installing 1.5 armoured cable, need termination advice please

[reddwarf4ever]

I am replacing a 1.5 internal cable that was run temporarily to give a constant on feed to,my new boiler, as the previous one didn't require this. Unfortunately the only route this could take was from a bedroom ceiling through the floor to the boiler downstairs.

I intend running a 1.5 armoured cable from the loft area, picking up the existing 1.5 cable which comes from the airing cupboard and central heating control /pump. this will then exit the loft, be fixed to the outside wall and enter lower down into the kitchen above the kitchen cupboards and pick up the cable from the boiler....

I will be picking up existing cable so will not be disturbing connections at each end.

I have the 3 core armoured cable and now need to properly connect it to the existing house 1.5 twin and earth...

I believe this is https://www.amazon.co.uk/20mm-Small...007IU33OU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pl_foot_top?ie=UTF8
part of what I need. but not sure if to use a metal or plastic internal surface box....I see the armoured cable metal sheath needs earthing, not sure how to connect the existing earth to the either tag, is this with a bolt and nut ? if I use a metal box and it is earthed independently, would this be sufficient , as the armoured cable sheath would earth through its connection to the metal box.

sorry for all the questions, tried to put this in the DIY forum, but it wouldn't let me post there ???

 

[reddwarf4ever]

No but all mine is wired internally! Lol

I still want to know if the cable he has bought has enough cores - he seems reluctant to answer my question.

the original run on live feed cable is twin & earth....the armoured is three core...a direct replacement...

 

[reddwarf4ever]

I came on here for some basic advice. it. seems this forum is for electricians only or for those who can afford an electrician....
Maybe I would have been better off in the DIY section.....
Update....I have now fitted the SWA cable to an external wall, with proper clamps, terminated with a gland kit, to an earthed wall mounted internal enclosure.....Everything works perfectly...I know electricity is dangerous....I don't know what sort of advice could be given on these forums to ' someone not an ' electrician that wouldnt be deemed dangerous....
So thanks everyone...PS, there is nothing that. cant be discovered via the Internet,I just hoped that asking on a forum such as this would give correct advice, for the most part unfortunately I feel I have just been told off.....oh well....

 

[reddwarf4ever]

I can't remember the installers name,but was unhappy with his performance, I had to help him lift the old boiler off the wall..I asked about the permanent live feed ( reading the manual while waiting ) he said he wasn't an electrician and I would have to sort that myself.....the boiler continually tripped on high temps and the pump didn't run on , as no cable available....he left me with a non working boiler and never returned...I had a plumber sort out the air issue, by combining the overflow with the supply....worked perfectly.....the got an electrician to run a permanent live feed...down an internal wall.( which I have just replaced.

 

[Octopus]

the original run on live feed cable is twin & earth....the armoured is three core...a direct replacement...

So in summary you have replaced one botch with another.

So did you pay the original gas man his bill for his botch job too?

 

[reddwarf4ever]

So in summary you have replaced one botch with another.

So did you pay the original gas man his bill for his botch job too?

Your reply is very rude.....thought this would be a good friendly place to get advice, apparently I was wrong.
IMO Electricians have generally been highly self opinionated and very reluctant to discuss electrical work....whereas plumbers, carpenters etc are much more friendly and always willing to help and give advice......

Some advice on this forum has been helpful and friendly, sadly not yours...replies such as yours just alienates people and is so very unhelpful.

 

[Octopus]

Your reply is very rude.....thought this would be a good friendly place to get advice, apparently I was wrong.
IMO Electricians have generally been highly self opinionated and very reluctant to discuss electrical work....whereas plumbers, carpenters etc are much more friendly and always willing to help and give advice......

Some advice on this forum has been helpful and friendly, sadly not yours...replies such as yours just alienates people and is so very unhelpful.

I am only playing you at your game. You don't exactly jump to answer direct questions, so why should we.

Did you pay the original gas installer in full for his, botch job?

 

[reddwarf4ever]

Have requested to cancel my subscription to this forum......

thanks to to all the ' helpful' people

 

[ipf]

I came on here for some basic advice. it. seems this forum is for electricians only or for those who can afford an electrician....
Maybe I would have been better off in the DIY section.....
Update....I have now fitted the SWA cable to an external wall, with proper clamps, terminated with a gland kit, to an earthed wall mounted internal enclosure.....Everything works perfectly...I know electricity is dangerous....I don't know what sort of advice could be given on these forums to ' someone not an ' electrician that wouldnt be deemed dangerous....
So thanks everyone...PS, there is nothing that. cant be discovered via the Internet,I just hoped that asking on a forum such as this would give correct advice, for the most part unfortunately I feel I have just been told off.....oh well....

Keep living in cloud cuckoo land, ignorance is bliss.

 

[davesparks]

the original run on live feed cable is twin & earth....the armoured is three core...a direct replacement...

Actually as a point of technicality it is not a direct replacement, a strictly direct replacement would be 2core SWA

 

[PEG]

Cheers for the heads up, we are at the moment giving the DIY section a break and letting them run in the normal forum, the initial reason for the section was to stop DIYers been ganged up on, we could choose which members to admit to give advice, as the forum is now a very different place and the key offenders no longer frequent the forum we are seeing how leaving DIY in the main section goes, of course we will still update the OP's tag as DIY when Admin is next online. We haven't used the DIY section for quite a few weeks now and we are seeing the respect and advice given is good thus far.

The other issue with DIY is once moved over to that section then some members who had posted while the thread waited to be relocated and didn't have access were no longer able to follow the thread or reply.

Hi pal,having just read this to the end,i suspect this idea will be fraught with issues...:cyclist:

 

[Darkwood]

Its late and I'll read through it tomorrow, OP has requested his account be terminated, on that note the thread is going to be closed.

 

[Sintra]

Hi pal,having just read this to the end,i suspect this idea will be fraught with issues...:cyclist:

In this particular thread all replies to the op bar 1 were by "Trusted members" who could have replied to the op whether this thread was in the DIY forum or not. So in this instance I think it's irrelevant what forum the thread was in.