Swa Termination - The Correct Way

[andyh86]

Found this 'termination' when changing a CU, the SWA was feeding a garage with the sheath used as an earth.....

Now chased out the wall, poked through at the base, up into the meter cupboard where I will split the tails and a KMF will be fitted.

 

[Andy™]

at least they connected the armour to earth, many dont bother

 

[Lurch]

And they used the correct colour tape.

 

[kerching]

Yes....but it all goes into a plastic CU so it will,very shortly spontaneously combust and the world will end prematurely!

 

[Tony S]

You’ve made a total bog up of the plastering.

 

[revjames]

I've seen a jubilee clip roud the armour with an earth cable

 

[Andy™]

ive fitted many jubilee clips to the armour

 

[Essex1]

ive fitted many jubilee clips to the armour

Why?

 

[Andy™]

Why?

because thats the correct way to do it on some cutouts

 

[Essex1]

because thats the correct way to do it on some cutouts

Done in some cutouts - yes.

Correct - no

 

[Lurch]

Pretty sure some of the underground joints used to come with jubilee clips at some point. Most seem to use constant force springs now though.

 

[steptoe]

I done an.underground joint 2weeks ago came with jubilee clips,

Did I.like.it,?

No,

Did I do it?

Yes,

That's MI for the underground joint. 

 

[Sidewinder]

Done in some cutouts - yes.

Correct - no

Wrong

 

[Essex1]

I done an.underground joint 2weeks ago came with jubilee clips,

Did I.like.it,?

No,

Did I do it?

Yes,

That's MI for the underground joint.

At least with a torpedo joint you have the resin to seal the joint. I would not be buying those joints twice that is for sure.

Wrong

Ok

 

[Andy™]

Done in some cutouts - yes.

Correct - no

yes, it is the correct way, the cutouts also come with the jubilee clips. if you dont know much about them or how to install them, keep your mouth shut (/away from the keyboard) instead of jumping in with 'its not the correct way'

 

[Essex1]

yes, it is the correct way, the cutouts also come with the jubilee clips. if you dont know much about them or how to install them, keep your mouth shut (/away from the keyboard) instead of jumping in with 'its not the correct way'

I know the ones you mean. Usually the cheap nasty ones. Since when did manufacturers of accessories dictate how cables should be made off?

 

[steptoe]

At least with a torpedo joint you have the resin to seal the joint. I would not be buying those joints twice that is for sure.

Ok

I dint buy them,

Client supplied, £1.20 cheaper than my joints apparently,,,,, 

 

[Essex1]

I dint buy them,

Client supplied, £1.20 cheaper than my joints apparently,,,,,

Go figure.

 

[steptoe]

I know the ones you mean. Usually the cheap nasty ones. Since when did manufacturers of accessories dictate how cables should be made off?

Always,

Manufacturers instructions,,,,, 

 

[Essex1]

Always,

Manufacturers instructions,,,,,

You missed the edit. I meant accessory manufacturers dictating how the cable that they do not manufacture is made off.