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  1. 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...
  2. 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"...
  3. 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...
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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?
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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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  11. 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???
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. B

    Garage RCD conundrum.

    Can anyone help with this one I've been scratching my head over for a week? Called to a customer whose garage RCD keeps tripping. TNCS supply, three core SWA submain to RCD garage unit, two radial circuits (6A lights, 16A sockets). IR test from main board on whole garage installation 0.01 mega...
  15. D

    Garage Power Supply Problem

    The power to my garage is supplied by a fused spur in the house. When switched on the fuse in the spur blows and the RCD trips! I found that a live wire had loosened and was hanging out of its connection! Could this be the cause of the problem?
  16. C

    Powering my shop

    Hello everyone. I’m a DIY person and I’m about to give my shop a little juice. I had previously ran UFB 35 feet to a 220 outlet for my brothers RV. Now that he’s gone, I’ve built a 24x24 shop. My intentions are to run 16 led shop lights that will pull 7.04 amperes. Also a shop fan (unsure of...
  17. hayley3

    Garage door stops working but

    If I unplug it, turn circuit breaker off and then on again and THEN plug the garage door back into the outlet, it works fine for a while. How can I troubleshoot that to figure out the problem? Thanks!
  18. C

    Possible bad ground in detached garage

    I have a hybrid vehicle, and I've use a Clipper Creek charger to plug it in for the last 2 or 3 years. A few days ago it was fine, and I unplugged to run an errand. When I came home, though, the charger was flashing on both "Power Fault" and "Charging Fault". After some research, this "usually"...
  19. G

    Garage Supply

    Hi all. I’m a qualified electrician but haven’t had loads of experience doing domestic work so need some advice please. The current consumer unit has no spare ways and she doesn’t want it upgraded. I was going to install a 5 Way Henley block with 16mm tails for my new supply. I’m hearing...
  20. P

    Electricity to garage

    Hi, can anyone advise me what it takes to have an electricity main run to my garage and who I should approach? I own a garage in a complex of garages and would like electricity to be run to it, but my property is no where near to the garage, so I cannot take a feed from anywhere. So I am after...

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