35 mil Armoured Cable

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1 need 34 meters of 35 mil A cable 

In the past I’ve used Screwfix for British cable 

A friend has said that Many of the wholesalers and online are selling Turkish c##p and I’ll have no idea till I’ve bought it 

Can anyone recommend a seller that stocks Prism or Doncaster 

[TonyT]

Try the national wholesalers or specific electrical in your area. 
 

like CEF, Edmundsons etc

[PeterW]

2 core or 3 core ..? I use these guys now as the old supplier I had closed down

 

https://armouredcable.net/armoured-cable/35mm/35mm-2-core-armoured-cable.html

 

Why 35mm out of interest as that’s good for 180A - 25mm would do 140A which is more than adequate for a house and the voltage drop is 6.5v on that distance. It would save you £100.. 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, PeterW said:

2 core or 3 core ..? I use these guys now as the old supplier I had closed down

 

https://armouredcable.net/armoured-cable/35mm/35mm-2-core-armoured-cable.html

 

Why 35mm out of interest as that’s good for 180A - 25mm would do 140A which is more than adequate for a house and the voltage drop is 6.5v on that distance. It would save you £100.. 

 

 

Thanks Peter 

 

It’s going to run 35 meters from the meter box to the consumer unit 

The Electrician that will terminate it said possibly 25 mil But safer for 35

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3 minutes ago, nod said:

Thanks Peter 

 

It’s going to run 35 meters from the meter box to the consumer unit 

The Electrician that will terminate it said possibly 25 mil But safer for 35

3 core

[Nickfromwales]

Go with what your electrician recommends, sounds like he’s belt and braces  

[PeterW]

3 core 35mm² is a monster cable - not ducting it and hoping to pull it is he ..??

[TonyT]

Easy through a 100mm duct….

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34 minutes ago, PeterW said:

3 core 35mm² is a monster cable - not ducting it and hoping to pull it is he ..??

I put in a 40 mil duct for the mains as normal Before I found out they would only bring the supply to the front boundary and would need a much thicker cable 

Luckily I laid a 70 mil smooth walled duct next it for gates and lights So I will have to get a rope in that tomorrow and pull the cable through myself Before I lay the base 

[Thorfun]

I pulled through 25mm 5-core 30m through 100mm twin wall. That stuff is ******* heavy! 
 

I also bought a cobra from Amazon which has been invaluable. 
 

Also learnt a valuable lesson. Make sure you remove the draw cord that comes in the duct before pulling cables through as otherwise it bunches up and causes blockages. That was a painful lesson. 

[TonyT]

Use the draw cord that’s in the duct to pull in a blue rope, then tie the cable and another blue rope onto it and pull

[Thorfun]

44 minutes ago, TonyT said:

Use the draw cord that’s in the duct to pull in a blue rope, then tie the cable and another blue rope onto it and pull

if only I was that clever

[Nickfromwales]

On 01/10/2022 at 22:35, PeterW said:

3 core 35mm² is a monster cable - not ducting it and hoping to pull it is he ..??

A 50mm is nowhere near as big as I thought it would be.

35mm only marginally bigger than 25mm tbh.