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Think there is one option to rectify that lot, rip it out and start again. I would not even be willing to patch it up to get it going again.
Discuss Can't find a reg on it, but it just seems wrong... in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net
It does not suggest it can be left exposed to the elements or mechanical stress.
Hi - I've opened BBB for the first read - Reg 522.8.10 is the same as before. It roughly says if it's not SWA then it needs to be in conduit or ducting that provides equivalent mechanical protection. Just my take on it, but 50mm plastic drain pipe (I guess that's what they've used) wouldn't pass muster as mechanical protection equivalent to SWA.... the outhouse is supplied via a 2.5mm T&E from the main house CU, which runs for several meters along an external wall (outside and unprotected) then disapears into a 50mm plastic pipe underground ... but from a basic level is ... T&E ... into buried conduit really compliant with regs? I can't find where it isn't ...
Hi - I've opened BBB for the first read - Reg 522.8.10 is the same as before. It roughly says if it's not SWA then it needs to be in conduit or ducting that provides equivalent mechanical protection. Just my take on it, but 50mm plastic drain pipe (I guess that's what they've used) wouldn't pass muster as mechanical protection equivalent to SWA.
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The stables were supplied from a cable I don't recall seeing before (see picture). It is a 20mm almost solid pvc cable with a solid core conductor. They had used one for the live and one for the neutral so there were two cables running the 40m to the stables.
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What type of meter did you use to get these IR readings Martyn?I had an IR <30 Ohms between R1 and Rn and zero Ohms between R1 and R2.
There was definitely evidence of degridation but that's not what I was asking.
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