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Should the armour of an SWA carrying twin and earth cables also be earthed (with banjos etc)
Original contractor on contact flat refuses to come back and make good. Argument being if a spade went through the armour and then live would probably also go through earth too. Good we have regs to make such viewpoints irrelevant, however not sure what good they do if contractors can just...- holmestm
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Should the armour of an SWA carrying twin and earth cables also be earthed (with banjos etc)
I have an existing installation extended in 2015. The existing cable had 3 cores and used the armour as earth, with connections soldered onto the SWA gland where required (e.g. in external sockets). At the point the extension was added the contractor took the armoured earth and connected it to...- holmestm
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