Garage re-wire

[raustin]

Evening all.

Just started a garage re-wire this afternoon for a neighbour and just after a bit of advice. The previous owner was a bit of a diyer!! I advised her that it will be easier and best if we start from scratch.

As an example of what I found on my initial inspection:-

Earthing for lighting being terminated in the earth terminal of the switch with no connection to the supply earth.

The FCU for the lighting circuit had no earth from the incomming or out going supply. The back box and front plate were connected with an earth wire ( Box is plastic). I have sorted the earth now but still have a question with how it has been wired.

The lighting is coming from an FCU. The light switch is a double for 2 different lights in the garage. The switch is being used for the loop. The neutrals have been connected together using a terminal block.

The FCU is right next to the switch so rather than running the power cable to the 1st light with a loop going to the 2nd, he's done all that at the switch. Then he's run the 2 switch cables to the lights.

Hope the above makes sense?

Is this correct, can it be done like that? Its saved cable but not how I would have done it.

Cheers Rich

 

[telectrix]

tried that pedictive text once. tried to write bible and it came up with bisexual. DOH

 

[IQ Electrical]

tried that pedictive text once. tried to write bible and it came up with bisexual. DOH

Mmm, got to be careful with that one!

 

[telectrix]

on the very rare occasion i try and send a text , either it takes me an hour, or, more usually, what i write gets wiped out half way through and the phone comes up with some stupid internet garbage or mp3 whatever that is.

 

[steamboatwilly]

I used a garage for my NIC inspection....metal boxes and plastic conduit/singles. Not that much more expensive to do anyway but good to impress the inspector. Anyways....it's a lady & gardening now but what if a rough mechanic moves in with her in a few months?

 

[IQ Electrical]

I used a garage for my NIC inspection....metal boxes and plastic conduit/singles. Not that much more expensive to do anyway but good to impress the inspector. Anyways....it's a lady & gardening now but what if a rough mechanic moves in with her in a few months?

She'll be bruised and smelling of oil?

 

[steamboatwilly]

Probably the least of her worries iq.

 

[telectrix]

She'll be bruised and smelling of oil?

engine oil or baby oil?

 

[raustin]

I used a garage for my NIC inspection....metal boxes and plastic conduit/singles. Not that much more expensive to do anyway but good to impress the inspector. Anyways....it's a lady & gardening now but what if a rough mechanic moves in with her in a few months?

OK thanks, maybe I'll do that then. The garage has a loft space so I was planning on dropping the cables down from there. Would it be best to use T&E rather than singles? Did that count as a major job for the NIC to inspect?

 

[malcolmsanford]

Are you fitting a local DB in the garage, if you are then they may class it as a major job. If your just going to use a final circuit to a garage FCU then they will most likely class it as a minor.

 

[steamboatwilly]

Are you fitting a local DB in the garage, if you are then they may class it as a major job. If your just going to use a final circuit to a garage FCU then they will most likely class it as a minor.

Yes, exactly the case. I had a garage CU and it counted as major. Yes, use the 'loft' space if it'll help reduce the conduit. You can fit 2.5mm T&E in 20mm but don't pull too much as a time 'cos it's tight on corners! Good luck.

 

[raustin]

Yes, exactly the case. I had a garage CU and it counted as major. Yes, use the 'loft' space if it'll help reduce the conduit. You can fit 2.5mm T&E in 20mm but don't pull too much as a time 'cos it's tight on corners! Good luck.

No CU to fit as there is already one in the meter cupboard. So it is just a re-wire.

 

[steamboatwilly]

No CU to fit as there is already one in the meter cupboard. So it is just a re-wire.

Well, depends on what else you're showing the inspector. They seem to be quite flexible with me nowadays and there doesn't seem to be a hard and fast rule about 1 major and 1 minor. Depends on what you're showing...

Incidentally, my inspector and had his own inspector this year! That was sporting. He had to be bullet-proof (and so did I).