Hi
Can some one tell me if Can I use 2.5 cable in plastic trunking for a shed supply.
Thank you
Can some one tell me if Can I use 2.5 cable in plastic trunking for a shed supply.
Thank you
Can I use 2.5 cable in plastic trunking for a shed supply
- Thread starter MartArt
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How long is the cable run????, to take into account voltdrop.
What you you plan to run out there ????to take into account power rating, to calculate cable size.
What method of fixing are you going to use???? clipped above ground or buried ???? these things are needed to calculate cable size !!!!
Tanglewood
What you you plan to run out there ????to take into account power rating, to calculate cable size.
What method of fixing are you going to use???? clipped above ground or buried ???? these things are needed to calculate cable size !!!!
Tanglewood
MartArt, you can do as you say, HOWEVER, the cable MUST:
1. Run along a permenant wall (not a decorative wall. permenant means it forms part of a larger structure, a garage, for example)
2. Be COMPLETELY enclosed by the conduit, and all joints cemented and the conduit properly supported
3. Use black CONDUIT (round stuff), not TRUNKING. Black conduit is designed for outdoor use and is more tolerant to UV. Use the correct sized conduit boxes.
It MUST NOT run underground, or along the ground, or anlong a fence or decorative wall.
After all this, it might be cheaper or more suitable to use SWA cable, which can run underground.
2.5mm² cable must be protected by a fuse or circuit breaker no greater than 20A. If it is spurred from a ringmain, it must be done using a fused spur with a 13A fuse.
1. Run along a permenant wall (not a decorative wall. permenant means it forms part of a larger structure, a garage, for example)
2. Be COMPLETELY enclosed by the conduit, and all joints cemented and the conduit properly supported
3. Use black CONDUIT (round stuff), not TRUNKING. Black conduit is designed for outdoor use and is more tolerant to UV. Use the correct sized conduit boxes.
It MUST NOT run underground, or along the ground, or anlong a fence or decorative wall.
After all this, it might be cheaper or more suitable to use SWA cable, which can run underground.
2.5mm² cable must be protected by a fuse or circuit breaker no greater than 20A. If it is spurred from a ringmain, it must be done using a fused spur with a 13A fuse.
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