Installation of SWA cable

[trev]

With immediate effect all gasps are rationed to ONE gasp per thread until further notice.

By Order of Desperate Dan.

Can I now place a copyright on the phrase "Sharp intake of breath"

 

[Geordie Spark]

Can I now place a copyright on the phrase "Sharp intake of breath"

Only if I can have 30% of the royalties.

 

[trev]

I'll go as far as 15%

 

[Geordie Spark]

I'll go as far as 15%

Done ... and I think I just have been,

 

[Knobhead]

We seem to have lost our engineer friend for some reason.

 

[ipf]

Done ... and I think I just have been,

Now thats how to negotiate a contract......quick and to the point. Who needs solicitors and accountants when we have geordie engineers.

 

[Geordie Spark]

We seem to have lost our engineer friend for some reason.

Sunk like a stone & lost without trace.

Y'see .. these present day Electrical Engineers just don't have the staying power.

 

[trev]

these present day Electrical Engineers just don't have the staying power.

Or the education and ability to install armoured cables

 

[PEG]

...Once upon a time,there were twin brothers,one was very keen on earthing and went to work abroad....the other one.....

 

[HandySparks]

OK chaps, since I'm a bit late to the ridicule party, and it's not really my thing anyway, here's a sensible answer to the issue of cable protection on exterior walls (if required):

19mm x 19mm Cable Guard - 2Mtr Length - Black

 

[ElecEngineer]

A TT system from at the garage end! - which is considerably more reliable than trusting 30m of CPC buried in the ground

 

[ElecEngineer]

OK chaps, since I'm a bit late to the ridicule party, and it's not really my thing anyway, here's a sensible answer to the issue of cable protection on exterior walls (if required):

19mm x 19mm Cable Guard - 2Mtr Length - Black

thanks HandySparks

 

[Engineer54]

A TT system from at the garage end! - which is considerably more reliable than trusting 30m of CPC buried in the ground

Hmmm, Really?? Well if you say so, it must be right!!!!! I'll now have to re-evaluate the 100's of thousands of metres of cables i've had buried under the ground over the last 40+ odd years!! I guess the vast majority of all the other Electricians and Engineers will have to do the same now too!!

 

[ElecEngineer]

Hmmm, Really?? Well if you say so, it must be right!!!!! I'll now have to re-evaluate the 100's of thousands of metres of cables i've had buried under the ground over the last 40+ odd years!! I guess the vast majority of all the other Electricians and Engineers will have to do the same now too!!

well with all you experience; is TT earthing arrangement on the garage end not sufficient - The steel armour will obviously be earthed at the CU (with RCD)

 

[Plonker 3]

Why don't you trust a CPC buried yet will quite happily bury 2 live conductors?

 

[Engineer54]

well with all you experience; is TT earthing arrangement on the garage end not sufficient - The steel armour will obviously be earthed at the CU (with RCD)

You're digging yourself an even bigger hole now, ....why would you have an RCD at the supply end, when you're installing SWA cable?? Are you not installing a garage RCD CU at the load end of this cable??

I wouldn't install a TT system at a garage, unless their was no other way other than to TT it.

 

[ElecEngineer]

Why don't you trust a CPC buried yet will quite happily bury 2 live conductors?

the way I see it - you could do it either way - I plan to use a TT earthing arrangement at the Garage end - Are you saying this in some way is not effective?!

 

[ElecEngineer]

You're digging yourself an even bigger hole now, ....why would you have an RCD at the supply end, when you're installing SWA cable?? Are you not installing a garage RCD CU at the load end of this cable??

I wouldn't install a TT system at a garage, unless their was no other way other than to TT it.

Not really - I obviously plan to use a RCD unit in garage - I know this may cause both house and garage to trip but I want RCD on the Garage board and we all know the SWA must hav RCD protection...right!

 

[Andy78]

Not really - I obviously plan to use a RCD unit in garage - I know this may cause both house and garage to trip but I want RCD on the Garage board and we all know the SWA must hav RCD protection...right!

I'm gonna say at this point this is a definite wind up. If not, put the tools down and get an electrician in.

 

[Des 56]

Not really - I obviously plan to use a RCD unit in garage - I know this may cause both house and garage to trip but I want RCD on the Garage board and we all know the SWA must hav RCD protection...right!

oops :smile5: