SWA into plastic cu

[longers30]

Hi guys just finishing off a rewire where I have a 6mm 3 core SWA Sub main running to an outbuilding. I'm connecting into a 10 way plastic cu in the house which is going to be positioned just under the ceiling in the hallway with the cable dropping down from above into it. Just wondered on the best way to connect the SWA I've heard people mention earthing nuts but never come across them. It is a T-N-CS earthing arrangement and is going on a 40a MCB, non RCD, protected running to a metal clad board in the outbuilding with the 3rd core used as the cpc and armour connected on the supply end. Any advice would be appreciated

 

[Patto]

They look like a fantastic design never seen them before

 

[gazj82]

They are good, but they do take up some considerable room, and are not always suitable for smaller enclosures.

 

[shanky887614]

Could gland into a coupler with an earth connection on and bring the cpc through with other cables etc.

 

[davesparks]

What do you mean my a coupler with earth connection on ?

 

[shanky887614]

What do you mean my a coupler with earth connection on ?

Can some of you old codgers explain XD

In the past when conduit was used as the cpc, they used couplers with a cpc connection on the outside so a piece of cable could be used to connect the cpc

found a pic

 

[davesparks]

Pic didn't work, I can't say I've ever seen such a thing though, top hats are the only type of coupler I know of with better earth connections.

And what do you mean by in the past? Conduit is still used as the cpc.

 

[shanky887614]

Pic didn't work, I can't say I've ever seen such a thing though, top hats are the only type of coupler I know of with better earth connections.

And what do you mean by in the past? Conduit is still used as the cpc.

Really?

You do much comerical/industrial?

a lot of designers spec cpc's in conduit now a day's.

Search in google for 20mm earth coupler and it be one of the first pics

 

[Robotstar5]

Well you learn something every day, I've worked with tubing for nearly 40 years and never seen one of those couplers before, must have led a sheltered life

 

[shanky887614]

Well you learn something every day, I've worked with tubing for nearly 40 years and never seen one of those couplers before, must have led a sheltered life

Same as ive never seen an electrician who dyed his hair pink

 

[trev]

I've never seen a fat electrician but I have seen a spark's GF who had/has pink hair

 

[shanky887614]

I've never seen a fat electrician but I have seen a spark's GF who had/has pink hair

What about that fat electrician in the paper that would struggle through a loft hatch?

 

[7029 dave]

I've never seen a fat electrician but I have seen a spark's GF who had/has pink hair

We are about. The best are fat.lol

 

[shanky887614]

We are about. The best are fat.lol

You will be double my weight then

 

[7029 dave]

You will be double my weight then

No three times:devilish:.

 

[shanky887614]

No three times:devilish:.

Im 10 stone so possible