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    Upgrading my garage electrics for more light and extra sockets

    My Current Setup (see image BEFORE.jpg): The wiring for my existing detached garage is shown (see image BEFORE.jpg). The house consumer unit provides RCD and MCB (Hager MTN116 B16 – 16A) protection and is wired to the garage via SWA. The SWA armour is earthed where it leaves the house. It enters...
    • danieltanner
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    • electrics extra garage led lights light new sockets sockets
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    Attached Garage Wiring

    What’s the norm these days for wiring an attached garage? Only entrance will be outside then in garage door. Best to run a supply to garage supplied by RCBO then have a small 2 way consumer & take the circuits from it? Or run a ring main to garage & come off existing house lighting circuit for...
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    running wire under drive way to garage for sub panel?

    2ga is what i think i need for the runs. ill have 220v out there so ill do 3 runs for hot/hot/neutral and then ground. reading the current code it seems i need grounding rods out there as well as a dedicated ground from house to garage? is that right? can i sleeve cables for wire color change...
    • NCC74656
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    • drive garage panel running screwfix under wire
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    What's this outlet for in my garage?

    Dear all, I am a new home owner and I recently found a bigger-than-usual outlet in my garage: My question is what is this outlet for? Thank you!
    • Jimmymage
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    • garage outlet screwfix what's
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Residential garage: single 220v circuit for multiple tools?

    Looking for some advice and insight on best practices here. I have an attached garage 25 feet away from my main 200amp service panel in my home. I want to use a mig welder, a 3HP table saw, and a 2HP belt grinder in my garage. I have plenty of room in my panel to add a circuit for each, but to...
    • SlimJim82
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    • 220v circuit garage multiple residential screwfix single tools
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Old MICC cable underground to garage, extraneous conductive parts

    Ok so the scenario is there is an old MICC or pyro 1.5mm 2 core cable supplying the garage run underground on a 16A circuit breaker that is RCD protected. In the garage there is a water pipe fed from the house, at the house it is bonded using 10mm, at the garage bonded with 6mm. I think the...
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    UK Sub mains for garage help?

    So looking for some help, currently I have a sub mains board in the garage supplied from the house CU on a B16 mcb. Right now the sub mains in the garage has a 63amp main switch with 32amp radial circuit and a 10 amp lighting circuit although as there is going to be a shower added in to here...
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    Can I connect an outdoor socket to a junction box which feeds my garage?

    Hi, I’m looking at adding an external socket on my house. I have a external junction box which is fed from the main consumer unit, in the junction box is a connector block which feeds a SWA cable which goes under my patio to my garage. In the garage is a smaller consumer unit which has a socket...
    • banksey88
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    • box connect feeds garage junction junction box outdoor outdoor socket socket
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Adding second light switch to garage circuit

    Hi. First up, I am not a qualified electrician so this is a DIY project However, I am physicist by training with a specialism in electromagnetism, so I know the principals of circuits. I want to add a second switch to my garage lighting, so that we don't have to fight our way to one corner of...
    • Edward Morris
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    • 2 way adding circuit garage light light switch light switch replacement second switch
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    Adding 5 double plug sockets to garage

    Hi, I am looking for some advice on the best way to install 5 double plug sockets into my garage, all of which will be running multiple computers. My CU is located in the garage. Would it be best to install the sockets onto their own ring main, or to add them onto the existing garage circuit...
    • Joshw1024
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    • adding double garage plug sockets
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Garage lost power

    Good morning, first time here. Woke up this morning to find the Washing Machine in the garage has no power, one of the two overhead lights won't come on in the garage either. GFCI the washing machine connects to won't reset, no power to the other outlet on that wall either. The two overhead...
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    Garage Block Supply and EV Charger Install Advice Please!

    Hi All I'm in the process of getting quotes to get an EV Charger installed, and hopefully at the same time power to 14 residents garages. As it stands, the expectation is the majority of use in the garages will simply be for lights as they are too small for modern cars. There will undoubtedly...
    • crispy77
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    • advice block charger ev charger garage garages install please supply
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Garage Consumer Unit

    Evening all. A friend has had his whole house rewired with a 4 way CU installed in the garage on its own circuit. It has an 80A RCD acting as the main switch and 2 breakers 20A and 6A for a socket and light respectively. Here’s my question; would the addition of a single light and a single...
    • SteWal
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    • consumer consumer unit garage unit
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Garage supply suitable

    Hi there ! so I need some sockets in my garage and it’s only about a metre away from the house (kitchen sockets on internal side) I’m going to spur off my kitchen socket into a fuse spur and then run some 2.5mm into conduit and out to the garage (weatherproof box , saddles used ) also going to...
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    EV charger on garage CU

    Hi all, First post so appologies if this is not the place to ask. I'm after some help after receiving conflicting advise from a couple of electricians regarding the install of an EV charger on the outside of my garage, the garage is detached from the house. Garage is fed with 10mm2 SWA from the...
    • matthew77
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    • charger ev charger garage
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    UK Garage consumer unit in an outbuilding swa 2 or 3 core

    Hi all I'm installing an Garage consumer unit in an outbuilding being converted to a studio for a photographer just 1 ring main and lighting circuit. supply cable 50M length SWA 10mm due to volt drop. No room where Consumer unit is to bring SWA in and terminate so was going to put IP65 box on...
    • GoBobGo
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    • 3 core consumer consumer unit core garage outbuilding swa unit
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    This is about a garage.

    Hello Ladies and Gents. Apologies in advanced, i doubt my self a little too much. I have ripped the old fused bored of the wall, pulled the cables out. Well, 2 reasons. I have NAPIT coming around to assess me and Its definitely a job that needed doing... A rewire I mean, of the garage. I am...
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    UK SWA feed to garage for brewing equipment

    Short Version Is it permissible to have 2 feeds to 2 separate consumer units in a detached garage? Is it permissible to run SWA underground through a duct/conduit or must it be direct in ground? What diameter SWA would I require for a 10m run, buried and clipped to wall, feeding 3 x 16a...
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    240V to Detached Condo Garage and NEC 225.30 Violation?

    Hey Guys, Hopefully this picture is clear enough to read the text boxes (if not, the PDF attached should be clearer). I'm trying to get 240V ran to my detached condo garage in order to run my TIG welder and my plasma cutter. I live in Ohio, and I know they still operate under NEC 2017. I want...
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    Simplest Way to Add Panel to Detached Condo Garage?

    Hello All, Let be begin by making it clear that I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN! I will be hiring one (I have one scheduled to come out to take a look, but it won't be until 10 days from now). I am making this post to get input from professional electricians as to whether this idea I have...

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