old style wireable CU

[pepparz]

You don't have to bother with all that - it's being laid over a flat roof!! (sorry pepparz, tried to resist but I am a bad man)

NP I dont mind a bit of a dig lol

 

[Silly Sausage]

Now he's bosom buddies with E54, he's trawling for a bun fight! :ciappa:

 

[pepparz]

Bollox!

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ok, u can do it which ever way u fancy dont really give a monkeys tbh.

 

[pepparz]

Now he's bosom buddies with E54, he's trawling for a bun fight! :ciappa:

youre the one trawling friend, if u want to slag off go on facebook, if not just offer helpful advice yeah!

 

[DPG]

But why RCD the SWA? Daz

 

[pepparz]

But why RCD the SWA? Daz

stop calling me Daz! its Pepparz

 

[Silly Sausage]

But why RCD the SWA? Daz

You don't.
You run the circuit to an outbuilding in such a manner that it doesn't require 'Additional Protection'.
Upfront RCD leads to inconvenience.

 

[pepparz]

it wouldnt take much to damage a swa and u dont know by who (kids stabbing or trying to cut it). its what i prefer to do u can follow the regs and no more if you want.

 

[pepparz]

You don't.
You run the circuit to an outbuilding in such a manner that it doesn't require 'Additional Protection'.
Upfront RCD leads to inconvenience.

yep resetting a rcd once a blue moon is such a chore

 

[pepparz]

any way i finish at 3 so till monday see u laters suckers hahaha

 

[DPG]

it wouldnt take much to damage a swa and u dont know by who (kids stabbing or trying to cut it). its what i prefer to do u can follow the regs and no more if you want.

So you would advocate always protecting a buried SWA with an RCD? Daz

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any way i finish at 3 so till monday see u laters suckers hahaha

I still say you are way younger than you claim. :devilish: Daz

 

[Silly Sausage]

any way i finish at 3 so till monday see u laters suckers hahaha

Balls, still 3 mins to go!

 

[Badged01]

So you would advocate always protecting a buried SWA with an RCD?

Thats the beauty about this game. If you think the situation warrants it you do it, if you dont you dont -- unless its an implicit regulation requirement!. No right or wrong to it as its your 'professional' opinion as to what is required based on what you see the situation as ...... or something around those words!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I did not Know you needed to Fit RCD protection for a sub circuit in SWA were is it in the regs ?

for fault (TT)...: yes

for TN...: no

 

[Silly Sausage]

Please quote me any reg numbers...

Think of it as a sub main run with SWA.
Would you RCD protect the SWA cables to a rack of DBs in a hotel, say?
I suspect not.

 

[MDJ]

Bollox!

Yours or clean ones :devilish:

 

[MDJ]

After reading the initial OP my advice would be to confirm the age of the installation and be 100% about that, as E54 rightly pointed out the installation in parts could be 60 years old due to the consumer unit, I suspect it is all ages as Modifications must have taken place over the years, if it is indeed over 40 years then I would recommend a full rewire to the customer at that age, any less and yes I would suggest a EICR. MIke

 

[Silly Sausage]

Yours or clean ones :devilish:

You looking for another chess trashing?!

 

[MDJ]

You looking for another chess trashing?!

No, I know I can't beat you at chess LOL

 

[Silly Sausage]

No, I know I can't beat you at chess LOL

Barsteward! I'm going to have to have a go at Biff.
May as well resign now.