Tape offers polyethylene backed film tapes with rubber adhesive systems, also commonly known as PE tapes. This product is highly versatile and used in several applications for sealing, bonding, wrapping, splicing and surface protection. The PE film backing is conformable and easy to work with and offers a rubber adhesive system that is aggressive with immediate bond but removes cleanly from most surfaces. One of the applications where Polyethylene Tapes excel is as a vapor barrier tape due to their strong chemical and moisture resistance.
The rubber is water-resistant, a highly appreciated perk to those working in humid environments. Rubber tape is usually used for splicing and terminating wires or cables up to 69 kilovolts.
PVC electrical tape and vinyl electrical tape are the two main types of cold-weather tape used for insulating wiring. The conditions in which they will be used may dictate which type you use as follows:

