I have simply never come across braided wires and only conclusion I could come to was to strip enough outer and sheath the earth. But wanted to check this was fine.
Is there a reason for using braided wire over seperate earth wire?
What is this cable being used for and where did it come from ?
Braided cable in not commonly used for domestic electrical equipment. It is used in industrial.
I am a bit concerned as I have found twin micro-phone cable used to wire mains to several items in a house. "It works so what is wrong" was the comment when I pointed out the cable was not designed to work at 240 volts.
I understand it must be earthed, I just wanted to check whether there was a special method/connector for braided earth or whether to simply strip, sheath and connect.
From these posts my understanding is to strip, sheath and connect to the earth.
Yes, that the way. You'll find that the element cable ends (with braid) will end up at the heating controller. The terminals are usually quite small so its best to join then together with the earths from the supply in a terminal block and then run a small piece if wire to the eath terminal on the controller (there usually is one).
Thanks for your help everyone - have found the reason for the braid:
"Referring to section 601-09-04 of the 2001 edition IEE wiring regulations heating cables installed in ‘wet areas such as shower and bathrooms must incorporate an integral earth braid (type PSV)'."
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