Recent content by jim payne

  1. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, I do have a qualified electrician on board who has given me some guidance re trenching, is supplying the cable and will be terminating both ends. Regards Jim
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    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, thanks for some constructive points, as you say some people are missing the point to the point of being offensive. The two supplies were ordered as two new domestic supplies (the 5kva is what SSE have marked on the map) I know there is limited capacity locally on the network. I have limited...
  3. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, I am not trying to supply 80A at the property, the electrical system will be designed around a much smaller supply, probably nearer 10A
  4. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, I'm not working on 63A supply at the property, probably nearer 10A. The electrical system will be designed to allow for this, yes, agree with trench procedure, but can I put two cables side by side in the same trench?
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    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

  6. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, I'm not trying to provide a 5kva supply to the house, the house will be built to use minimal electriciy, there will be a 5 kw solar and a tesla powerwall, and the elecrical system will be designed around the availiable supply. The cost of supplying 5kva to both properties is horrendous and...
  7. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, the meters will be in the new cabinets at the supply (not the other end of the cable)
  8. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, They aren't connecting to anything, just putting the supply in.
  9. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, the supplier is only putting the mains supply in, they are not connecting to anything. Once they are in I choose a meter provider who installs just the meters. Regards Jim
  10. J

    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, House hasn't got planning yet so I'm along way off appointing an electrician. All I need to do at this stage is run the cables in, the supplies, won't be used for some time to come.
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    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, The existing SWA is earthed at the far end only, it was installed in 1970's So, it seems logical to me to earth each end? At this stage I am only concerned with running the cables in correctly, neither supply will be connected for some time (house not got planning yet) Regards Jim
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    Advice on long SWA cable run and new supply

    Hi, I have a house with a standard mains supply coming down a pole in the front garden to a brick meter housing. I also have a bungalow that is 350 metres away and is also supplied from my existing mains supply via an underground SWA cable (7 strand 1.1-1.4mm so 10A I think max) 50 metres past...

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