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  1. BenSparky8

    New Garage Consumer Unit

    Hi guys, Just a quick one. I’m installing a garage board in, planning on a 6mm SWA supply coming from a 32a MCB. The DB I’m feeding from is a split load board. My question is, what is the best way to move over the current MCBs to allow me to put in a MCB that’s not on any of the RCDs (as I...
  2. S

    How should you locally isolate the supply in a garage

    I’ve just moved into a new bungalow. The 6mm T&E cable supplying the garage goes to a FSU with a 13amp fuse. The FSU feeds two double sockets and 2 LED light battens in the garage. The supply is protected by a 16amp mcb backed up by a 63amp 30mA RCD from the consumer unit which is located in a...
  3. LHensh

    Will my garage handle my planned usage?

    Hi, Just looking to get some advice before I get too carried away with plans for using my garage as a home office/ManCave. The garage has an old fusebox (photo attached) with 15amp and 5amp fuses which is fed by a 2.5mm cable coming from the house. The feed to the garage comes from the main...
  4. RT1187

    Is the electric in my garage hooked up?

    Bought a house a few months ago and would like to have access to electrical outlets in the garage. There is already an electric cable running to it and has wires running to an outlet and a light fixture (which is no longer there, just the hanging wire). Looking in the electric cupboard I can't...
  5. T

    Garage supply runs from my neighbours house.....

    Hi, looking for some advice please, My garage electricity supply runs from my neighbours house, the supply has its own metre which i pay for ...recently he has threatened to turn the supply off.... I need to know, a) is this legal and b) how do i reroute the power from his house to a mains...
  6. G

    Main fuse re-locating from house to garage, what cable to take supply back into house

    Firstly, just to re-assure professionals here, all tie-in and testing on this project will be undertaken by a qualified electrician. This post is just to improve my understanding. We are preparing to have solar and wind power generation facilities at our home and the first phase of this is to...
  7. B

    Hi all! I am looking to fit a new 20W outside light on my garage wall.

    Hi all! I am looking to fit a new 20W outside light on my garage wall. I know ideally they should be on a circuit of their own, but can I do the following; Take a spur from a double socket in the garage which is fed from the house and down-amp it using a 5a fcu. Then run a 1.5mm cable from...
  8. LHensh

    Internet in Garage - Powerline Issues

    I have bought a TP Link Home Plug kit to try and get internet in my garage. The kit works fine in the house but unfortunately I get no connection in the garage. The garage is on its own circuit, however from what I have read online this shouldn't cause any issues. Could it be the fuse box in...
  9. O

    Power to a Garage, with RCD at Garage and in the House?

    Hello, I'm no Electrician, but I think I have a understanding of the basics. Few years ago We had our Garage supplied with power by and "electrician". This was done by my Wife's family friend, and he never finished it in my eyes. I've attached a diagram of what's going on...
  10. E

    Light bulbs in basement and garage burnout and can only use 60 watt incandescent.

    So I fancy myself fairly knowledgeable but this one has me stumped. My house was built in 2008. In my basement and in my garage the only light bulbs that work are incandescent 60 W bulbs. I have attempted to use 100 W incandescent bulb and LED bulbs but they do not work. So the other issue is...
  11. F

    Garage electrics upgrade

    Hi all New to this forum, looks like a hive of information. I'm wanting to upgrade my garage electrics - I'm not a qualified electrician, hence my questions, but I do have some reasonable understanding of the fundamentals. I'll set the scene, but basically I'm just looking for affirmation...
  12. D

    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...
  13. S

    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...
  14. N

    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...
  15. Jimmymage

    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!
  16. S

    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...
  17. C

    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...
  18. S

    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...
  19. B

    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...
  20. Edward Morris

    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...

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