Code for Armour of Swa not being earthed...

[sparkzalot]

3 core Swa feeding ip rated plastic sockets outdoors.
He 3rd core of the Swa has been used as a cpc but the armour is not connected to earth; but has been made off with metal banjos. Would this warrant a C2 or C3? I'm assuming as the armour isn't extraneous a C3? ?
Thoughts please ...

 

[Flanders]

If there is good earth continuity of the SWA at the furthest point of the circuit and all swa glands are tight then I would go for a no code , I would only code 3 it if I thought by adding an earth continuity lead would improve the earth continuity considerably or felt that the SWA glands could start to fail in the near future do to corrosion etc

 

[sparkzalot]

The Swa is not connected to earth at all. The grey core is used as the cpc.

 

[Pete999]

The Swa is not connected to earth at all. The grey core is used as the cpc.

Earth the SWA at one end, easy

 

[sparkzalot]

Earth the SWA at one end, easy

It's certainly easy to rectify. Was just wondering on people's thoughts on codes for a condition report.

 

[Pete999]

It's certainly easy to rectify. Was just wondering on people's thoughts on codes for a condition report.

Further investigation F1

 

[spary]

Further investigation F1

what's to investigate?
He's already established it's not earthed.

 

[Octopus]

C2 imho

 

[Pete999]

what's to investigate?
He's already established it's not earthed.

If the supply end of the SWA is terminated into a metal enclosure which may well be connected to earth but not very well ,further investigation may be needed to ensure a decent connection, IMO but then I was always careful, to be sure, to be sure.

 

[bigspark17]

C2 code

 

[spary]

no way

 

[Octopus]

no way

Check out the BP Guide #4 , issue 4, page 14

 

[spary]

Check out the BP Guide #4 , issue 4, page 14

yeah c2

 

[Flanders]

The Swa is not connected to earth at all. The grey core is used as the cpc.

Then is should be a code 2 as the SWA has be connected to earth at least at one end

 

[davesparks]

It will become dangerous under fault conditions therefore it is potentially dangerous so a C2 code is applicable.

 

[telectrix]

agree. deffo a C2.

 

[starni999]

Hi Mate,
Is that grey core sleeved? or left grey?
Cheers
Chris Warr

 

[ruston]

Hi Mate,
Is that grey core sleeved? or left grey?
Cheers
Chris Warr

Nit picking , but that makes the black the ...:wacko:

 

[starni999]

Nit picking , but that makes the black the ...:wacko:

Blacks always the Neut in SWA ent it?

CW

 

[ruston]

Not in the new colours in a three core , they are all phases.
The new convention that seems to have been adopted is to over sleeve the black for the earth in single phase.