. Contact us for Advertising/Sponsorship info, People Seeking Electrical Jobs / Employment, Earthing Nuts - Speed up metal cable gland installation and EMI / RFI screening, COMBI Junction Boxes - Bellied Box - Expanded interior space - Membrane cable entry, COViD-19 / Coronavirus Community Help Forum. If the armour is the only earth you're providing then I would use a Piranha earth nut as opposed to a banjo/metal tag through the enclosure. Hi I have a question that im pondering on for a few days now. return; Put the banjo on the gland before you screw it into the treated entry. I'm using 1.5mm 3 core armoured cable. $( "#local-search-error" ).hide(); 3-Core SWA Armoured Cables are live, neutral and earth, unlike 2-C ore. Three core cable is for Class I or Single Insulated which must have earth connections. $("#local-search-services").val($("#local-search-services-req").val()); Aye - all noted and thanks to all - but I'm going to adapt my old school 4 x 4 plain boxes and use my banjos. conductive part. Isn't the usual method to have the banjo on the outside, drill a hole through the plastic and put the nut and bolt through the banjo and the box? Date published: 2020-08-13 Rated 5 out of 5 by Midlifecrisis from Hassle free SWA earthing A brilliant bit of kit for providing a secure and neat solution for SWA earthing. ), Terminating a Socket - Red, Black & Earth Wire, Safely Terminating Live Cables - Help pls. If the cable is being glanded at one or both ends the method of putting the earth tag inside enclosure and bending same to connect bonding. However - I am terminating outside to a plastic box - new fangled pre threaded Wiska boxes, which are very nice but I have no way of securing my banjo and linking it at this end. You can terminate the SWA cable in either a plastic of metal box using an SWA gland and earth ring (banjo) and the third wire should also be earthed. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. would do just my 6mm SWA comes up into the corner, and my consumer unit looks rubbish snug up to the corner of the wall, and I don't even know if thats allowed? It may not display this or other websites correctly. So thinking on a putting the SWA into a box, Then using the same size twin and earth 6mm in a bit of plastic conduit with plastic grommits glans int the CU. We are back to the discussion about the fact that SWA has single insulated conductors surrounded by a plastic filler or plastic yarn with wire wrapped around them covered with a plastic sheath. }); and who is going to test/certify it and notify building control? }); The cable is 3 core so one core will be the earth , but what if it was 2 - core ? and gland the SWA into the CU direct. Am i allowed to Install an Electric Gate? } It's fine to terminate SWA into a plastic enclosure, although you need to be the judge of whether or not said enclosure is strong enough to take the mechanical stress the cable may put on it. Discuss SWA and Plastic Boxes in the Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net, Reply to SWA and Plastic Boxes in the Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net. You are using an out of date browser. This earthing is in case the cable is damaged, the armor is never used as the earth on the circuit. Welcome to the Canadian Electrical Advice Forum ElectriciansForums.net, feel free to head straight to the Canadian Electrical Forum here: You can just pirana nuts for termination into plastic - they are quite nifty! } else { Are you a trade or supplier? These piranha nuts - do they fit onto the armoured cable before the gland ? "water only flows uphill to money". JavaScript is disabled. Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. $( "#local-search-error" ).show(); :). However - I am terminating outside to a plastic box - new fangled pre threaded Wiska boxes, which are very nice but I have no way of securing my banjo and linking it at this end. Bend it and lug a 4mm g/y, and then put that through a stuffing gland into the box. Simples! can't see how a hole plugged with a bolt compromises the IP integrity especially if it's at the bottom. Discuss what box to terminate SWA cable in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net, Reply to what box to terminate SWA cable in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net. or use a metal CU to comply with latest regs. $( "#submit-search" ).blur(); event.preventDefault(); So will do the installation and test and inspect myself. At tother end (DB-2) same again but minus the fly lead as it's only needed at source. Am i allowed to Install an Electric Gate? I'm using 1.5mm 3 core armoured cable. Wiring, Theories, Regulations, Certification, Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations, People Seeking Electrical Jobs / Employment, COViD-19 / Coronavirus Community Help Forum. One of these cores is a lovely earth. thanks for your feedback. Discussion in 'Electrics UK' started by jaguar1, 15 Apr 2009. And the cable would have a big curve from the corner ass it crossed into the CU.? Oh clart......theres ny answer - use a brass bush, bango outside in a metal box..... least i knew it needed bonded one end, Wiska make an earth bar especially for their boxes. Try this link. One of these cores is a lovely earth. Also the earthing screw allows you to earth the fitting and the armouring with assurity and ease. Aha spin yes it is, but the boxes I have here need a reducer which puts a space of just too far between the banjo and the box for me to be able to bend it or spacer it and it still looks good. SWA cable can be bent around any angle as long as the radius of the bend isn't too tight. it did seem very stupid. JavaScript is disabled. my memory aint what it used to be!) :). don't you just love those earthing nuts ( or should we call them bonding nuts depending on the exact usage)? Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. SWA is steel wire armor. 4mm Fly lead from gland to DB-1's earth bar along with the 3rd core. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It may not display this or other websites correctly. If the brass ring is used along with a 5mm brass nut and bolt and it tests out ok then is this good enough ? well i had this problem one day where installing swa and a plastic box with rubber over the holes. You are using an out of date browser. $("#local-search-location").val($("#local-search-location-req").val()); You can terminate the SWA cable in either a plastic of metal box using an SWA gland and earth ring (banjo) and the third wire should also be earthed. The steel armor at a minimum should be earthed at distribution end. Thanks guys will do. ...just my 6mm SWA comes up into the corner, and my consumer unit looks rubbish snug up to the corner of the wall, and I don't even know if thats allowed? if ((!$("#local-search-services-req").val()) || (!$("#local-search-location-req").val())) { Single insulated conductors inside metal containment, so the metal containment needs earthing just as metal trunking or conduit containing single insulated singles does. $('#local-search-submit').click(function() { Thanks Telectrix. .....does that all sound ok and within regualtion guys.? $("#local-search-form").submit(); Multi core swa cable, is a cable with two or more cores: 2-Core SWA Armoured Cable is live and neutral for Class II and Double Insulated appliances which do not need earth connection. Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search. If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below,
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