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SWA between fences

vantech
Hi everyone, 


I’m an electrician and have been asked to provide power to an outbuilding for local power and garden lighting. 


The client has shrubs, trees and bushes therefore direct burial isn’t an option and fixing to the concrete fence posts isn’t possible. There is however a gap between the fence (separating the clients fence and their neighbours). The client has asked if I can run the cable directly on the ground, between the fence line? 


The SWA will be physically protected by the fact there are fences either side, and cannot be damaged here. Are there any regs that prevent this sort of installation method? The length is approx. 15 metres. Obviously there would be appropriate protection via means of an RCD at the source and warning tapes on the cable itself. 


What are everyone’s thoughts? I don’t feel overly comfortable running directly onto the ground, but maybe in a thick walled pipe (purple in colour, perhaps) would be sufficient? Maybe even some pegs to hold the pipe in place? 


Thanks,


Russell. 


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    I have come to do a fair few temporary site supplies for construction sites (Rail related usually) that are sometimes out in the middle of a muddy field.


    It is very common to lay the SWA cables direct on the ground from a DB (Called an MDU - Main Distribution Unit- in this industry). This DB is just a metal box on a metal stand that stands alone in the middle of the field adjacent to the supply - either from the supplier or from a Generator.


    Interestingly the work temporary in the rail industry is deemed to be 25 years or less I believe....... so maybe claim your supply to the bottom of the garden is temporary...............


    1) This Stops the diggers from digging it up and everyone can see it, its laid on what's supposed to be safe routes, usually between cabins of some sort, offices, meeting rooms, drying rooms, Canteens, workshops, store rooms, guard huts, Covid temperature sensor access gates etc etc. 

    2) There is no structure initially to fix it to anyway.


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    I have come to do a fair few temporary site supplies for construction sites (Rail related usually) that are sometimes out in the middle of a muddy field.


    It is very common to lay the SWA cables direct on the ground from a DB (Called an MDU - Main Distribution Unit- in this industry). This DB is just a metal box on a metal stand that stands alone in the middle of the field adjacent to the supply - either from the supplier or from a Generator.


    Interestingly the work temporary in the rail industry is deemed to be 25 years or less I believe....... so maybe claim your supply to the bottom of the garden is temporary...............


    1) This Stops the diggers from digging it up and everyone can see it, its laid on what's supposed to be safe routes, usually between cabins of some sort, offices, meeting rooms, drying rooms, Canteens, workshops, store rooms, guard huts, Covid temperature sensor access gates etc etc. 

    2) There is no structure initially to fix it to anyway.


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