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  1. M

    power to garage/shed/outbuilding

    Hi All Quick question on the rgs, I know im getting old and loosing the plot, but does it say anywhere in the regs that power to a garage/shed/outbuilding must come from the CU of the main builiding (or spliting the tails and supplying via own cu). If it doesnt then theoretically you could...
  2. K

    Power to the boiler

    Can someone please point me in the right direction of a wiring diagram showing the correct place to put an isolator? Does it need to isolate the wiring centre and the boiler? And Does it need to isolate the switch live from the wiring centre to the boiler?
  3. J

    power to garage

    hey, if i was to put power into a garage would the feed in the consumer unit have to be an rcbo and then the main incomer in the garage be rcd protected as well or do you only need an rcd at the garage end? the c/u in the house is old and only has rewireable fuses, if it needed to supply the...
  4. H

    external power to garage

    Hi chaps, I've been requested to carry out a quote to provide power for a garage which is 80 mtr from the house, can you recommend a suitable ducting which can be used to protect the swa cable? The customer doesn't want to have a trench dug for that distance, can the swa be directly layed...
  5. M

    Power to remote garage

    Hi guys just a little bit of advice needed.. Looking to run power to my garage which is detached from my house. I was thinking about using a 45a rcbo from the consumer unit then out on swa to the garage then having a small consumer unit with mcbs for the sockets and lights, The swa...
  6. P

    No power to upstairs lights

    Hi, I've been to a job today where the upstairs lights are not working. The breaker is fine and there is power there but it's dead at all the switches and roses. I think a wire has probably come loose in a JB somewhere but I can't get access due to solid wood floor in loft conversion. Can I run...
    • puntaprima
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    • aus lighting lights no power power power to upstairs
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Australia
  7. N

    Power To Shed

    Hi I need to get power to my shed, I need 1 double socket and a light, I have been told I need to connect the armoured cable to a stopping box, can someone advise me how this is done. Many Thanks
    • Novice Sparky
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    • aus power power to shed
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  8. P

    power to a stable

    hi can any one help i have been asked to install a socket and a light inside and out side of a stable to run off a 2.2kw generator if its correct can i run flex from a garage consumer unit and fix a plug on to it so they can plug in to generator when neeeded would i still use 6a mcb for lights...
  9. B

    Running Power to a Garage

    Hello fellow sparkys The customer would like me to install A small 2 way CU in his garage. This is for him to use a few power tools, lights and possible an electric door motor. The Armoured cable run is about 25 metres. I am planning to put an RCBO in the house C.U. to protect to cable to the...
    • BathSparks
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    • aus garage power power to running
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  10. H

    power to shed

    im running some 2.5 swa to power my shed but i want to run the cable down the fence insted of laying under ground not sure of the regs though...
    • holfster
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    • aus power power to shed
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  11. N

    Another power to garage post...

    Basically just want anyone to pick me up on anything I may have missed or planned completely wrong! 4mm2 from 32a mcb with RCD protection run from c/u to exterior, down exterior wall in conduit and under ground in cable pipe for about 10m then terminate into garage c/u. Distributed to a 20a...
  12. P

    runing power to a garden shed

    can any one give me guidance on runing power to a shed . i have been told by the elecsa tecnical department you can run from consumer unit from the rcd or seperate rcbo and you do not need another rcd in the shed i was planing on using a 40a mcb using 6mm t+e and 2.5 3 core swa to a garage...
  13. B

    Running power to a shed

    I need to run 25m of 2.5mm armored cabling to a shed. The consumer box has no RCD protection and no spare slots for a RCBO, so I'm thinking of putting an external RCD box next to the main consumer box, any thoughts on this would be most appreciated. i.e how do you split power off to a seperate...
    • basset
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    • aus power power to running shed
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Australia
  14. H

    No power to immersion heater

    Mate asked me to look at his immersion heater that had stopped working. The tank has two elements - labelled 'On Peak' and 'Off peak'. It is the off peak one which has failed. No breakers tripped but the neon on one of the switches (off peak) is out. I've measured around the circuit - no power...
    • Harry Worth
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    • aus heater immersion immersion heater no power power power to
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  15. B

    Power to a shed

    Instead of a direct run straight to the C/U can I go into a socket on a ring main inside the house, run cable from that outside and into the shed into a double socket then to a 3A spur for a light? I'd like to run in conduit with 4mm singles. So from inside house on 32a ring to a 13A double...
  16. T

    no power to fryer

    hi Been called out to look at fault in kebab shop, there chip fryer is hard wired to 45a sw & neon that lost power, removed switch and found no power getting to it, checked the cu and all the mcb are still in the up position, the fryer is wired to 32a mcb which didnt trip, it is a double fryer...
    • tonto33
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    • aus no power power power to
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  17. E

    got voltage from wires to earth but still didnt get power to power supply

    i thought i had a power supply problem recently and there wasnt a neutral going into the machine so i checked everything to earth and seemed to get power into the power supply but when i tried a new one it never worked and the actual fault was a fan that was breaking a fuse, can anyone explain...
    • ek_spark
    • Thread
    • aus didnt earth get neutral power power supply power to still supply voltage volts wires
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  18. S

    Taking power to a Shed / Garage.

    After some advice from the experienced sparks out there. I have built a concrete base at the end of my garden ready for a 15' x 10' summerhouse to go on. I need to take power to it for s/o & lighting. The shed is approx 12m from nearest part of house which is a kitchen extension. Need to...
    • sweeneyuk
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    • aus garage power power to shed taking
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Australia
  19. P

    Power to outbuilding and a pond pump!

    Hi all, running power to an outbuilding and then a pond pump but I have a few questions. Here is my plan; The dwelling installation is TT Ensure dwelling FB has 30Ma RCD Protection and a spare slot Run cable to garage 2 way FB Obviously rate the cable, etc.. Questions Does the cable NEED...
    • Paul Downham
    • Thread
    • armoured aus building cable house outbuilding pond power power to pump
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  20. K

    Power to a shed FCUs, RCDs ETC??

    Afternoon all, I wonder if someone can help me out here. I need to run an electrical supply to my wooden shed - approx 10 metres from my house. I plan to continue the radial circuit from a socket in our dining room. The circuit currently has only 2x double sockets (which don't really get...
    • Kona
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    • aus circuit double house power power to rcd rcds shed socket
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
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