Photos Of The Mid-Week

[JohnW2]

Having the live conductors surrounded by earthed metalwork is considered an acceptable means of protection for burried cables. The earthed metalwork does not have to be an armor.

On reflection, I suppose there might even being an argument against armour. One can attack SWA pretty violently with, say, a spade without penetrating the armour, but goodness knows what damage will have been done to the inner cores and/or their insulation.

Kind Regards, John

 

[matt1e]

Nice pics lectrician
Are you left handed btw?

Matt

 

[Lectrician]

That' what I always say - treat it as T+E.

The benefits it has over T+E are that it can be pulled in far easier, cleated for easier and neater, used externally (where additional mechanical protection is not required), and it's earth is table 54.7 (old 54g) compliant.

It CANNOT be trenched, ducted, or used for 'penetration' protection under BS7671.

Looks like it would be a bit of a pig to use for a socket circuit instead of T/E...

I wouldn't contemplate using it for sockets in general. It is generally reserved for sub-mains and the like. Threading SWA or flat T+E compared some slender SPLIT? The SPLIT wins hands down.

 

[Lectrician]

Nice pics lectrician
Are you left handed btw?

Matt

These pics where taken a good fews years ago now to try to get people to understand what it is before they jump on the "you can't use that" bandwagon.

Not left handed, but do find I can use both hands for most things, except writing! These pics are of short foot long lengths, and could well have been inverted in photoshop to get them at the best angle for the eye!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I used to work with someone whose brother could write with both hands.

Simultaneously, different texts.

 

[matt1e]

I used to work with someone whose brother could write with both hands.

Simultaneously, different texts.

I'm ambidextrous but I can't do that (might give it a try lol)
Mind you my writing is just as messy with either hand

Lectrician , it was the direction of the twists in the cable ends
They look like that if I have used my left hand to twist them and the opposite if I've used my right

Matt

 

[Iggifer]

A more flexible alternative to T&E would, of course, probably often have its attractions

I personally like YY cable, technically a flex but the outer sheath is nice and strong and wiring it into socket outlets, switches etc is so much frickin easier than t+e, plus dressing the cables is so much easier and looks really tidy

 

[ban-all-sheds]

YY cable is just flex, isn't it? Yes, you can get multicore, but if you're using it for sockets what's the difference between that and any other r3-core flex?

 

[Lectrician]

A more flexible alternative to T&E would, of course, probably often have its attractions

I personally like YY cable, technically a flex but the outer sheath is nice and strong and wiring it into socket outlets, switches etc is so much frickin easier than t+e, plus dressing the cables is so much easier and looks really tidy

The price of some 16mm 3 core YY or flex compared to 16mm SPLIT?

 

[maltaron]

One problem with YY is that apart from earth the cores are all black, its easier to find blue & brown in T & E than look for numbers on YY. (I agree that it easier to use than T & E)

 

[Iggifer]

CEF do colour coded YY

And once you've installed it you obviously oversleeve the cores if you're using the all black stuff

 

[RF Lighting]

I like split con