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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rogue Trader on December 11, 2009, 08:20:50 pm

Title: extension cable for Omnivac
Post by: Rogue Trader on December 11, 2009, 08:20:50 pm

What do you gutter suckers+ use for an extension cable between genny and vac , omni said the longer you go the thicker the cable needs to be but couldnt give me specifics

Title: Re: extension cable for Omnivac
Post by: Jeff Brimble on December 11, 2009, 08:29:45 pm

Ask at your electrical store for " Arctic cable"

Title: Re: extension cable for Omnivac
Post by: amberini on December 11, 2009, 08:48:12 pm

Hey Matt, being a time served spark and a gutter sucker... maybe i can help clear this up?
regardless of what anybody says including omni-pole you can quite comfortably get away with 2.5 mm cable upto 50 metres,  however depending on wether you are 110v or 240 4mm would be the safer bet at 100 metres but to be honest you would not experience any voltage drop at 100 metres using either... 

dont wory about over heating cable ( residential properties can run 120 metres of 2.5 without a single insulation or voltage drop problem) just be aware of external factors, ie cold, wet etc so my advice and what i use is 4mm artic cable split into 2 sections so i only use 50 m when poss, with another 50 metres to add if ness.   


james

Title: Re: extension cable for Omnivac
Post by: Rogue Trader on December 12, 2009, 10:38:38 am

thanks James , ill get some 4mm  ;D...... expensive though innit!! :o

Title: Re: extension cable for Omnivac
Post by: amberini on December 12, 2009, 04:01:29 pm

dont buy any just yet?... get yourself to a local car boot sale , it's amazing how many times i have seen or bought from there... never paid more than £5 for 50 meteres BARGAIN, if not try TLC they have old roll stock quite cheat & all connectors of 32amp cost about £6 x 2