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TT or PME..best practice?

Evening all,


I’m currently looking into running a submain approx 100m buried from a PME supply to a small outbuilding (timber frame, metal sheet clad) that is being used next to a glamping tent as a place to cook and shower etc. The sub main will be a 16mm SWA..I was initially going to run a 3 core SWA or potentially a 2 core SWA with a seperate 10mm CPC (slight cost reduction) with the later option. I’ve since thought that perhaps a TT install would suffice, and, as possibly in the future I might be asked to extend the power into the tent, which, would require a TT setup. Any thoughts of this from a safety point or preference, also, if deciding on a TT and running a 2 core SWA as a submain which would obviosuly be a cost saver compared to a 3 core, however, would it be best practice to still have a CPC available seeing as a trench is now open...future proofing....? just as a side note, the metal sheets will be bonded to earth and any plumbing in the building is plastic pipes, also, this isn’t a question about cable selection i.e. the sub mains might be 16 or 25mm once I know exactly what the client wants, this question relates to the earthing setup. Thanks in advance!.

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  • UKPN:

    This shed, because of its construction should be protected by an independent earth electrode and rccd. The origin, at the fusebox, PME, protects the cable. The DNO req a min distance of 2 metres from the electrode to PME bonded material. The separate earth lead is a good idea in this case for future use, the cpc of the cable being too small to meet the PME regs.

    Regards, UKPN




    What P.M.E. regs will not be complied with if just the S.W.A. cable armour is used to supply the building, justifying the need for a separate "earth lead". There will be no main bonding to carry out as the incoming water pipe is plastic? 


    Z.

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  • UKPN:

    This shed, because of its construction should be protected by an independent earth electrode and rccd. The origin, at the fusebox, PME, protects the cable. The DNO req a min distance of 2 metres from the electrode to PME bonded material. The separate earth lead is a good idea in this case for future use, the cpc of the cable being too small to meet the PME regs.

    Regards, UKPN




    What P.M.E. regs will not be complied with if just the S.W.A. cable armour is used to supply the building, justifying the need for a separate "earth lead". There will be no main bonding to carry out as the incoming water pipe is plastic? 


    Z.

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