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Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:18 pm

Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase about 14 meters of 2.5mm armoured cable
anybody know the best place to buy this thanks.

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:22 pm

There is a place in the industrial estate next to Ely bridge that is cheap but good quality .
Can't remember the name though

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:27 pm

bluebird94 wrote:Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase about 14 meters of 2.5mm armoured cable
anybody know the best place to buy this thanks.

any electrical wholesaler,if the cable is going outside and you are glanding cable outside you need weatherproof glands...BW glands... :ayatollah:

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:29 pm

krabb wrote:
bluebird94 wrote:Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase about 14 meters of 2.5mm armoured cable
anybody know the best place to buy this thanks.

any electrical wholesaler,if the cable is going outside and you are glanding cable outside you need weatherproof glands...BW glands... :ayatollah:

screwfix do 4mm x 25mm for £55....good price.. :ayatollah:

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:45 pm

krabb wrote:
bluebird94 wrote:Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase about 14 meters of 2.5mm armoured cable
anybody know the best place to buy this thanks.

any electrical wholesaler,if the cable is going outside and you are glanding cable outside you need weatherproof glands...BW glands... :ayatollah:


Thanks but as I am only running the cable from the house
to garage, wtf is glanding by the way lol :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:14 pm

bluebird94 wrote:
krabb wrote:
bluebird94 wrote:Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase about 14 meters of 2.5mm armoured cable
anybody know the best place to buy this thanks.

any electrical wholesaler,if the cable is going outside and you are glanding cable outside you need weatherproof glands...BW glands... :ayatollah:


Thanks but as I am only running the cable from the house
to garage, wtf is glanding by the way lol :ayatollah: :ayatollah:


You need to get life insurance as well then

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:42 pm

Ask any gypo(swans fan)-they'll steal you some cheap. :lol:

Re: Armoured cable

Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:45 pm

bluebird94 wrote:
krabb wrote:
bluebird94 wrote:Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase about 14 meters of 2.5mm armoured cable
anybody know the best place to buy this thanks.

any electrical wholesaler,if the cable is going outside and you are glanding cable outside you need weatherproof glands...BW glands... :ayatollah:


Thanks but as I am only running the cable from the house
to garage, wtf is glanding by the way lol :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

haha....the cable needs to be made off into a gland as it has a metal armouring.... :ayatollah:

Re: Armoured cable

Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:03 am

Screwfix is probably as good as any. Don't forget to earth if using metal box

Re: Armoured cable

Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:50 am

Get someone with an account with an electrical wholesalers to get the cable for you as they will get discount.

Re: Armoured cable

Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:38 pm

May want to have a look on here
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?tit ... nating_SWA

Or youtube if you don't know what glanding is.