SWA Tails?

[roboze]

Hello All,

Been i while since i've been here, but can the site has got even better

Quick question:

I have to do a mains change change on a job where the mains incomer/meter have been moved from one end of a garage to the other, therefore the distance from meter to board is about 8m, therefore 25mm tails are not accepptable, so i will be using SWA to feed the consumer unit, i am pretty sure i will need to use a main switch to add additional protection to this cable but will it need to be an rcd?

been a while since i've done this, and the advice is here is so much better then trawling through osg/big red book!!

any advice greatfully recieved!

have fun

Rob

 

[Guest123]

You will need additional overcurrent protection for this, yes.

If you're using SWA or surface installed tails i.e in trunking, then no additional RCD protection is needed for it.

 

[nickblake]

As Lenny has said ,but dont forget the main switch is an isolator not over current as lenny says youll need over current protection (MCB)

 

[roboze]

Thx for the confirmation chaps

If only everything thing in life was as helpfull as here!

cheers