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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Power to garrage

    Hi all, Does the SWA from the house to the garrage have to be 30mA protected? Im thinking it does? Regards Si.
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    No mains power to Shower switch

    Hi all, Neat forum you guys have hear,just the place for all my leccy questions...lol I moved into a new house a year ago, the chap i bought it from was a builder and he added a nice extention to the house, thats now the master bedroom with on suite shower which works great, however upstairs in...
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    Power to Garage

    Hi Can anyone help please.I am running power to my shed which is about 28m away from consumer unit.It's about 11m in the house & then 17m outside in the garden.Iam planning to use twin & earth in a trunking inside house & swa cable clipped to fence outside.Just wondering if 4mm2 is enough...
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    Power to a portakabin stake or not to stake?

    Hi Guys. Got a job coming up where the customer wants me to install power to two portakabins. I have a few questions and would really appreciate it if someone could help out. They are located on a waste recycling site and will be used as the sites offices the previous cabins that they are...
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    Power to Shed (Again Sorry)

    Hi all, Ive just been to look at a job, customer requires power in his shed. CU is old has no rcd protection and no spare ways. My initial plan was to advise a board change or a rcd cu to be added via henly block. Problem is customer doesnt want upheaval in the house as no easy run to back...
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    Is there UPS (uninterruptible power supply) that can supply power to mains plugs?

    Hi there- does anyone here know if there's a UPS unit that exists that can supply power to other mains plugs, not just the 'kettle' plugs for peripherals? i.e. something that can be charged and stores electricity, into which you can plug a device with a mains 3 pin sockets when in an area with...
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    Power to the swimming pool...

    OK chaps I have a great one for all you thinkers out there.......... My friends company are renovating a house. Wiring in the house is all catered for so this question is just about the pool area power. To be honest its a bloody mess (in my humble, yet not terribly experienced point of...
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    Power to the switch......

    Just a quick question for my own curiosity chaps. Is there anything wrong with running the power on a lighting circuit to the switch rather than to the rose? I am asking because normally I would run the power to the rose and then run a t&e to the switch (brown sleeving the neutral before...
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    Temporary Power to Yard

    Hi, I hope someone can help me here, and apologies for being my first post and I'm asking a question! I work in a factory, and do all the internal electrical work to 17th Edition and testing to 2391, but have been asked by management to do a job which I'm not sure the best way to go about it...
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    Power to a shed

    Ok, so doing a job and the customer keeps wanting more and more stuff done as time goes on. Which is a good thing I guess :p Anyhoo, they are now wanting a brick shed with lights and a socket. I am already going to intall a new seperate cu for the extension as they don't want the old one...
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    Power to an out building

    Say you wanted to power a shed office, or somethign similar, and lets say it's up the end a garden. Would you split at the meter to an isolator switch or a breaker then swa all the way up to a new CU. Then for earth would you have to use an earth spike instead of the earth down the armoured...
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    power to garden shed

    hello everyone. need some advice please. i need to run a supply to a garden shed. goin to use swa, not sure what size? it a 35 meter run. installing a 2 way rcd board consumer unit in the shed will install 2 lights and 3 sockets. for freezer and lawnmower. db in the house is a not rcd, will i...
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    Help putting power to a shed!!

    Hi this will be my first job for myself since qualifying and just would like a little assurance if possible. A friend has a garden shed 40 meters from his house and would like sockets and lighting putting in. I am thinking 6mm2 SWA 3 core going from his original house CU (protected by rcd and...
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    power to garage

    I have got an underground armoured cable which comes up outside my garage wall. It's not connected yet. The question is what is the best way of doing things from here on. The garage wall is 100mm blockwork, not sure how deep the foundation strip is if any, the cable is approx 20mm dia. How...
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    running power to garage

    I currently have an old type rewireable fuse unit & I wish to run power to my garage to supply a light and some sockets. The cables will be run inside the house as the garage is attached but aprox 10m away from fuse board. I’ve had 4 people come and look at the job each have told me a different...
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    Power to garages and workshops?

    Hi, At work my boss asked me to run power to two new workshops from the main dist board. he said that we had to run 25mm armoured as "that is the smallest you can take to a consumer unit" is that in the regs?? So if someone in a house wanted power to a garage/workshop, surely you dont have...

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