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    SWA into CU won't fit

    I was thinking about the earth not being continuous in the same way that bonding should be i.e. you shouldn't cut bonding if it is bonding to more than one point?
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    SWA into CU won't fit

    Running a 25mm 3 core SWA submain to a new CU. So I terminate the the SWA in a box adjacent to the CU and route the L & N to the main switch in the CU. However the earth bar in the CU only takes up to a max of 16mm cable. Can I fit an earth terminal block outside the CU and then take a...
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    Terminating SWA in Isolator

    It is an existing supply, but DNO will be moving meter to the new meter box,hence the need for the long tails,switch/fuse etc.They seemed quite happy about the switchfuse when I talked to them about it,however as you suggest reality on the day might be different- does tea and lots of chocolate...
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    Terminating SWA in Isolator

    sorry didn't make myself clear in original post,yes i was planning on using a switch/fuse in the meter box with 100A fuse. At the CU I would plan to terminate the SWA in a separate box then into henley and then into CU. However I think your 2 x SWA idea is better, but perhaps more costly?. Also...
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    Terminating SWA in Isolator

    Have a refurb job at the moment and will end up with an outside meter box and two remote CUs about 5m away, which will be back to back on the same wall with one feeding the main house and the second supplying a new annex. Supply is TNC-S So my plan is to fit a 100A isolator in the meter box...
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    WANTED - Dual RCD Consumer Unit

    I got a flyer from Wilts offering a Wylex 10way dual RCD board with 8 MCBs for
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    Downlights in narrow ceiling

    looked at a job yesterday and the customer wants three recessed downlights in a downstairs room. Looked at the floor above and this is only 6 inches thick in total - so when you take the thickness of the floorboards and plasterboard into account, this leaves a void of about four inches in which...
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    Under floor cabling

    I'm looking at a domestic rewire where the ground floor is suspended on normal floor joists with approx 9 inches below the bottom of the joists and the earth or builders rubble. My question is regarding the running of cables below the floor. Obviously running cables across the joists I can...
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