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I have a Victron Multiplus-II 5kVA inverter/charger with Pylontech US5000 batteries installed in my house along with a 6.8kWp PV array and associated charge controllers. This installation has full DNO G99 approval and was installed to BS7671 and has been running great for about 18 months...
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I am at odds on whether RCD protection is required on an SWA of 14 metres, clipped direct under flooring direct from CU to an exterior Tesla EV charger.
The Tesla charger is three phase and to be a 22kw supply at 32A.
TESLA SPEC: The wall charger itself features a built in RCD Type A...
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I'm new to Amtech/Trimble and I've been asked to review a model.
I'm looking at circuits that are SWA cables using the armour and an internal conductor as the CPC. There are various earth loop impedance errors listed where the Zs at the load end is too high, but what I can tell, Amtech...
Was having a poke around the old man's house today.
Anyway. DB is under stairs (18th ed following a recent extension. Not done by me but it's done well.) There's a submain in 2 core SWA feeding an old 2 way Wylex in the detached garage (lights and a socket radial). Entire sub is fed from a 16a...
I have checked the regs and can't find anything to say this can't be done. Although I'm worried about cable movement in the case of short circuit damaging singles in the trunking
I’ve had a weird one today. Banjo having 50v on it.
L - main earth = 230v
L - N = 230v
N - main earth = clear
I have 50v on the live - banjo & 24v on the Neutral - banjo.
Disconnected both sides of the armoured and done insulation resistance between all cables and all <999.
resitting Saturday my am2 4 sections a3/b/d/e
swa and sy failed on protective conductors on both
swa i under stand thats the earths i think i used a smaller fly lead from the banjo to the db/ and a earthing nut with the banjo
sy think i used a 1.5mm flylead
so correct me if im...
I was the 2nd sparks taking over a garden office supply job.
The first sparks had fitted 10 sq mm 3 core SWA, but it actually had brown, blue and g/y conductors. The middle was also more like hi tuff in the sense the insulation surrounding the 3 cores resembled a cable in its own right not just...
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I'm going to be installing an outdoor socket, have no problem with the outdoor/socket side, but when bringing the internal end or the SWA into the property, need to be able to switch it. Only have hollow plasterboard void to mount fused switched spur to. But unsure of how I should terminate...
For various reasons out of my control, we have wound up in a situation where we have 1.5mm SWA cables buried in these pillars and exiting out of the plastic housing for the wall lights.
There are around 5 of these lights across the 5 pillars. Daisy chained with the 3 core SWA. As you can see...
My sister has a cable feeding an outside boiler (see image). I want to tidy it up by adding a new piece of cable as shown. I can't see any ends of the existing cable to determine whether it's SWA or Hi-tuff. Is there any way of determing whether this cable is swa?
Hi guys,
Can I ask you a DIY question?
I'm refurbing a detached garage and adding a garden building. Garage currently has a submain supplied by 10mm T&E on catenary from the house. I want to replace this with buried cable from house to garage submain, and from garage submain to garden...
Just wanted to know which people use.
My case.
Client converting attached garage into new rooms. Consumer Unit has to move to accomodate this and will be greater than 3m from meter. Void above garage is used to route cables to main house so can use this to route cable for extension to tails...
I have a drum of 99.9 metres of 10mm SWA 3 core. Probably 2 years old, it's been sitting in my container for the last year, and I'm sick of tripping over it. Anyone like to make an offer? I'm on Hayling Island, and could deliver within reason if the price is right.
Evening all,
Having a debate with a colleague about using the SWA armouring and a separate conductor both as CPC's for a circuit. So in theory bringing down the Zs of a circuit due to using both as CPC's.
I'm swaying to thinking this is wrong however, I'm struggling to find any regs to express...
If cpc core is present i.e. it's either 5 core three phase or 3 core single phase — is a banjo connected with a brass screw into steel trunking adequate to earth the armour(provided trunking is earthed to the earth bar)? Or would you put fly leads in between then a fly lead to an earth bar?
Thanks.
Hello all,
Trained years ago, not done much for about a decade but I've been asked by a friend to add 5x double sockets into an industrial unit, my thinking is to use a radial 32A RCB, 4mm 3-core SWA cleated to the wall (moderate impact risk). Area is small, only about 2-3m from the...
I'm working on a system that has been installed incorrectly. It's a 3ph Hager board with 8 swa cables glanded into the bottom entry panel. The install is fine except the earth tag (banjos) haven't been fitted and they have relied on the metal plate as an earth. My question is, can you get a...
Hi guys, long time lurker first time poster.
I have an SWA 3 core armoured cable buried that runs to my back garden. This originally serviced an old delapitated workshop from the previous home owner. The workshop was removed, SWA armoured cable cut and left available to be reused in the back...
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