Running SWA Cable Under Concrete Footing

[Sidewinder]

I thought that the "rules" were that only HV was red?  LV was black!

 

[misssweden]

That's the rules I live by. 

 

[Evans Electric]

It has to be black in the Western Power area .....they just won't put their cable through anything else . 

 

[misssweden]

Same in my area Deke. 

Which reminds me, I heard the water board applied a squeeze off on a bit of electric main the other day thinking it was a water pipe. I can't imagine that ended well. 

 

[Andy™]

well it probably did its job and stopped the power

 

[Tony S]

There was a batch of imported blue SWA a couple of years back.

 

[Badger]

Same in my area Deke. 

Which reminds me, I heard the water board applied a squeeze off on a bit of electric main the other day thinking it was a water pipe. I can't imagine that ended well. 

Thought water pipe was blue 

 

[Tony S]

This near killed a plumber

 

[roys]

This near killed a plumber

Tony just for clarification:

Presume these IS cables running out of or in a Haz Area in an industrial setting? Cables including SWA are usually blue for Intrinsically Safe circuits.

If that is the case then only it would just be the fright of cutting a cable that would kill him as the energy is very limited in an IS circuit (as I am sure you know ).

If it was this batch of SWA you referred to earlier being used on mains then oh dear, that is not good.

 

[Tony S]

The cable was used as house services on a private development.

 

[roys]

The cable was used as house services on a private development.

Oh dear, that would certainly trick you.

 

[kerching]

just clarifying

 

[Blue Duck]

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just clarifying

NJUG is a terrible acronym.

Thought the DNO made their own rules?

 

[phil d]

NJUG is a terrible acronym.

Thought the DNO made their own rules?

NJUG, was an attempt to standardise things, they advise on lots of things, like not cutting tree roots when digging. When I did my Highways course years ago I had to learn most of the NJUG stuff and it was a pain, mind you I did get a laugh out of it. The average person does sign,light and guard the course is about £400, anyway the one I did was the full hit and cost a couple of grand! I was having an argument with this bloke from the council and he commented that he knew more than me because he had his "highways ticket", he showed me the card and it was just the basic, sign light and guard. I pulled out mine and announced "full house, read it and weep". that ended the argument.

 

[rugbyguy1]

Can I say thanks to Kerching for the cable duct pics. The new stuff is @ https://njug.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/V2-New-Development-Sites-Issue-4-29-10-2013.pdf

All very helpful and useful thanks.