garage

  1. Paul Whybrow

    Selectivity

    Evening, I have a question if I may. If I have in my garage a 2way DB with a 63 amp rcd fed from main board in house on a 32a mcb but rcd protected. If I perform an auto rcd test would I be right in thinking it would trip the main board 1st as it’s rated at 32amp? thank you
  2. B

    Is Romex allowed in an unfinished garage?

    Hello, I had my garage rewired to add more outlets and lights. It was done with romex. At the time I was planning to finish (drywall) the walls and ceiling. Since then I have decided not to drywall the garage and will be selling the house. Someone told me it is against NEC to have romex in...
  3. N

    UK Garage electrics - analysing quotes

    Hi everyone. I have had two quotes for work but one is twice as expensive as the other and I can't determine which is the better of the two. I believe both are valid and can explain some of the differences, but I'd appreciate some feedback please. Work required: I have a 13A fused spur in the...
  4. M

    DIY garage suite

    I am having a garage suite built out for my agin inlaws and parents when they visit. 400sgft, 4500w h20, 1 appliance outlet (2-3 others in "kitchen area), 1 bathroom, 7 others, 6 regular recepitcal, and 10 light fixtures. I have the load at about 60A and was going to place a 100a and feed it...
  5. Vortigern

    Oh noes! Garage broken into decided to have a moan. Could not post in off topic, second post that will not get published.

    Had my garage broken into a couple of nights ago. Took a lot of cable maybe £500 worth. Drum of SWA and offcuts, T&E reels and singles in all sizes and colours. Strange thing is nothing else taken! Tools were left and mower, jet wash and so on so I suppose that is good. Door wrecked with jemmy...
  6. B

    100 A mains isolater to Garage unit.

    If a want to spilt the tails after a 100A isolation switch does the 2nd DB ( a new garage unit ) have to have a 100 a main switch or is a 40a RCD OK ? I’m assuming because there is a 100a isolation switch then I don’t need a main switch in the garage unit. The garage unit will only be powering a...
  7. G

    Garage cu

    Hi all from an old git still learning and hoping to do 2391 some time soon, If doing a ze on my garage cu do I do it as a zs ? since its fed from cu in main house do I treat it just like doing a zs and then does it become a zdb ?? Thanks all ?
  8. M

    Wiring for Garage Door Safety Sensor

    Hello. New to the forum and hoping there is help for my issue. The receiving sensor on my garage door recently crapped out. I watched a few youtube videos and it all looked easy. In the videos there was always 1 wire in each side of the garage door. It was a matter of (1) connecting the white...
  9. P

    UK What certificate does my garage need?

    I've added some extra circuits to my garage fuse board and I've tested it etc. and filled in a schedule of test results. Is that all that is needed? or do I need to treat it like a full installation and fill out the generic 7 page certificate, treating the supply from the house as the "mains"...
  10. Baddegg

    Metal framed garage......

    EICR on an empty property this morning, potential buyer has instructed, few bad points but overall not to bad, and then this.....16a wylex plug in mcb-2.5 t&e- 32a 10ma Crabtree rccb then runs 8 metres in conduit (broken in places) then goes underground for another 20 metres to feed a db in a...
  11. T

    How to add exterior lights to garage opener?

    i just installed a new garage door opener. Does anyone know of a way to get my exterior garage lights to operate when the garage opener lights are? currently the exterior lights are just controlled by a switch in the garage. Thanks for any information.
  12. G

    UK Help replacing a garage light.

    Hello, I am considering replacing my garage light with a regular bayonet LED light. The current light doesnt work and it isnt the bulb as I have changed that. Is this something that can be done by a hobby DIY'er? Picture attached of the current light.
  13. Robc77

    Garage installation

    So I’m installling a garage DB 63a 30ma RCD With. 6a and 32a mcb Using 2.5 swa from the consumer unit what would the rated needed for protection on the house DB?
  14. J

    Garage

    I have a 40amp typeB MCB (RCD protected) supply to an IP66 junction box in my garden which the runs in 4mm swa cable under my garden to the garage into a 13amp socket. I want to fit a new consumer unit I'm my garage to run a lighting / ring main socket circuit. Question is can I just use the...
  15. J

    UK Garage supply

    Hi, I just recently bought a house and the garage has a supply coming from the house CU via a 40amp MCB which runs into a IP66 rated 13 amp double socket in the garage, I'm almost certain the cable size is 4mm (SWA cable). Ive just recently finished an electrical engineering apprentership...
  16. M

    loss of power to unattached garage

    I have an electrical conundrum and would appreciate any input. I have an unattached garage that has an electrical line (underground) running to it from the house. I kept having, at first, intermittent circuit breaker trips (I have an older Pushmatic circuit breaker in the main house), even...
  17. S

    UK Advice needed for garage power job

    Advice needed! Ive been to see a job for garage power, the previous electrician has taken a 4mm on a 32amp B MCB protected by a 30mA RCD. But hasnt done anything with, apart from the fact there is no protection and its T&E all straight forward. My ownly question is do i gland straight into a...
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  18. B

    UK Consumer board location next to a garage door

    Hi all I’m a self builder here looking for some technical details.... I’m fitting a consumer board next to my garage door and need to know if there is a minimum distance that the board needs to be fitted to the wall in relation to door opening???
  19. Roaders

    What wiring will be required for Solar, ev charger and powerwall in external garage

    Hi All I am buying a new house soon and plan to get quite a bit of work done to it - but not all at once. Initially I am planning a kitchen extension and moving around some internal walls. Eventually I would to add solar panels, EV charger and power wall to the garage which is a separate...
  20. Y

    Garage sub panel issues

    Hello, I’m having trouble determining the issue that I’m having in my garage. I have several shop lights, 110v air compressor, and a ammco 110v brake lathe. When everything is running At the same time, the double poll 60 amp breaker in my basement which is 65 feet away from my garage keeps...
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