garage

  1. B

    EV & Garage Feed

    Hi everyone, looking to put a 6mm SWA from house to a new garage 25m away. Wanting to make the garage ready for EV charging later so a little stuck as to future proof the install. Can I use the Doncaster power and data cable but unsure of how to feed the garage and EV charger. Any constructive...
  2. captaincaveman

    size of fused spur for garage electrics

    Hi gorgeous people. I've just been looking at a garage to re-establish the lights in it and put up a couple of LED battens but I have come across an uncommon set up which is making me scratch my head a bit. Any comments would be welcome... The garage is fed by 10m of swa 2.5mm from the lounge...
  3. A

    Socket off a spur to a garage

    Hi there, I just want check that what I am doing is to the regs. I am not an electrician but work in related trade. I have asked a couple of electricians but they have given me different answers so I am slightly confused. I currently have a garage supply with a garage consumer unit (16a for a...
  4. P

    Getting power from house to Garage

    Hi there. I want power in my garage which is NOT attached to my house, its around 20-25 meters from the main house consumer unit to the garage. There is conduit installed underground going from the House consumer unit, to the garage. Also in my main Consumer unit I have a 32amp spare breaker for...
  5. K

    New wiring in garage

    Hi to everyone. I'm new on this forum, so please go easy on me. I am a DIY-er myself but, not too sure if I can do this within regulations so please help. I have attached a drawn picture, to make it (hopefully) easier to explain. There will be a consumer unit installed in the garage next year...
  6. 0

    Commercial garage design

    I'm looking at fitting a commercial garage out. I plan to put a 4 pole 300MA S TYPE rcd as main switch on a 12 way 3 phase board providing I can get the Ra down low enough, should be fine though, otherwise it'll be a 100ma s type. Socket circuits and maybe lighting circuits will go on 30ma DP...
  7. M

    Garage lighting 1 single pole to control all 3 and 1 sensor switch to control middle one

    Hello fellow electricians, I am currently in the midst of wiring 3 lighting fixture at my friends garage. I'm just wondering if there's an easier way to do it or if the way I'm going to do it is going to break the sensor switch. So the situation is this: I'm going to name the lighting fixtures...
  8. S

    Garage supply

    Hi all, Just wondering if some one could help me out on this one, i have a split load RCD board in the house and I plan on putting a new supply to the garage. I am thinking of running a 6mm SWA off a 32a MCB (RCD protected from the board) to a new garage CU, the garage CU will have a; main...
  9. B

    AC90 running on garage (aluminum) ceiling

    I know - needs some explaining: I am improving my old house's garage wiring and need to run on the aluminum ceiling. The ceiling is aluminum as the garage is actually a covered-in carport. Anyway, I am assuming that AC90 armoured cable can be secured to the aluminum ceiling without affecting the...
  10. C

    Garage Heater Hardwire Help

    I am a home owner that has a lot of previous success with some pretty heavy DIY projects including running a 100 amp box in the garage and adding 7 outlets on 3 breakers, etc. That said I just purchased a Dimplex euh12b84ct and have not been able to get it running. Its 12.5 KW 600 Volt and I'm...
  11. J

    MCB as a Main Switch in Garage Panel?

    Hello and thanks for checking this out. I have a garage with its own consumer unit and at this point I'm trying to get some feedback on the pros and cons whether its best to install a "double pole mcb" or "main switch" in the garage panel before going to the individual mcb's. so whats your...
  12. A

    Garage board

    Hi. When certifying a small 2 way garage board. Do I carry out ze at the origin of supply or should I record a zs db reading in the garage? Same question regarding the fault current and short circuit current aswell should it be taken from garage or origin of supply?
  13. Dartlec

    Looking for options for low profile surface mounted lights for a solid soffet over garage

    Currently struggling a bit to find suitable lights to fit above a garage door on the soffit. The soffit has a solid joist/beam directly above it so recessed lighting isn't an option, but the customer doesn't want anything too high profile - just wants ambient lighting for the front of the garage...
    • Dartlec
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    • garage lights looking mounted options profile solid surface
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    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  14. J

    Garage c/u Tripping in House

    Hi all looking for some advice working on a job adding on a couple of sockets and spurs for w/m.& heat / co alarm to existing c/u in garage which is getting supplied by 10mm t&e from house c/u on its own garage c/u 40a mcb anytime the washing machine gets used it is by passing 12way wylex...
  15. T

    Rechargeable, 3.6/7V Li-ions not working in roller-blind garage door sensor - why?

    Just got some Fenix 3.6V(and also tried some old Trustfire 3.7V's) instead of the installed, disposable Li-ion cells, thinking that they would work just as well in my parent's Crocodile garage door sensor. Both brands of rechargeable cells will only allow the door to partially open, about...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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