegearten nach AREI",[26,501,503],{"id":502},"welche-brandklasse-brauchst-du","Welche Brandklasse brauchst du?",[11,505,506],{},"Abschnitt 5.2.7 regelt die Brandausbreitung über die CPR-Klasse:",[178,508,509,515,521],{},[181,510,511,514],{},[14,512,513],{},"Einzeln verlegt:"," mindestens Eigenschaft F1 oder Klasse Eca (Unterabschnitt 5.2.7.2).",[181,516,517,520],{},[14,518,519],{},"In Bündeln oder ebener Anordnung:"," mindestens F2 oder Klasse Cca (Unterabschnitt 5.2.7.3).",[181,522,523,526],{},[14,524,525],{},"In baulichen Hohlräumen und brennbaren Leisten:"," ebenfalls F2 oder Cca (Unterabschnitt 4.3.3.5 b).",[11,528,529],{},"Ausgenommen sind unter anderem Kabel und Rohre, die mindestens 3 cm tief in eine nicht brennbare Bekleidung eingebaut sind (Unterabschnitt 5.2.7.1 Nr. 3). Maßgeblich ist die Klasse des tatsächlich gelieferten Produkts laut Leistungserklärung; die Bezeichnung XVB oder VOB allein legt sie nicht fest.",[26,531,533],{"id":532},"kosten-richtig-vergleichen","Kosten richtig vergleichen",[57,535,536,547],{},[60,537,538],{},[63,539,540,543,545],{},[66,541,542],{},"Frage",[66,544,217],{},[66,546,220],{},[79,548,549,560,571,582],{},[63,550,551,554,557],{},[84,552,553],{},"Was wird gezählt?",[84,555,556],{},"Kabellänge mit den enthaltenen Adern",[84,558,559],{},"Länge jeder Ader plus Rohr",[63,561,562,565,568],{},[84,563,564],{},"Passt der Weg?",[84,566,567],{},"Befestigung, Schutz und Umgebung",[84,569,570],{},"Rohrdurchmesser, Belegung, Durchgängigkeit, Zugänglichkeit",[63,572,573,576,579],{},[84,574,575],{},"Bestand nutzen?",[84,577,578],{},"Verlauf und Anschlüsse prüfen",[84,580,581],{},"Zustand und freien Durchgang der Rohre prüfen",[63,583,584,587,590],{},[84,585,586],{},"Was gehört in den Preis?",[84,588,589],{},"Kabel, Befestigung, Zubehör und Arbeit",[84,591,592],{},"Alle Adern, Rohre, Zubehör und Arbeit",[11,594,595,596,169],{},"Ein Meter Kabel 3G2,5 ist nicht mit einem Meter einer einzelnen 2,5-mm²-Ader vergleichbar. Vergleiche Angebote für denselben Weg, dieselbe Leiterzahl und dieselbe Arbeit. VOB im Rohr hat einen klaren Vorteil: Leiter lassen sich später austauschen oder ergänzen, weil sie jederzeit einziehbar bleiben müssen (5.2.9.3). Mehr dazu im Vergleich ",[165,597,599],{"href":598},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002Fpreflex-vs-freie-verlegung","Preflex oder freie Verlegung",[26,601,603],{"id":602},"querschnitt-und-absicherung","Querschnitt und Absicherung",[11,605,606,607,169],{},"Der Kabeltyp ersetzt keine Dimensionierung. Last, Länge, Verlegeart und Spannungsfall bestimmen den Querschnitt, Tabelle 4.11 begrenzt den Automaten. Die Zuordnung steht im Artikel ",[165,608,610],{"href":609},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002Fkabelquerschnitt-sicherungsautomat","Kabelquerschnitt je Sicherungsautomat",[26,612,614],{"id":613},"die-auswahl-dokumentieren","Die Auswahl dokumentieren",[11,616,617],{},"Halte je Teilstrecke Kabeltyp, Querschnitt, Aderzahl, Verlegeart und Verlauf fest. Wechselt die Verlegeart, etwa vom Rohr auf die Kabelrinne, muss das im Plan erkennbar sein. In PlanElec hinterlegst du diese Angaben je Kabel; die Selbstprüfung meldet einzeln verlegte Kabel unter Eca und Kabel in Hohlwänden unter Cca ohne dokumentiertes Leerrohr. Die Abnahme vor Ort macht die zugelassene Kontrollstelle.",[26,619,621],{"id":620},"quellen-geprüft-am-5-oktober-2026","Quellen geprüft am 5. Oktober 2026",[178,623,624,629,634],{},[181,625,626],{},[165,627,305],{"href":302,"rel":628},[304],[181,630,631],{},[165,632,312],{"href":310,"rel":633},[304],[181,635,636,641],{},[165,637,640],{"href":638,"rel":639},"https:\u002F\u002Feconomie.fgov.be\u002Fde\u002Fpublication\u002Fallgemeine-vorschriften-fuer",[304],"FÖD Wirtschaft — AREI Buch 1",", Unterabschnitte 4.3.3.5, 5.2.7.1–5.2.7.3, 5.2.9.3, 5.2.9.5, 5.2.9.6, 5.2.9.9 und 5.2.9.10",{"title":322,"searchDepth":323,"depth":323,"links":643},[644,645,646,647,648,649,650,651],{"id":375,"depth":323,"text":376},{"id":385,"depth":323,"text":386},{"id":398,"depth":323,"text":399},{"id":502,"depth":323,"text":503},{"id":532,"depth":323,"text":533},{"id":602,"depth":323,"text":603},{"id":613,"depth":323,"text":614},{"id":620,"depth":323,"text":621},"XVB oder VOB? Wo du Mantelkabel und Aderleitung nach AREI verlegen darfst, welche Brandklasse zählt und wie du die Kosten richtig vergleichst.","de",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.de",{"title":359,"description":652},"blog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.de",[350,351,352,659,354],"installation","mfCuwM5GIV6cNJZQltaTUdNnJ2mnl9B10LUQwZNZqRg",{"id":662,"title":663,"articleId":6,"body":664,"category":333,"date":334,"description":957,"extension":336,"image":24,"lastUpdated":337,"locale":958,"meta":959,"navigation":340,"ogImage":341,"path":960,"publishDate":334,"readTime":343,"refreshInterval":344,"seo":961,"seoTitle":346,"slug":6,"stem":962,"tags":963,"__hash__":965},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.en.md","XVB cable or VOB wire: differences and choice in Belgium",{"type":8,"value":665,"toc":947},[666,672,677,681,687,691,700,704,797,804,808,811,831,834,838,897,905,909,916,920,923,927],[11,667,668,671],{},[14,669,670],{},"XVB is a sheathed cable; VOB is a single-core wire with basic insulation only."," That leads to the key rule: you can install XVB surface-mounted, on a cable tray and directly in a wall chase; under AREI\u002FRGIE, VOB belongs in electrical conduit or a closed trunking. Which product fits in the end depends on the route, the fire class and the actual data sheet, not on the price per metre.",[11,673,674],{},[21,675],{"alt":676,"src":24},"An electrician compares cable materials on a workbench.",[26,678,680],{"id":679},"what-is-xvb-cable","What is XVB cable?",[11,682,683,684,686],{},"XVB has ",[14,685,35],{}," (cross-linked polyethylene) core insulation and a PVC outer sheath. A designation such as 3G2.5 means three 2.5 mm² cores, one of them a green-yellow protective conductor. Check the number of cores, the protective conductor and the cross-section on the data sheet of the chosen product. Nexans, for example, offers XVB as a CPR class Cca variant.",[26,688,690],{"id":689},"what-is-vob-wire","What is VOB wire?",[11,692,693,694,696,697,699],{},"VOB is a PVC-insulated single conductor. ",[14,695,46],{}," has a solid conductor and ",[14,698,50],{}," a stranded one, so VOB does not automatically mean flexible wire. Because the wire has only basic insulation, you install it in electrical conduit such as Preflex or in a suitable closed system. For H07V-U, Nexans states CPR class Eca.",[26,701,703],{"id":702},"where-can-you-install-xvb-and-where-vob","Where can you install XVB and where VOB?",[57,705,706,721],{},[60,707,708],{},[63,709,710,713,716,719],{},[66,711,712],{},"Installation",[66,714,715],{},"XVB (cable)",[66,717,718],{},"VOB (wire)",[66,720,77],{},[79,722,723,736,748,759,771,784],{},[63,724,725,728,731,734],{},[84,726,727],{},"In electrical conduit",[84,729,730],{},"yes",[84,732,733],{},"yes, the standard case",[84,735,95],{},[63,737,738,741,743,746],{},[84,739,740],{},"Surface-mounted or in open air",[84,742,730],{},[84,744,745],{},"no, only cables permitted",[84,747,108],{},[63,749,750,753,755,757],{},[84,751,752],{},"On an open cable tray",[84,754,730],{},[84,756,745],{},[84,758,120],{},[63,760,761,764,766,769],{},[84,762,763],{},"In closed trunking",[84,765,730],{},[84,767,768],{},"yes; outside electrical service rooms solid-walled, openable only with a tool",[84,770,120],{},[63,772,773,776,779,782],{},[84,774,775],{},"Embedded in a chase, without conduit",[84,777,778],{},"yes, within installation zones",[84,780,781],{},"no",[84,783,146],{},[63,785,786,789,792,795],{},[84,787,788],{},"In building cavities (ceiling, floor)",[84,790,791],{},"yes, with F2 or at least Cca",[84,793,794],{},"not as loose wire; conduits must meet 5.2.7.4",[84,796,160],{},[11,798,799,800,169],{},"For embedding without conduit, subsection 5.2.9.10 requires horizontal runs 25 to 35 cm below the ceiling or above the floor, vertical runs as close as possible to a corner or 10 to 20 cm beside door frames, and at least 0.4 cm of plaster cover. Wiring embedded in concrete or cement needs at least 3 cm of cover. The complete system of installation methods is explained in ",[165,801,803],{"href":802},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Finstallation-methods-arei","Installation methods under AREI",[26,805,807],{"id":806},"which-fire-class-do-you-need","Which fire class do you need?",[11,809,810],{},"Section 5.2.7 limits fire propagation through the CPR class:",[178,812,813,819,825],{},[181,814,815,818],{},[14,816,817],{},"Installed singly:"," at least property F1 or class Eca (subsection 5.2.7.2).",[181,820,821,824],{},[14,822,823],{},"In bundles or flat formation:"," at least F2 or class Cca (subsection 5.2.7.3).",[181,826,827,830],{},[14,828,829],{},"In building cavities and combustible trunking or skirting:"," also F2 or Cca (subsection 4.3.3.5 b).",[11,832,833],{},"Exemptions include cables and conduits embedded at least 3 cm deep in non-combustible cladding (subsection 5.2.7.1 no. 3). What counts is the class of the product actually supplied, according to its declaration of performance; the name XVB or VOB alone does not fix it.",[26,835,837],{"id":836},"comparing-costs-properly","Comparing costs properly",[57,839,840,851],{},[60,841,842],{},[63,843,844,847,849],{},[66,845,846],{},"Question",[66,848,217],{},[66,850,220],{},[79,852,853,864,875,886],{},[63,854,855,858,861],{},[84,856,857],{},"What do you count?",[84,859,860],{},"Cable length with its included cores",[84,862,863],{},"Each wire's length plus the conduit",[63,865,866,869,872],{},[84,867,868],{},"Does the route suit it?",[84,870,871],{},"Supports, protection and surroundings",[84,873,874],{},"Conduit diameter, fill, continuity and accessibility",[63,876,877,880,883],{},[84,878,879],{},"Can existing routes be reused?",[84,881,882],{},"Check the route and connections",[84,884,885],{},"Check conduit condition and free passage",[63,887,888,891,894],{},[84,889,890],{},"What belongs in the price?",[84,892,893],{},"Cable, supports, accessories and labour",[84,895,896],{},"All wires, conduits, accessories and labour",[11,898,899,900,904],{},"A metre of 3G2.5 cable cannot be compared with a metre of a single 2.5 mm² wire. Compare quotes for the same route, the same number of conductors and the same work. VOB in conduit has one clear advantage: wires can be replaced or added later, because they must remain pullable at all times (5.2.9.3). The comparison ",[165,901,903],{"href":902},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fpreflex-vs-open-wiring","Preflex or open wiring"," covers this in detail.",[26,906,908],{"id":907},"cross-section-and-protection","Cross-section and protection",[11,910,911,912,169],{},"The cable type does not replace sizing. Load, length, installation method and voltage drop determine the cross-section; Table 4.11 limits the breaker. The mapping is in ",[165,913,915],{"href":914},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fcable-cross-section-breaker","Cable cross-section by circuit breaker",[26,917,919],{"id":918},"documenting-your-choice","Documenting your choice",[11,921,922],{},"Record the cable type, cross-section, number of cores, installation method and route for every segment. If the installation method changes, for example from conduit to cable tray, the plan must show it. In PlanElec you store these details per cable; the self-check flags cables installed singly below Eca and cables in hollow walls below Cca without documented conduit. The on-site inspection is carried out by the accredited inspection body.",[26,924,926],{"id":925},"sources-checked-on-5-october-2026","Sources checked on 5 October 2026",[178,928,929,934,939],{},[181,930,931],{},[165,932,305],{"href":302,"rel":933},[304],[181,935,936],{},[165,937,312],{"href":310,"rel":938},[304],[181,940,941,946],{},[165,942,945],{"href":943,"rel":944},"https:\u002F\u002Feconomie.fgov.be\u002Ffr\u002Fpublications\u002Freglement-general-sur-les",[304],"FPS Economy — AREI\u002FRGIE Book 1",", subsections 4.3.3.5, 5.2.7.1–5.2.7.3, 5.2.9.3, 5.2.9.5, 5.2.9.6, 5.2.9.9 and 5.2.9.10",{"title":322,"searchDepth":323,"depth":323,"links":948},[949,950,951,952,953,954,955,956],{"id":679,"depth":323,"text":680},{"id":689,"depth":323,"text":690},{"id":702,"depth":323,"text":703},{"id":806,"depth":323,"text":807},{"id":836,"depth":323,"text":837},{"id":907,"depth":323,"text":908},{"id":918,"depth":323,"text":919},{"id":925,"depth":323,"text":926},"XVB or VOB? Where AREI\u002FRGIE lets you install sheathed cable and single-core wire, which fire class applies and how to compare costs properly.","en",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.en",{"title":663,"description":957},"blog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.en",[964,351,352,659,354],"cable","S3PhDGu_p5Vrric3uuzVN3vKZE6x8J82eNtY_wJ4LnQ",{"id":967,"title":968,"articleId":6,"body":969,"category":333,"date":334,"description":1261,"extension":336,"image":24,"lastUpdated":337,"locale":1262,"meta":1263,"navigation":340,"ogImage":341,"path":1264,"publishDate":334,"readTime":343,"refreshInterval":344,"seo":1265,"seoTitle":346,"slug":1266,"stem":1267,"tags":1268,"__hash__":1271},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.fr.md","Câble VOB ou XVB : différences, pose et choix en Belgique",{"type":8,"value":970,"toc":1251},[971,977,982,986,992,996,1005,1009,1103,1110,1114,1117,1137,1140,1144,1202,1210,1214,1221,1225,1228,1232],[11,972,973,976],{},[14,974,975],{},"Le XVB est un câble sous gaine, le VOB un conducteur muni d’une seule isolation principale."," D’où la règle essentielle : le XVB peut se poser en apparent, sur chemin de câbles et directement encastré dans une saignée ; le VOB se place, selon le RGIE, sous conduit électrique ou en goulotte fermée. Le produit qui convient dépend ensuite du cheminement, de la classe de réaction au feu et de la fiche technique, pas du prix au mètre.",[11,978,979],{},[21,980],{"alt":981,"src":24},"Un électricien compare des câbles sur un établi.",[26,983,985],{"id":984},"quest-ce-que-le-câble-xvb","Qu’est-ce que le câble XVB ?",[11,987,988,989,991],{},"Le XVB associe une isolation des conducteurs en ",[14,990,35],{}," (polyéthylène réticulé) à une gaine extérieure en PVC. Une référence comme 3G2,5 désigne trois conducteurs de 2,5 mm², dont un conducteur de protection vert-jaune. Vérifiez le nombre de conducteurs, le conducteur de protection et la section sur la fiche du produit choisi. Nexans propose par exemple le XVB en variante de classe CPR Cca.",[26,993,995],{"id":994},"quest-ce-que-le-fil-vob","Qu’est-ce que le fil VOB ?",[11,997,998,999,1001,1002,1004],{},"Le VOB est un conducteur unique isolé en PVC. ",[14,1000,46],{}," désigne une âme massive, ",[14,1003,50],{}," une âme câblée ; « VOB » ne signifie donc pas automatiquement fil souple. Comme il ne possède qu’une isolation principale, il se pose sous conduits électriques de type Preflex ou dans un système fermé adapté. Pour le H07V-U, Nexans indique la classe CPR Eca.",[26,1006,1008],{"id":1007},"où-poser-le-xvb-et-où-poser-le-vob","Où poser le XVB et où poser le VOB ?",[57,1010,1011,1027],{},[60,1012,1013],{},[63,1014,1015,1018,1021,1024],{},[66,1016,1017],{},"Pose",[66,1019,1020],{},"XVB (câble)",[66,1022,1023],{},"VOB (fil)",[66,1025,1026],{},"RGIE",[79,1028,1029,1042,1054,1065,1077,1090],{},[63,1030,1031,1034,1037,1040],{},[84,1032,1033],{},"Sous conduit électrique",[84,1035,1036],{},"oui",[84,1038,1039],{},"oui, cas standard",[84,1041,95],{},[63,1043,1044,1047,1049,1052],{},[84,1045,1046],{},"En apparent ou à l’air libre",[84,1048,1036],{},[84,1050,1051],{},"non, seuls les câbles sont admis",[84,1053,108],{},[63,1055,1056,1059,1061,1063],{},[84,1057,1058],{},"Dans une gouttière (chemin de câbles)",[84,1060,1036],{},[84,1062,1051],{},[84,1064,120],{},[63,1066,1067,1070,1072,1075],{},[84,1068,1069],{},"Dans une goulotte",[84,1071,1036],{},[84,1073,1074],{},"oui ; hors locaux de service électrique, à parois pleines et ouvrable uniquement à l’outil",[84,1076,120],{},[63,1078,1079,1082,1085,1088],{},[84,1080,1081],{},"Encastré en saignée, sans conduit",[84,1083,1084],{},"oui, dans les zones d’installation",[84,1086,1087],{},"non",[84,1089,146],{},[63,1091,1092,1095,1098,1101],{},[84,1093,1094],{},"Dans les vides de construction (plafond, plancher)",[84,1096,1097],{},"oui, avec F2 ou au moins Cca",[84,1099,1100],{},"pas en fil libre ; les conduits doivent satisfaire à 5.2.7.4",[84,1102,160],{},[11,1104,1105,1106,169],{},"Pour la pose encastrée sans conduit, la sous-section 5.2.9.10 impose des tracés horizontaux à 25 à 35 cm sous le plafond ou au-dessus du sol, des tracés verticaux au plus près d’un angle ou à 10 à 20 cm des chambranles, et au moins 0,4 cm d’enduit de recouvrement. Les canalisations noyées dans le béton ou le ciment ont au moins 3 cm de recouvrement. La systématique complète des modes de pose est expliquée dans ",[165,1107,1109],{"href":1108},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002Fmodes-de-pose-rgie","Modes de pose selon le RGIE",[26,1111,1113],{"id":1112},"quelle-classe-de-réaction-au-feu-faut-il","Quelle classe de réaction au feu faut-il ?",[11,1115,1116],{},"La section 5.2.7 limite la propagation de l’incendie par la classe CPR :",[178,1118,1119,1125,1131],{},[181,1120,1121,1124],{},[14,1122,1123],{},"Pose individuelle :"," au moins la propriété F1 ou la classe Eca (sous-section 5.2.7.2).",[181,1126,1127,1130],{},[14,1128,1129],{},"En faisceaux ou en nappes :"," au moins F2 ou la classe Cca (sous-section 5.2.7.3).",[181,1132,1133,1136],{},[14,1134,1135],{},"Dans les vides de construction et les moulures combustibles :"," également F2 ou Cca (sous-section 4.3.3.5 b).",[11,1138,1139],{},"Sont notamment exemptés les câbles et conduits encastrés à au moins 3 cm de profondeur dans un revêtement incombustible (sous-section 5.2.7.1, n° 3). C’est la classe du produit effectivement livré, selon sa déclaration de performance, qui compte ; la désignation XVB ou VOB ne la fixe pas à elle seule.",[26,1141,1143],{"id":1142},"comparer-correctement-les-coûts","Comparer correctement les coûts",[57,1145,1146,1156],{},[60,1147,1148],{},[63,1149,1150,1152,1154],{},[66,1151,846],{},[66,1153,217],{},[66,1155,220],{},[79,1157,1158,1169,1180,1191],{},[63,1159,1160,1163,1166],{},[84,1161,1162],{},"Que compter ?",[84,1164,1165],{},"Une longueur de câble avec ses conducteurs",[84,1167,1168],{},"La longueur de chaque fil plus le conduit",[63,1170,1171,1174,1177],{},[84,1172,1173],{},"Le cheminement convient-il ?",[84,1175,1176],{},"Supports, protection et conditions ambiantes",[84,1178,1179],{},"Diamètre, remplissage, continuité et accessibilité des conduits",[63,1181,1182,1185,1188],{},[84,1183,1184],{},"Réutiliser l’existant ?",[84,1186,1187],{},"Examiner le parcours et les raccordements",[84,1189,1190],{},"Examiner l’état et le passage libre des conduits",[63,1192,1193,1196,1199],{},[84,1194,1195],{},"Que comprend le prix ?",[84,1197,1198],{},"Câble, supports, accessoires et main-d’œuvre",[84,1200,1201],{},"Tous les fils, conduits, accessoires et main-d’œuvre",[11,1203,1204,1205,1209],{},"Un mètre de câble 3G2,5 ne se compare pas à un mètre d’un seul fil de 2,5 mm². Comparez des devis pour le même parcours, le même nombre de conducteurs et le même travail. Le VOB sous conduit a un atout clair : les fils peuvent être remplacés ou ajoutés plus tard, car ils doivent rester tirables à tout moment (5.2.9.3). Le comparatif ",[165,1206,1208],{"href":1207},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002Fpreflex-vs-pose-libre","Preflex ou pose libre"," détaille ce point.",[26,1211,1213],{"id":1212},"section-et-protection","Section et protection",[11,1215,1216,1217,169],{},"Le type de câble ne remplace pas le dimensionnement. Charge, longueur, mode de pose et chute de tension déterminent la section ; le tableau 4.11 limite le disjoncteur. La correspondance figure dans ",[165,1218,1220],{"href":1219},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002Fsection-cable-disjoncteur","Section de câble et disjoncteur",[26,1222,1224],{"id":1223},"documenter-votre-choix","Documenter votre choix",[11,1226,1227],{},"Relevez pour chaque tronçon le type de câble, la section, le nombre de conducteurs, le mode de pose et le cheminement. Un changement de mode de pose, par exemple du conduit au chemin de câbles, doit rester visible sur le plan. Dans PlanElec, vous enregistrez ces données par câble ; l’autocontrôle signale les câbles posés individuellement sous Eca et les câbles en cloison creuse sous Cca sans conduit documenté. Le contrôle sur place est réalisé par l’organisme agréé.",[26,1229,1231],{"id":1230},"sources-vérifiées-le-5-octobre-2026","Sources vérifiées le 5 octobre 2026",[178,1233,1234,1239,1244],{},[181,1235,1236],{},[165,1237,305],{"href":302,"rel":1238},[304],[181,1240,1241],{},[165,1242,312],{"href":310,"rel":1243},[304],[181,1245,1246,1250],{},[165,1247,1249],{"href":943,"rel":1248},[304],"SPF Économie — RGIE Livre 1",", sous-sections 4.3.3.5, 5.2.7.1 à 5.2.7.3, 5.2.9.3, 5.2.9.5, 5.2.9.6, 5.2.9.9 et 5.2.9.10",{"title":322,"searchDepth":323,"depth":323,"links":1252},[1253,1254,1255,1256,1257,1258,1259,1260],{"id":984,"depth":323,"text":985},{"id":994,"depth":323,"text":995},{"id":1007,"depth":323,"text":1008},{"id":1112,"depth":323,"text":1113},{"id":1142,"depth":323,"text":1143},{"id":1212,"depth":323,"text":1213},{"id":1223,"depth":323,"text":1224},{"id":1230,"depth":323,"text":1231},"Le câble VOB (H07V-U\u002FH07V-R) est un fil isolé sans gaine, posé sous conduit ; le XVB est un câble sous gaine. Où les poser selon le RGIE, classe CPR et coût réel.","fr",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.fr",{"title":968,"description":1261},"cable-xvb-vs-vob","blog\u002Fxvb-vs-vob-cable.fr",[1269,351,352,659,1270],"câble","rgie","8k1JozvkG5lE9M7VrBz0Gcz-E6g_EPLkfXTl3N0eiD8",{"id":4,"title":5,"articleId":6,"body":1273,"category":333,"date":334,"description":335,"extension":336,"image":24,"lastUpdated":337,"locale":338,"meta":1490,"navigation":340,"ogImage":341,"path":342,"publishDate":334,"readTime":343,"refreshInterval":344,"seo":1491,"seoTitle":346,"slug":347,"stem":348,"tags":1492,"__hash__":355},{"type":8,"value":1274,"toc":1480},[1275,1279,1283,1285,1289,1291,1297,1299,1375,1379,1381,1383,1397,1399,1401,1447,1451,1453,1457,1459,1461,1463],[11,1276,1277,17],{},[14,1278,16],{},[11,1280,1281],{},[21,1282],{"alt":23,"src":24},[26,1284,29],{"id":28},[11,1286,32,1287,36],{},[14,1288,35],{},[26,1290,40],{"id":39},[11,1292,43,1293,47,1295,51],{},[14,1294,46],{},[14,1296,50],{},[26,1298,55],{"id":54},[57,1300,1301,1313],{},[60,1302,1303],{},[63,1304,1305,1307,1309,1311],{},[66,1306,68],{},[66,1308,71],{},[66,1310,74],{},[66,1312,77],{},[79,1314,1315,1325,1335,1345,1355,1365],{},[63,1316,1317,1319,1321,1323],{},[84,1318,86],{},[84,1320,89],{},[84,1322,92],{},[84,1324,95],{},[63,1326,1327,1329,1331,1333],{},[84,1328,100],{},[84,1330,89],{},[84,1332,105],{},[84,1334,108],{},[63,1336,1337,1339,1341,1343],{},[84,1338,113],{},[84,1340,89],{},[84,1342,105],{},[84,1344,120],{},[63,1346,1347,1349,1351,1353],{},[84,1348,125],{},[84,1350,89],{},[84,1352,130],{},[84,1354,120],{},[63,1356,1357,1359,1361,1363],{},[84,1358,137],{},[84,1360,140],{},[84,1362,143],{},[84,1364,146],{},[63,1366,1367,1369,1371,1373],{},[84,1368,151],{},[84,1370,154],{},[84,1372,157],{},[84,1374,160],{},[11,1376,163,1377,169],{},[165,1378,168],{"href":167},[26,1380,173],{"id":172},[11,1382,176],{},[178,1384,1385,1389,1393],{},[181,1386,1387,186],{},[14,1388,185],{},[181,1390,1391,192],{},[14,1392,191],{},[181,1394,1395,198],{},[14,1396,197],{},[11,1398,201],{},[26,1400,205],{"id":204},[57,1402,1403,1413],{},[60,1404,1405],{},[63,1406,1407,1409,1411],{},[66,1408,214],{},[66,1410,217],{},[66,1412,220],{},[79,1414,1415,1423,1431,1439],{},[63,1416,1417,1419,1421],{},[84,1418,227],{},[84,1420,230],{},[84,1422,233],{},[63,1424,1425,1427,1429],{},[84,1426,238],{},[84,1428,241],{},[84,1430,244],{},[63,1432,1433,1435,1437],{},[84,1434,249],{},[84,1436,252],{},[84,1438,255],{},[63,1440,1441,1443,1445],{},[84,1442,260],{},[84,1444,263],{},[84,1446,266],{},[11,1448,269,1449,169],{},[165,1450,273],{"href":272},[26,1452,277],{"id":276},[11,1454,280,1455,169],{},[165,1456,284],{"href":283},[26,1458,288],{"id":287},[11,1460,291],{},[26,1462,295],{"id":294},[178,1464,1465,1470,1475],{},[181,1466,1467],{},[165,1468,305],{"href":302,"rel":1469},[304],[181,1471,1472],{},[165,1473,312],{"href":310,"rel":1474},[304],[181,1476,1477,320],{},[165,1478,319],{"href":317,"rel":1479},[304],{"title":322,"searchDepth":323,"depth":323,"links":1481},[1482,1483,1484,1485,1486,1487,1488,1489],{"id":28,"depth":323,"text":29},{"id":39,"depth":323,"text":40},{"id":54,"depth":323,"text":55},{"id":172,"depth":323,"text":173},{"id":204,"depth":323,"text":205},{"id":276,"depth":323,"text":277},{"id":287,"depth":323,"text":288},{"id":294,"depth":323,"text":295},{},{"title":5,"description":335},[350,351,352,353,354],[1494,1499,1504],{"articleId":1495,"locale":338,"slug":1496,"title":1497,"date":1498,"publishDate":1498},"cable-cross-section-breaker","kabeldoorsnede-automaat","Kabeldoorsnede per automaat: welke kabel bij welke zekering?","2026-03-18",{"articleId":1500,"locale":338,"slug":1501,"title":1502,"date":1503,"publishDate":1503},"cable-routes-and-lengths","kabelwegen-en-kabellengtes-bepalen","Kabeltracés en kabellengtes: hoe bepaal je de lengte van een leiding in je elektrisch plan?","2026-08-31",{"articleId":1505,"locale":338,"slug":1506,"title":1507,"date":1508,"publishDate":1508},"voltage-drop-cable-sizing","spanningsval-berekenen-kabeldoorsnede","Spanningsval berekenen: hoe lang mag je kabel zijn?","2026-08-02"]