Armoured Cable

[Georgie73]

Sorted. The electricians said 2.5mm is perfectly suitable.

CONSIDERABLY cheaper than 10mm², good job you didn't listen to your friend!!

The best thing is, the friend is an Electrician! I've noticed he talks the spec of everything up - hence why I tried to double check by posting on here.

 

[sparkwright]

Sorted. The electricians said 2.5mm is perfectly suitable.

CONSIDERABLY cheaper than 10mm², good job you didn't listen to your friend!!

The best thing is, the friend is an Electrician! I've noticed he talks the spec of everything up - hence why I tried to double check by posting on here.

Still good advice to use 10mm2 though.

2.5 mm2 is very minimal, and although suitable for a light and some sockets for occasional use, 10mm2 would allow for future expansions, should want to add something unconventional - who knows, a kiln or a cooker or whatever other crazy thing you can think of.

Since the cable is being supplied from the house consumer unit position, you could have had a larger supply.

Personally once a cable is in the ground, I don't want to start digging to put a larger one in.

But you only need a light and a few sockets, so you will be fine.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

But if you are sure that you will only ever need a light and a few sockets, so you will be fine.

 

[sparkwright]

Yes.

 

[Adam_151]

Seen some horrendous attempts at making off an armoured.

You'll struggle to beat that inside out gland featured in Professional Electrician a few months back!

I don't recall seeing that one.... anyone got a picture / scan?

 

[securespark]

Under ground, over ground,

Wombling free?

 

[oldbutnotdead]

I'd echo Sparkwright's observation- yes 10mm SWA costs a fair bit more than 2.5 (but do have a search online, you'll get it a lot cheaper than from any of the DIY sheds) but having excess capacity in the garage allows for all sorts of future expansion. The cost of digging the trench will be higher than the cost of what you're burying every time- while you've got the trench open, consider running a duct for alarm, CCTV, network, phone line- again costs not a lot to do while you've got the trench there and will make the garage much easier to convert to a retreat from the wife/kids/mother in law etc

 

[Echo the husky]

I don't recall seeing that one.... anyone got a picture / scan?

I finally found the right magazine.

You'd never pull that cable out of the gland!

 

[Adam_151]

Perhaps he is dyslexic

That reminds me of the many times I have pulled bends in conduits, say a set and then a 90. Then realised I have made a mirror image of what was required!

 

[Echo the husky]

That'll be another coupler wasted then!