Swa to consumer unit - how to make it look neat?

tomodo · May 25, 2016

Hi having to use swa instead of tails for a new consumer unit as its 6 metres from meter however don't want to be able to see the swa glanded off to consumer unit , whats the best way to go about doing this, consumer unit will be in utility room. thanks

Leesparkykent · May 25, 2016

tomodo said:
Hi having to use swa instead of tails for a new consumer unit as its 6 metres from meter however don't want to be able to see the swa glanded off to consumer unit , whats the best way to go about doing this, consumer unit will be in utility room. thanks

what is the wall the CU is being mounted on i.e stud wall, brick etc? if its brick are you allowed to chase cables in?

tomodo · May 25, 2016

its a stud wall, cant see how id bend swa round to come in through the back, only way I can think is through joists then butt the fuseboard up to the ceiling and come n through the top..

Wes1000 · May 25, 2016

What lee said.

Chase SWA in to wall and terminate in to a Galv conduit box chased in flush and then mount the CU on top.

if it's stud you could mount conduit box on a noggin in the wall first, you would just have to make good the plaster work first before mounting the CU.

Leesparkykent · May 25, 2016

tomodo said:
its a stud wall, cant see how id bend swa round to come in through the back, only way I can think is through joists then butt the fuseboard up to the ceiling and come n through the top..

mount a nogging before its boarded with something you can gland the swa in to like a metal adaptable box or galv stop end box.

Edit: didn't see Wes1000's post :cool3:

Darkwood · May 25, 2016

Out of interest, why don't you want a SWA gland with shroud on, on show? I think it looks alot neater than tails entering a board but this is my own opinion.

Octopus · May 25, 2016

Is this a new build? If so you need to comply with Part M.

j-lextricks · May 25, 2016

You could use a flush mounted CU, and have the SWA and gland all concealed in stud wall. Gland in on top or underneath. Job done. All you see is the lid of CU. Tidy.

Pete999 · May 25, 2016

Fit some 50mmx50mm PVC trunking gland the SWA as normal using the trunking to hide the gland.

telectrix · May 25, 2016

do it right. fit some unistrut and tray. make a feature of it. it's a utility room, FFS, not a princess's boudoir.

Adam W · May 25, 2016

If the customer were that worried about aesthetics they'd have the whole lot in a cupboard.

ipf · May 25, 2016

[ElectriciansForums.net] Swa to consumer unit - how to make it look neat?

...........and stuff it in the wall behind the unit.

7029 dave · May 25, 2016

Run it in galvo trunking, then no need for swa.

Andy78 · May 25, 2016

Pete999 said:
Fit some 50mmx50mm PVC trunking gland the SWA as normal using the trunking to hide the gland.

This is what I would do........

telectrix said:
it's a utility room, FFS, not a princess's boudoir.

......for this reason.

Octopus · May 25, 2016

Andy78 said:
This is what I would do........

......for this reason.

AND suggest you place it inside a wall cupboard!

Andy78 · May 25, 2016

Murdoch said:
AND suggest you place it inside a wall cupboard!

Nah, boxed into a riser, surrounded by a unistrut frame which is then drylined, then a cupboard built around that. Then wallpapered.

telectrix · May 25, 2016

Andy78 said:
Nah, boxed into a riser, surrounded by a unistrut frame which is then drylined, then a cupboard built around that. Then wallpapered.

and a vase of flowers, FFS. bought the x-wife some flowers once. she said " i suppose i've got to open my legs now"'.. " Why", i said. "ain't you got a vase big enough?"

NDG Elecs · May 25, 2016

I have glanded into a metal knockout box in the past and contained it within a large plastic enclosure. Bit of a faff on to get it right and you will need an insulated enclosure pretty much as big as the CU itself. That was with 16mm 2 core though, anything bigger might be near impossible.

gnselectricals · May 25, 2016

Bury a resin torpedo and crimp to meter tails

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PEG · May 26, 2016

Personally,i would be very apprehensive,concerning chasing out,and concealing such a cable,in a utility room,where every white-goods dude,storage fitter and DIYer,will be wielding a drill.

Viewed a photo the other week,of some hero who had masonry drilled through a 4" brick wall,and through both sides,of a radiator,on the other side...

A nice piece of square trunking,can be worktop and cupboarded round,and can hide in plain view.

Swa to consumer unit - how to make it look neat?

tomodo

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Leesparkykent

tomodo

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Wes1000

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Leesparkykent

Darkwood

Octopus

j-lextricks

Pete999

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telectrix

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Adam W

ipf

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7029 dave

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Andy78

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Octopus

Andy78

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telectrix

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NDG Elecs

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gnselectricals

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PEG

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