Hi, i have a thread running in electrics about supplying a summerhouse with SWA cable. The run is 60/70 metres. Now that i have dug the trench, it suddenly dawn'd on me that i could run a water supply in the same trench. My question is: IS THIS ALLOWED?? ie water/electircs urgh!. my thought is to di...
ok, so i need to leave some of the cable exposed for inspection, i'll have to do dome more research on the water. many thanks again for your time, rgds, Stu
thanks for your time on this ericmark. as a layman i had to read it 3 times to grasp the concept. but i now understand the issues, especially correct earthing. 10mm2 looks fine but i've decided for 16mm2 for a more robust installation and some margin. My initial post mentioned conduit? I wondered if...
Hi Sparxs, and many thanks. I'll have an electrician commission everything. I want to do all the runs and labour stuff first. i've dug a trench 24-30" deep and i'm at the point of ordering the cable so i can back fill what is a very long muddy trench! very best rgds, Stu
I am running armoured cable to a summer house approx 60/70 meters from the house CU (underground :( ). My question is, will a 10mm swa sized cable be suitable for this distance or will 16mm swa be more suitable? also does the armoured cable also need to run in a conduit of some sort? I will have a 2...
