1.5mm SWA, Acceptable or bad practice ?

[ipf]

You got me going there, Pete.

I see 'pete999' wants more info from a 12 year old #2.

Come on mate.........!

Newbie #73 ?

 

[john masterson]

So would I, but I would actually make it an RCBO instead of an MCB.

But a 1.5mm would be fine,

I have a shed [aprox 20 m long] supplied by a swa 1.5 mm coming off a household unit that will only accept domestic 3 pin plug fuses in it, so it is fused at 13 amp & perfectly acceptable by all the posts here. just wondering as my wife does tend to overload things [heater + tumble dryer etc] the fuses have blown before

 

[partplonker]

I have a shed [aprox 20 m long] supplied by a swa 1.5 mm coming off a household unit that will only accept domestic 3 pin plug fuses in it, so it is fused at 13 amp & perfectly acceptable by all the posts here. just wondering as my wife does tend to overload things [heater + tumble dryer etc] the fuses have blown before

This is a zombie thread. All that matters is that the overcurrent protection for your 1.5mm2 SWA is appropriate for its current carrying capacity based on reference method. Table 4D4A has the CCC of your cable at 21A when clipped direct, or 22A when buried in the ground. Your breaker/fuse needs to be rated lower than this.