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The SWA is buried.. other services are inside the conduit. So yes, I understand the difference. And yes I understand the risks. Which is...

Now that is helpful advice, thank you. I know how to do groundworks, how to trench and lay cable, how to wire a circuit and make off...

Good question poni; this was the Sparky’s say. He turned up with it on the morning he came and said “fit this where the SWA enters the...

Good advice!

Excellent, thank you. I’ll get that information tomorrow. Very worrying now to think the sparky spec’d 4mm originally… This is why I’m...

No, and you shouldn’t, which is why I hired an electrician and consulted many forums and calculators to arrive at the specifications I...

I specialise in timber framing, mostly shipwright work, but a cabinet maker historically and plenty restoration, which covers general...

I did indeed. I used a couple of other calculators too, and it seemed like 6mm 3 core was within the bounds of what I need. I refer...

Because everything I read and researched led me to believe that it is what I required for an electrical supply to a workshop outbuilding...

That’s 2 core, I’m using 3 core. I’m showing these results with the same data but 3 core: Required Cable Size 6mm Voltage Drop...

Interesting, as that’s exactly the type of calculator I used to calculate what I would need, one on TLC direct. It’s actually about 55m

How do you know the size of the sub-main? And how are you calculating that value? I’m also concerned that I haven’t seen the...

I have a meter, nothing fancy but I guess can carry out these tests. Could you briefly outline where I connect to get the values?

Okey doke, I’ll do my best. Everything in the garage is surface mounted by the way. - SWA is 6mm 3 core spanning 55m - Metalclad...

Hi folks, Just finishing up a garage conversion into a wood workshop for myself. I’ve trenched in a new 6mm SWA (60 metres in hard clay...