SWA - too short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Squid]

How did it happen??

Tel got to site............

 

[Wilko]

Hi - 6mm 3 core is about £2 a meter for 100m and there's ducting to use, so replacement gets my vote too .
Superlec 6943X 3CORE 6MM SWA BS5467 STEEL WIRE ARMOURED CABLE - HARMONISED CORES - https://www.superlecdirect.com/cables-and-accessories-c1/bs5467-steel-wire-armoured-cables-s6/p-xlpe3x6-superlec-6943x-3core-6mm-swa-bs5467-steel-wire-armoured-cable-harmonised-cores

 

[Taylortwocities]

Resin joint in ducting.. Hmm sounds like a dodgy situation. Ducting fills up with water, the joint would need to be 150% perfect or its going to fail in a year or three's time.

I don't mind burying resin SWA joints as they are drained, mostly. But this has the potential to be submerged.

I agree with the others, pull in new cable.

PS, how you going to access the joint site if the end is in the duct?

 

[Mickey Dee]

Id use a resin joint kit

 

[Toneyz]

100% pull a new cable

Chances are you will reuse the shorter swa somewhere else anyway

A joint should be the last resort imo

100%

 

[Toneyz]

Tel got to site............

If Tel got to site the duct would be completely empty.

 

[Red Tony]

Move whatever its going to power closer....

 

[Markyd]

 

[freddo]

Prefer this one.

 

[MJPD29]

I hate underground joints I always have a feeling that one day it'll let you down

 

[freddo]

I hate underground joints I always have a feeling that one day it'll let you down

Properly installed they will be fine. There must be millions hidden underground without problems.

 

[Charlie_]

I have more faith in resin packs than I do wagos

 

[Bobster]

A well made resin joint, if it survives the first 12 months, left undisturbed should have a life span of 20 - 30 years.

 

[Squid]

 

[Andy78]

I hate underground joints I always have a feeling that one day it'll let you down

Not sure of the age of the joints under the front gardens of my street. They joined the original pilc cables at some point and replaced with a short section of concentric into the meter box. Possibly late 70's early 80's ?

Mine and both my next door neighbours all failed within 18 months of each other though. Quite well coordinated failure I thought.

 

[DPG]

There have been lots of failed joints of that sort of age where houses are teed off from the main under the pavement.

 

[freddo]

Install one of these and make the joint in there.

 

[Squid]

Do you pay extra for the bag of leaves?

 

[ruston]

Do you pay extra for the bag of leaves?

Depends what branch you get them from.