External shower cable

[martysparky]

If the only option is to take a shower cable up the outside wall what would be your preference?

New carpet in room above etc no other rout the customer will allow...

Cheers in advance.

 

[pennywise]

Black PVC conduit or galv

 

[andrew692003]

Probably a SWA! Not many options and whatever you choose will look as ugly as sin!

Cheers

 

[Hawk81]

Conduit or high tough would be the options i would go for.

 

[Davey101]

Did this for a friend many years ago. I used YT2.

Looked bloody awfull, but its what he wanted

Galv(properly earthed) or black plastic conduit would probably look best, depending on the house.

 

[flukey]

SWA for me

 

[bugsy]

And its SWA for me

 

[paulec1]

i done an external shower run on 1 of my jobs in SWA. easiesr and cheaper than conduit.

 

[martysparky]

Nice one guys I'll make it SWA then

 

[m4tty]

so how would you do it with swa? would it be t&e inside to adaptable box on outside wall then swa outside changing to t&e agan when enters house upstairs??

cheeers

 

[martysparky]

so how would you do it with swa? would it be t&e inside to adaptable box on outside wall then swa outside changing to t&e agan when enters house upstairs??

cheeers

Yes either that way or a metal box next to the CCU.

 

[pennywise]

Personally I would put the adaptable box on the inside of the house far easier than working at height and then you could use a normal galv one as opposed to a IP rated one.

 

[martysparky]

Personally I would put the adaptable box on the inside of the house far easier than working at height and then you could use a normal galv one as opposed to a IP rated one.

Thats what I was thinking but to be honest was wondering the best way to deal with the loop of SWA sticking out of the wall in relation to keeping it flat to the wall a the lower end.

Was thinking of drilling downwards from the inside and looping it back round flat like a drip loop but to the side.

 

[pennywise]

You drill the hole then knock a small channel into the brick work where the cable is going to lie makes a curve for the SWA bend naturally round and into the house. Then one cleat near the hole and tighten up should bring it in near enough flush, though always seal the the hole before screwing back or your never get any sealant between the cable and the wall.

 

[m4tty]

Thanks guys

 

[martysparky]

You drill the hole then knock a small channel into the brick work where the cable is going to lie makes a curve for the SWA bend naturally round and into the house. Then one cleat near the hole and tighten up should bring it in near enough flush, though always seal the the hole before screwing back or your never get any sealant between the cable and the wall.

Nice point about the channel, I guess you still angle the drill slightly though to allow for stopping water penetration in the event of the seal failing.

 

[pennywise]

Slightly downward but not much, doesn't have to be that bigger angle to defeat the wet stuff

 

[martysparky]

Another thought,

SWA is a better choice in / through an external cavity to protect against debris, rodents ect.

 

[pennywise]

I've seen a m8s cocker spaniel chew through a SWA down to the bare conductors

 

[martysparky]

I've seen a m8s cocker spaniel chew through a SWA down to the bare conductors

God I bet that was a sight!

 

[pennywise]

He did look very pleased with himself owner not so

 

[flukey]

so how would you do it with swa? would it be t&e inside to adaptable box on outside wall then swa outside changing to t&e agan when enters house upstairs??

cheeers

take the swa stright into roof space, terminate into adaptable box above ceiling pull for shower then take inner of swa cable through stuffing gland out of adaptable box straight into ceiling pull, no need for any t/e on this job

 

[Hawk81]

Is it just me or is does all this talk of swa, adaptable boxes, glands and struggling to bend the cable neat to get it in through the wall not sound like a lot of unnessasary hassel. High tough will look neater with less hassel.

 

[Notsosmart]

I wouldn't drill from the inside either; you are likely to blow the brickwork.

 

[martysparky]

I wouldn't drill from the inside either; you are likely to blow the brickwork.

Yes, good point a big shell wouldn't look to nice would it.

 

[flukey]

do as i do, straight up the wall nice hole through soffit, straight into roof space with no need for blowing bricks bad bends and the like

used in the right way swa is easy as any other cable to use

 

[cside]

Did this for a friend many years ago. I used YT2.

Looked bloody awfull, but its what he wanted

Galv(properly earthed) or black plastic conduit would probably look best, depending on the house.

wasnt in longlevens was it, seen some the other week and chuckled

 

[Davey101]

lol, no, it was in Quedgeley. I felt bad doing it, tried to convince him to run it internally but he wasnt having it (his neighbour had done the same thing). He still owes me 25 quid for the cable

 

[ezzzekiel]

taking drill off hammer for last few mill will stop brick blowing

 

[chris gray]

taking drill off hammer for last few mill will stop brick blowing

does that work? im gna try that next time.