SWA - earthing the steel wire?

[Blaspark]

…..and that's just another reason why giving out advice to those of ignorance, on an open forum, can help cause havoc.

This board seems quite quick to do that. I see it from both perspectives... If people want to mess around and burn their house down that's their business, if they are going to burn down a block of flats that's a different matter.

 

[Spoon]

You can guess from the tone of the paragraph above the probability of a cake coming your way.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Never mind the cake, I have a whole bag of popcorn here, and enjoying the show.

 

[Simonslimline]

Thanks for the decent answers. I made it perfectly clear that I am a DIY’er. I realise that there are a BC & wiring regulations but I cannot justify the £££ needed to purchase them.

I also realise that I need RCD protection and that the cable needs to be buried 500mm down with the plastic warning tape less deep.

I know what traditional ‘twin & earth’ is...what is this then?

SWA Single Phase Armoured Cable - https://www.toolstation.com/swa-single-phase-armoured-cable/p57367#full-desc

If everything is clear in the regs then why have a forum for advice?

This is a forum for electricians. Not a place to spoon feed DIY enthusiasts that are too tight to get the job done by somebody competent. How are you going to test the work?

 

[Blaspark]

This is a forum for electricians. Not a place to spoon feed DIY enthusiasts that are too tight to get the job done by somebody competent. How are you going to test the work?

By licking his finger...

And the home page of this forum says "free electrical advice" not "professionals constantly learning"

Personally I think it is very funny

 

[Spoon]

Never mind the cake, I have a whole bag of popcorn here, and enjoying the show.

Seeing that you posted this twice I'm presuming you have two bags of popcorn.... As I'm not getting cake can I have a bag of popcorn... (As long as it's not Salted)

 

[Spoon]

Not a place to spoon feed DIY enthusiasts

Are you calling me a 'feeder'

 

[ipf]

By licking his finger...

I don't know about cake and popcorn,but someone seems to be playing take away chicken.....

 

[Flanders]

My post was only a little wrong, in that I misread one word. I said I would be nicer but still going to call a spade a spade. Your advice could have caused an accident your response to my calling it out was seriously suboptimal and not taking into account things a spark should.

You can guess from the tone of the paragraph above the probability of a cake coming your way.

Why would my advice caused an accident, all I have stated that an SWA cable does not require RCD protection. But if there is a reason why an SWA cable would require RCD protection then please inform me . Just asking as I do not know of any.

 

[telectrix]

havoc? we need havoc. more work for us putting things right. and a bit of chaos would help.

 

[telectrix]

Why would my advice caused an accident, all I have stated that an SWA cable does not require RCD protection. But if there is a reason why an SWA cable would require RCD protection then please inform me . Just asking as I do not know of any.

it might, on a TT earthing system. tin hat time.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

it might, on a TT earthing system. tin hat time.

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Not ‘might’, ‘would’.

 

[telectrix]

i meant "might" if the TT was at source end of SWA, maybe not if the load end was TT. obviously the need for RCD protection would depend on the EFLI complying with ADS. this can be achieved on a TT, altough not common.

 

[Pete999]

Seems like you're being hard headed, is your football team losing?
Every cable requires protection!
I'd stick the rcd in a dB for many reasons. If you want I could explain them.

it might, on a TT earthing system. tin hat time.

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Labour supporter then Tel?

 

[Flanders]

i meant "might" if the TT was at source end of SWA, maybe not if the load end was TT. obviously the need for RCD protection would depend on the EFLI complying with ADS. this can be achieved on a TT, altough not common.

Yes but you are fitting the RCD due to the TT set up, not for the SWA cable