buried SWA cable

[duncanp]

need to bury some armoured cable under concrete, is it alright to run it through blue MDPE pipe which I have spare?. Worried Building Control may worry in the future that someone thinks its a water pipe and cut though it.

 

[RF Lighting]

NO!

LV cables must only ever be buried in BLACK ducting.

 

[holmslaw]

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[breezer]

I would use a piece of white drainage pipe.

For a domestic duct you should not use a colour that could be misleading.

but would not the white pipe be misleading?

I would go with the option of no ducting, just sand and warning tape

 

[holmslaw]

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[breezer]

I don't think white pipe is misleading because it should only be used for above ground drainage.

so that makes it totaly confusing since it is now below ground

 

[GaryMo]

I don't think white pipe is misleading because it should only be used for above ground drainage.

so that makes it totaly confusing since it is now below ground

Breezer has a very good point!

 

[duncanp]

thanks for your excellent quick advice, I thought it would cause problems.

Now using cleats, do you have the screwhole above or below the cable?

 

[holmslaw]

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[RF Lighting]

NO!

LV cables must only ever be buried in BLACK ducting.

Totally wrong, black is the colour for liquids apart from water and oil.

The colour for electrical services is orange.

The standard duct colour for LV cables is BLACK.

Orange is only used for street lighting and traffic light wiring.

Oh look, my DNO use BLACK ducting for their LV supplies too.

It's funny how with every post on this forum you make yourself look that little bit more stupid.

 

[holmslaw]

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[breezer]

but thats not RF-Lighting

 

[ban-all-sheds]

No it's not - it's someone risking his life to get to a drain.

RF, you're well out of your depth, when your in a hole stop digging.

Care to take a look at Table 5.3 in GN1?

 

[holmslaw]

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[GaryMo]

Looks like foundations for an extension. He's a little silly doing what he's doing though.