running SWA cable to my shed

[homer_simpson]

enclosed a pic ov where i want to run the cable in pvc conduit. is it possible ? only reason i ask is because i dont want to try run it thru the house,under the stairs thru 2 walls and along the kitchen wall. also i cant bury it along my ginnell as my neighbour wont allowe me to lift the flags. (she`s old) and has already cost us a lot ov money but thats another story any imput would be appreciated...

 

[securespark]

Why use pvc conduit with SWA?

 

[Job_n_knock]

If you are coming from behind the Consumer unit and you want to use conduit, why do you want to use SWA? Depending on the load 6mmor 10mm would be ok if inside conduit. SWA can be run on its own using fixing cleats but you need to terminate it into a metal box using the correct glands. Did you mean SWA?

 

[homer_simpson]

did`nt know i could run SWA without conduit just thought i`d look neater. so i can run it that way ? without having to bury it. its going from the main consumer unit to a garage consumer unit

 

[Job_n_knock]

SWA has to be terminated properly and if you havent done it before its highly likely you will make a pigs ear of it. I did explain the way to do it to someone else but I had more time then and I cant remember where it is now...just looked. I'll have another look later....or type it all out again

 

[Adam_151]

SWA terminating was explained by various people in here I think: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27081

 

[securespark]

Not only that, but you would have to omit any joints in the conduit: how would you get the cable through?

 

[homer_simpson]

thanks for that i was going off the pics i have if there correct

 

[Spark123]

I winced when I saw step no 1, never cut towards yourself, always cut towards your apprentice!!!!
Only joking, old figure of speach. Never under any circumstance cut towards anyone.

 

[breezer]

I winced when I saw step no 1, never cut towards yourself, always cut towards your apprentice!!!!

what if its the aprentice doing it?

 

[Spark123]

Figure of speach, joke btw. Never cut towards anyone. They don't let apprentices loose with knives nowadays do they? Afaik ours are now taught to use specialised scoring devices as opposed to the old stanleys.

This is how I'd go about doing the swa;
Firstly prepare the cable, get angles etc in it and into the correct orientation.
Put the shroud and the top part of the gland on the cable.
Fix lower part of gland into the enclosure, using earthing banjos as required.
Mark off where the cable meets the bottom (nearest the thread) of the (knurled) cone on the gland.
With a hacksaw score around the SWA, do not cut all the way through the armouring, about half way through is normally fine.
Cut back the waste piece of sheath.
Taking a few pieces at a time, bend the armour backwards and forwards until it breaks off. Once all the excess armour is removed cut back enough of the sheath to allow the armour to spread out, insert metal ring if required, insert into bottom of gland. Mark out the inner cable sheath to the longer than the gland, remove from gland if required and strip back. Tighten the top half of the gland onto the bottom half securing the armour in the process.