Type of cable to match 6mm SWA?

[PSDAVE]

HI Team
Looking for some advice, reading up on running cable to outiside to a garag unit.
Now I understand that using 6mm 3 core SWA outside just makes sence, and terminating direct into garage CU and into a IP65 rated plastic box on the wall box outside the house using one of the cores as CPC, and banjos to earth the swa both ends

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My question is this now the SWA has a 6mm CPC as one core is used, Now the cable is to big and not bendy enough to use inside the house to connect to the inside consumer unit.??

So what cable would you guys connect to the 6MM 3core in the junction box inside the house to the CU.???

Look forward to your answers.

 

[Andy™]

you could always use 2 core...

and 3c6mm isnt that big. just ask canoe

 

[Blue Duck]

6419x?

 

[Rob_the_rich]

Depends if there is bonding required to extraneous conductive parts in the garage I suppose.

Metal or plastic CU in house?

 

[steptoe]

I have a 10mm 4core and a 3core 25mm  through my house    :C

 

[Essex1]

Sometimes you read the OP and think 'windup'. 

 

[PSDAVE]

Hi folks no extrenuouse conductive parts in the garage.
Not sure what you mean blue duck 6419?

How did you bend the 25mm 4 core around the corners of the house?
and throught the main wall then at a right angle, struggling to see hwo i could get it in the wall and then ??

 

[steptoe]

Hi folks no extrenuouse conductive parts in the garage.
Not sure what you mean blue duck 6419?

Makes no difference if you are intending exporting PME 

 

[Murdoch]

Its always best not to introduce unnecessary connections....

 

[PSDAVE]

I agree with the unecessary connection. 
Wish i could run the swa right throug from garage cu to main cu, but it comes from outside underground, 

then into the house through a 450mm wall, then ...

I understand you should nt bend this stuff no more than 6 times its diameter, so how did you get it in the wall and to cu??

 

[kerching]

How are you going to terminate the sheath/banjo as it is a plastic box, and banjos on plastic boxes are now as welcome as Uncle Rolf at a sleepover

Piranha nut is the way forwards

or what he said below

 

[Blue Duck]

???

Still not sure what the questionis?

 

[Essex1]

???

Still not sure what the questionis?

Apparently a 6mm 3 core cannot be bent like a 2 core 6mm can. Everyone is bending over backwards to help the op on this one. 

 

[PSDAVE]

Sure looks like your all having a good old think about it. Yes like they are.

Yes looks a great connetion type in the image above.

So are you saying i could use the 3 core SWA, with the STEEL WIRED ARMOUR BIT TAKEN OFF OF THE 450MM WALL SIZE SO I CAN BEND IT AROUND the wall 

then run the rest with the steel wire still on chased in wall direct to CU??

IS This the best way? or is there an alternative cable i could connect to the SWA ON THE outside.

Yes the pirana nuts look a much better way of connection..

 

[PSDAVE]

So are you all agreed to just continue the SWA direct into the house via the wall and direc to the CU?

 

[Sharpend]

Give us a clue! 

Layout diagram please. 

Are you talking about running around the outside of the building with swa? 

What wall is cu located on, internal or external? 

 

[steptoe]

:shakehead

 

[PSDAVE]

HI Sharpend.

So Garage is 8 meters away from main house. 6mm 3 cores SWA runing underground then coming up into a juction box on wall.

Then that wall is the exterior of the house. The wall is 4500mm thick. then inside the wall 5 meters then a 90% angle to the wall with the CU another 2 meters away. 

 

[Blue Duck]

+CT1

Then whatever cable you want to the cu???

Sorry, still clear as mud to me!

:shakehead

 

[Sharpend]

Can you post picture showing room with CU and the wall to which the cable enters/exits? 

Is that 5m horizontal or 5m total up and across wall to 90 degree bend?