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Underground or Overground (nothing to do with wombles!)

D4G
Hi All, another quick question:


I need to run a supply from a house to a detached garage, about 1.2m apart.

If underground does it really need to be 0.6m deep?

If overghead, can I ignore the minimum height if fixed to something substantial rather than just bridging the gap?
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    D4G:
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    522.8.10.


    Z.




    So SWA under a concrete paving slab is ok.....




    Yes. I normally cover any buried S.W.A. cable with warning tape "DANGER BURIED ELECTRICAL CABLE" and fix small yellow and black coloured P.V.C. warning signs at each end of the run, on the walls above ground.


    Example of small warning sign in rigid plastic, fixed by two small cable clip nails, removed from 2.5mm2 T&E plastic cable clips.

    Danger 230 Volts Electrical Warning Sign | eBay


    Z.


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    D4G:
    Zoomup:

    522.8.10.


    Z.




    So SWA under a concrete paving slab is ok.....




    Yes. I normally cover any buried S.W.A. cable with warning tape "DANGER BURIED ELECTRICAL CABLE" and fix small yellow and black coloured P.V.C. warning signs at each end of the run, on the walls above ground.


    Example of small warning sign in rigid plastic, fixed by two small cable clip nails, removed from 2.5mm2 T&E plastic cable clips.

    Danger 230 Volts Electrical Warning Sign | eBay


    Z.


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