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Hi all,
Would appreciate your thoughts on the following.
Customer has a garage CU fed by a 6mm cable from the main CU in the house. The cable exits the house and then is stretched overhead between the house and the garage. The cable is starting to sag and the customer wants it replacing. My initial thought was to replace with swa from house CU to garage CU going underground however, the main CU in the house won’t take swa and gland without pulling it all out and repositioning it, something the customer doesn’t want to do. So I’m thinking of cutting the cable where it exits the house and connecting to swa then dropping down underground and across to the garage. The CU in the garage has 2 radial circuits, 1 socket and 1 light on 32a and 6 a mcb’s respectively. I’m thinking that 6mm cable is way over the top for this demand and looking at 2.5mm swa to connect to the 6mm in a junction box under the roof overhang. The main CU is protected by a 16a mcb. It’s not the ideal solution but I think it’s safe and reasonable - any thoughts?
Would appreciate your thoughts on the following.
Customer has a garage CU fed by a 6mm cable from the main CU in the house. The cable exits the house and then is stretched overhead between the house and the garage. The cable is starting to sag and the customer wants it replacing. My initial thought was to replace with swa from house CU to garage CU going underground however, the main CU in the house won’t take swa and gland without pulling it all out and repositioning it, something the customer doesn’t want to do. So I’m thinking of cutting the cable where it exits the house and connecting to swa then dropping down underground and across to the garage. The CU in the garage has 2 radial circuits, 1 socket and 1 light on 32a and 6 a mcb’s respectively. I’m thinking that 6mm cable is way over the top for this demand and looking at 2.5mm swa to connect to the 6mm in a junction box under the roof overhang. The main CU is protected by a 16a mcb. It’s not the ideal solution but I think it’s safe and reasonable - any thoughts?