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  1. M

    specify an appropriate wiring system for the luminaires in the main workshop, giving three reasons for your choice. thanks

    specify an appropriate wiring system for the luminaires in the main workshop, giving three reasons for your choice. thanks
  2. Charlie_Don't_Surf

    C&G 2365 Level 3 Diploma Project - Workshop and Storage Building Project

    Hi, just wondered if anyone on here might be able to help. I am currently doing the level 3 2365, and our project is to design the installation for a workshop building, which has a mezzanine area, restroom, accessible toilet and shower, male & female toilets and a main workshop area. Plus an...
  3. C

    Emergency stop buttons on workshop ring main.

    Please forgive terminology. This is a DIY question. Domestic Workshop in new (new to us - small charity) premises that has its own RCD consumer unit with a ring main circuit and a lighting circuit. Has a few single-phase bench tools, saws, pillar drill etc. It's an odd one, it really is...
  4. O

    Wiring in log cabin workshop

    Hi all, I have a log cabin in my garden. An electrician ran an armoured cable from my consumer unit to the log cabin and this terminates on the outside in an exterior junction box. From there, there is a single circuit in the cabin that supplies two external security lights plus power sockets...
  5. cliffed

    Extraneous conductive part in external workshop

    Visual on installation when replacing a couple of faulty fittings. No continuity on steel structure of building, EICR not available @ time of visit. MBPC to each column ?
  6. PezLee

    Workshop keyed safety

    I would like to convert my detached garage into a full time workshop, storm-time garage. As I have a 7 year old (and JUST found out another on the way :) ), I would like to add a keyed switch that will disable several circuits dedicated to tools when my wife or I are not using them (preferably...
  7. M

    E-stops for Car Workshop Ramps

    Hi guys, A car showroom / workshop brand we do work for has asked us to modify a few things in the workshop. One of them being to implement emergency stops into the ramp controls. Getting involved with modifying the ramp control box is something I'd rather avoid as it was obviously wired up...
  8. Tim pan

    Metal workshop in shipping container

    Some friends are setting up a metal workshop inside a shipping container, on site at a commercial building that rents out studios, workshop space etc. There is a 16mm SWA providing a three phase supply to a board inside the container, I looked and it’s connected inside the main building to a...
  9. Bowmeat

    Workshop led lighting help

    Hi all , hopefully somebody on here can help me out, I recently went to change a led unit in a workshop , cut power ,changed led unit , then when I switch power back on it didn't work and also took the bank of 5 lights down with it , disconnected it and the bank still doesn't work, checked...
  10. D

    Future Proofing - Garden Workshop

    Hi all, Im a recent home owner, and have a long term plan to build a workshop/office at the back of the garden (about 20 meters long garden). Consumer unit is at front of house and an awkward position so routing the cable internally will be almost impossible once everything is decorated. The...
  11. Asmdeus

    Workshop electrical wiring upgrade advice

    Hi Everyone, I have recently purchased a spot welder- Celette Scorpion 2400R. Plugged it into my three phases and it blew fuses(3x20A) with the first weld attempt. Changed old fuses like for like with new ones and tried the machine on the lowest setting, then upped it, and fuses were blown once...
  12. SJFC288

    UK Fused Spur To Workshop

    I plan on using a fused spur to route power to a workshop using 10mm2 SWA off a regular 13Amp ring main socket. The workshop will have its own dedicated CU fitted. My question is, what size fused spur switch should I be using? Is a 13A sufficient?
  13. N

    Power to workshop from home

    Looking for a little help please... running power to workshop. My home has a 200amp service. Neutral and ground are bonded at meter on outside of home. Main breaker box in house has neutral(white) and ground separated. I have a 100amp breaker installed in the main panel which ran to a sub panel...
  14. P

    LED suggestions for a workshop

    Good morning all, staying warm I hope We are just moving into a new workshop and would like to change the current lighting to LED, currently there is sodium lights giving out an orange light which in not very eye friendly for our type of work so we are looking for advice or recommendations for...
  15. S

    Problem with the mains in my workshop

    Hi. I've just started renovating my workshop. It's about 30 years old, the walls on the inside have been doubled up with 15mm plasterboard. My plan is to cover the walls with 6mm hardwood ply because I got the sheets for free. I've just started screwing them to the walls. The original...
  16. G

    I need advice on rewiring my workshop.

    I need advice on whether or not I can use the original wires that bring power into my detached structure. The photos show the exterior connection from the power lines that would have a dial from the power company when active. It's currently not active. Another photo shows the exterior wiring...
  17. C

    Workshop power

    Hello can anyone offer and advice on running power to an workshop. All work will be done by a professional electrician, I am merely seeing if my idea is feasible. So far I have 6mm swa prysmian cable buried according to reg, sand bedded and warning tape over etc 6.5 metre run. I have recently...
  18. mattg4321

    GSM CCTV for workshop

    Hi guys Can someone recommend a decent cctv system for a customers workshop. Lots of expensive gear in there and he’d like to keep an eye on it. Have power easily available, but no Wi-fi/internet connection. All the 4G/GSM units I’ve seen seem to be battery only which would be annoying to...
  19. L

    Second CU in domestic workshop - some advice please?

    Hello, If I wanted to put a second Consumer Unit in a domestic workshop with the following criteria, what cable would you advise for the extension. Remote CU would be 50m away from the main board. The main board is not in a house but a separate garage, is a dedicated supply and has it's own...
  20. Mark42

    'Leapfrog' wiring of a ring in a long workshop. What do you think?

    I'm insulating, and replacing the wiring, in one of my own (metal, agricultural-type) workshops - fitting 13A/16A sockets on each of the horizontal 'top hat' wall rails, 20m long, with each 4m bay having 4-5 sockets. This will be done in stages over the next year: the insulation and...
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