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  1. littlespark

    Trusted garage in Aberdeen?

    Yep, I know this should be in a different section, but no one ever seems to get the ‘off topic’ threads in their new feed lists.... A few weeks ago I mentioned somewhere that daughter dearest had burned up the clutch in her little Kia picanto..... today she says it’s having trouble going...
  2. Gavin John Hyde

    Using a priority unit in garage with ev charging

    I have an install coming up where there is a 40 amp supply to a garage via 2 core 4mm swa buried. due to a rather expensive patio and other works its not possible to run a new swa to garage. Customer wants ideally to keep the sockets/lights in garage and have an ev charger. Charger will be used...
  3. D

    Garage consumer unit

    Hi there. I am looking to have a consumer unit installed in my garage to mainly supply my air conditioning units as mains outdoor fed? Currently There is a 2.5mm Twin & earth b16 amp from main consumer unit feeding a double socket within garage. Any idea how much it would cost to put a...
  4. F

    Power to garage sockets and adding light.

    Hi everyone. I basically wanted to check to see if what I propose is correct. I had an electrician come round (pre covid) to install power to my garage (Detached from house). This is the setup he used. Spur off socket on ring main a short distance to a 13A switched FCU Cable from the FCU...
  5. R

    Running wiring in a garage ceiling joists.

    Hey folks, I had a couple of questions regarding running electrical cables in an attached garage. Any help is appreciated. #1. I am installing a recessed sub-panel in my attached garage. I will be running 2-2-2-4 cable from the main panel to the garage through my attic crawl space. The cable...
  6. K

    UK Supply for garage and a big shed

    Just looking for abit of advice newly qualified spark (only ever done new builds this is my first private job) and I’m doing a job for a neighbour and there’s wanting supply to supply and garage and then the shed supplying aswell and was wondering if I I can get away with just running one supply...
  7. P

    Connect Sockets To Shed Supply

    Hello, The shed is supplied with 6mm Swa on a 25amp rcbo. Inside the shed is a 20amp socket circuit and a 5 amp lighting circuit. Can I add a junction box to the supply cable about mid way and radial off that box to a double socket? a 32amp radial requires 4mm, and a 20amp radial is 2.5mm...
  8. E

    Supply to garage.

    Hi ok here we go. Friend has asked if can rewire his garage as he is turning it into a gym. I said ok no problem. He the put the spanner in. Ok I want 1 circuit for a car charger. 7.4kw. 2 x 3kw heaters 1 x ring main for gym equipment. From what i can tell running machine is most power...
  9. L

    Light to turn on when opening automatic garage door

    Hi Everyone, I have the (luxury) of an automatic garage door. The motor to this door is powered by a standard 3-pin domestic plug. There is a standard on/off light switch in the garage to turn on these 6 LED battens (https://amzn.to/38BJ5ws) in there. The lighting circuit is on a separate...
  10. T

    UK Supplying a garage

    My brother is having new electric garage doors installed and the guy doing it has said he needs two normal 13A domestic sockets installed to plug the control boxes into. My brother has asked me to do this for him but as I have not done anything domestic since college I'm unsure of the regs...
  11. M

    Garage CU outdoors

    It seems manufactures shy away from stating their IP rated CU’s are suitable for use outdoors - for example the BG IP65 one below which is metal are great sturdy well made boards classed as weatherproof but Implied for garage use (ie indoors) If it’s weatherproof and IP65 then it can be used...
  12. B

    Electrical sockets compromising tanking system?

    Hi We have had our single garage damp proofed (tanking system) it took a a good few months to work due to the amount of damp present(garage used to flood over time - back wall attaches to neighbours elevated garden 2/3 of the wall is agains ground). we’ve had the tanking done and it has...
  13. F

    Using a garage CU as the main CU for flat

    Hi, If a home only uses 3 circuits, Can you use a 3 way garage CU as a replacement for the current old style CU (5 way with 2 spare)? Are garage CU just little standard CU's? Is not having spare room for additional circuits a c2 fail on EICR? Cheers
  14. D

    Shed/garage supply

    Hi all , a family member has asked me to come and install a small board and downlights and sockets in his newly buit garage. There is currently a 6mm SWA cable running from the house to the shed which has a small garage board powering lights and sockets in the shed. I was going to change that to...
  15. F

    UK Garage consumer unit

    Hi can I install a small consumer unit in my garden out house on a SWA cable and connect it directly onto the new consmer unit in the house
  16. A

    Garage supply/RCBO Upstream

    Hi Gang, Old member here :hand: no idea where my old account went but hey ho! Anyway, having moved into panel wiring I always like to check that I'm doing the right thing domestically etc, you wouldn't think I've got my 2391 but it's been a while! So..ressuplying my large garage with a new...
  17. E

    Garage power

    If I connect 4mm2 armoured from a 32A mcb to a garage 30metres away do I need to sub-fuse box in the garage or can I just use it as a radial circuit? The garage will have two sockets and fused down lighting.
  18. P

    garage supply

    HI Could anybody please advise me or show me a wiring diagram for a supply into a separate garage. I have a distribution box for garage but it came with no diagram or instructions. Not sure what latest regs are as I retired a few years ago. I attach a picture of unit I have and any help would be...
  19. G

    Garage suply

    Hi hope everyone is doing ok? Question please, Garage with swa supply on 32a mcb in house , can I replace dp switch on garage cu with dp rcd as don't have space for both in garage cu, and would like to take swa supply off of house cu rcd and put onto none side of rcd in house to prevent...
  20. Pinners27

    fused spur to garage and outdoor socket

    i had an electrician out and they fitted a switched fused spur on to an existing double gang socket in my kitchen to run power out to my garage. At a later date another electrician then ran another outdoor socket off of the double gang socket. I'm now having some new patio doors installed and...

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