SWA 2 or 3 core

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Well standard domestic or single phase run (not TT)...

Which do you use?

(I use 3 core)

 

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Well standard domestic or single phase run (not TT)...Which do you use?

(I use 3 core)

I would tend concur with you on that one Ext'.

I just like to know I have three "proper" conductors to work with as-well-as me armour!!

Unless costs make it absolutely infeasible?

but so far...

Cant remember last time I work with 2core SWA? ?:|

(existing installation wiring excluded or course? )

 

[davetheglitz]

I would always double up for my CPC - so 3core for me - unless going for an external TT - but we won't go there again. Or will we?

 

[kme]

I used to use 2 core; but the suppliers don`t keep it any more. Seems there`ve been mutterings r.e. providing an integral earth core. I don`t really find a massive difference in the price; and if the cable in question was below 6mm, I`d normally use 3 core.

With larger cables, where the price and "handle-ability" became an issue, I`d use two core. In the last 18 months though, 2 core swa has become like rocking horse poo around here. :O:O

 

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I would always double up for my CPC - so 3core for me - unless going for an external TT - but we won't go there again. Or will we?

Locked and key buried...

In a pile of other scrap metal...

that steptoe is selling to China in the morning! ]

So if you want it back....

you will have to be quick! ; \ ; \

 

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3 core seems to be the Status Quo, then..

 

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3 core seems to be the Status Quo, then..

Rockin' All Over The World!

 

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3 core seems to be the Status Quo, then..

Let's Rock..........

:^O

 

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3 core seems to be the Status Quo, then..

Again & Again! ; \

 

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3 core seems to be the Status Quo, then..

Ain't Complaining:O]

 

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Rockin' All Over The World!

Goto get

"Down Down"

to bed now!

G-night everybody!

 

[a1]

Goodnight Mate - I am off up, myself.

 

[kme]

I L L L like it.

L L L like it...

There you go ------oh.

Bedibyes all over the forum!

Night all.

 

[ally83]

3 core for me aswell, maybe a little a young to enjoy the sounds of status quo though!!!!

 

[welshwizard]

3 Core all the way.

 

[Theorysparky]

I use 3 core

i like the colours and the sleeving you can put on them :^O :^O

 

[Mr Sworld]

Ah.... Ext is just being twitchy because Coloumb had a go at him on SF! :^O

 

[M107]

Hmmmm

I do tend to go 3 core mainly because it seems to have become the norm (yes I'm as guilty as the next), but only last week used 2 core 10mm as a sub to a summer house (TT'd summer house )

Why....well mainly because wholesaler was knocking it out cheap "not that much call for 2 core these days " & it worked with calcs so why not.

So maybe peeps (myself included) have become lazy & dont bother with calcs to see if armour is suitable as a cpc.

 

[Mr Sworld]

NICEIC Technical manual has a table that shows if the armour is of sufficient size to act as a CPC.

 

[steptoe]

3core inside the zone,

2core outside if Im not exporting.!

or else 3core for the earth,

BTW Ive generally found that the sheath is generally OK for the CPC upto 25mm without any calcs.