Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

Well my armoured cable to the shed and when the garage greenouse and shed
were there is still in good nick, but was attached to the fence, most of
it still is. I'd not want to bury any kind of cable under a garden myself.

You don’t have any choice here, its all underground supply now.

The old overhead links were ordinary pvc double insulated for a time but
we soon discovered that the sun and the cold did not make it last very
long. The plastic shroud of the armoured cable seemms to be a completely
different type of plastic that feels a bit like Teflon to the touch, and
has lasted well over 15 years.

My overhead link to power lines down the street have
done fine for 45 years, single insulated twisted cable.


"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 25/01/20 03:12, ARW wrote:
On 25/01/2020 00:25, wrote:
Which cable types are now required for:

a) nonburied run to shed, some attached to brickwork, some laid on
ground under plants
b) surface clipped run to lighting, some lengths under plants some not.



If there is a risk of damage due to strimmers/ cutters etc then you need
a cable with an outer earth sheath. So that's SWA or SY.

If not then use NYY-J cable.

If it's buried under plants, doesn't it have to be in conduit or trunking
to avoid damage from spades and forks?

Seems to me that "some laid on ground under plants" is a little unclear.
Does it mean only on the surface under the top growth of a plant? Trouble
is, it wouldn't take long to get hidden by fallen leaves and other stuff,
perhaps making it vulnerable to a spade.

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Jeff