Recent content by gazmono

Thanks for your responses, but just to be clear, do the regs allow clipping SWA exposed, above ground, to a wall/fence, or does it have to be buried?

noone has yet said what is unsafe about it.

I realise most electricians are incapable of thinking for themselves and just learn regs by rote, but maybe you could stretch yourselves to giving more inteligent answers than 'no' or 'because it's crap'. Why is it crap? Maybe i'm wrong, but ithought SWA is impervious to the weather and...

I need to run power to a garden shed. I was planning to use 2.5 SWA. I don't like the prospect of having to dig a 450mm deep trench for it. I was wondering if it is ok to clip it to a fence. The SWA is tough stuff and would surely resist the elements. Come to think of it, could I use T/E in...