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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	SWA in sand or pipe Sep 10^th, 2011, 11:21am Just worked out that it's slightly cheaper to put an SWA cable in Black MDPE water pipe than bury it in a layer of sand. Would that meet/breech any regs? Would obviously use a warning tape above.
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sparxxxx Full Member Offline Posts: 435 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: SWA in sand or pipe Reply #1 - Sep 10^th, 2011, 2:31pm If you had said blue water pipe, I would say bad idea. But black is one the colours for electrical services, the others are red and orange. So not a problem.
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: SWA in sand or pipe Reply #2 - Sep 10^th, 2011, 4:25pm Except a water pipe is marked water. Stupid and dangerous.
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: SWA in sand or pipe Reply #3 - Sep 10^th, 2011, 5:41pm Guess I'll go with sand then. About £90 worth by the time it's delivered.
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: SWA in sand or pipe Reply #4 - Sep 10^th, 2011, 5:49pm Coils of black duct are cheaper than water pipe anyway!
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: SWA in sand or pipe Reply #5 - Sep 10^th, 2011, 6:13pm Know a good source? I can find 50m of 25mm MDPE black water pipe for £33 inc VAT. Best I've found for electrical duct was nearer £90.
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: SWA in sand or pipe Reply #6 - Sep 11^th, 2011, 9:12am Locally we had some 35mm (I think) duct for around £50. Perhaps not cheaper, but not too expensive. I think it came from city drainage.
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