Rewiring to a garage

[Pete999]

In metal conduit that is run along the bottom of the kitchen behind all the cupboards. no idea how deep with out ripping the new kitchen out and knocking hole in the wall to measure.
But if i can prove its earthed (or provide one) there is no need to RCD regardless of depth.

The next question is which is best
10mm T&E +CPC
10mm 3 core
or 3x 10mm single core

or is it all 6 and half a dozen.

10mm2 T&E +cpc?

 

[butchtaylor909]

I don't want to be offensive but from what you are asking you don't seem to have a clue what you are doing.

No your right i have never had to do a garage rewire where the CU is so far in the house. normally its a simple job of having a AB outside and running through to the CU, but as this is the first time i have come to a job like this i wanted to ask for advice and not just go at it cowboy fashion like a lot of people do.

 

[butchtaylor909]

but at least i am trying to get the job done correctly with some SWA and not with a bit of 2.5 t&e buried bare to the garage like the last dodgy spark did

 

[butchtaylor909]

10mm2 T&E +cpc?

yeah sorry getting tired, up too early and not enough sleep last night.
does the bonding conductor not need to have a minimum csa of 10 mm to an outbuilding fed form a dwelling with a pme system? i put cpc by error and not pbc.
but without going round again off top of my head i cannot remember if there were any extraneous conductive parts. think the water was plastic.

 

[telectrix]

earrth the metal conduit. install 10mm singles.

 

[telectrix]

but at least i am trying to get the job done correctly with some SWA and not with a bit of 2.5 t&e buried bare to the garage like the last dodgy spark did

well, that's all i had on the van that day.

 

[Pete999]

earrth the metal conduit. install 10mm singles.

What no 10mm2T&E+cpc?

 

[butchtaylor909]

Thanks for the advice Telextrix.

 

[telectrix]

yeah sorry getting tired, up too early and not enough sleep last night.
does the bonding conductor not need to have a minimum csa of 10 mm to an outbuilding fed form a dwelling with a pme system? i put cpc by error and not pbc.
but without going round again off top of my head i cannot remember if there were any extraneous conductive parts. think the water was plastic.

What no 10mm2T&E+cpc?

that's for the fairies that think all showers should be in 10mm. sling some 6mm on a catenary, it won't get hot till you shove 90A down it. ( maybe only 80A on a hot day though).

 

[butchtaylor909]

What no 10mm2T&E+cpc?

Leave the tails of the SWA long enough to reach the CU after you terminate it at the AB

or maybe have 3m tails from the AB in place of the 10mm2T&E+cpc?

see we all make mistakes

 

[Pete999]

that's for the fairies that think all showers should be in 10mm. sling some 6mm on a catenary, it won't get hot till you shove 90A down it. ( maybe only 80A on a hot day though).

What 10mm2 TWIN AND EARTH PLUS A CPC never have I seen such an animal

 

[Octopus]

Have you asked your schemes tech support for suggestions?

 

[Lou]

Please keep this thread polite to all posters and on track else it will have to be locked.

Thanks guys.

 

[butchtaylor909]

Have you asked your schemes tech support for suggestions?

Thanks Murdoch,
To be honest i had forgotten about asking them, i was hoping to get the advice here.

 

[Octopus]

Probably a reasonable call to make, outline the "issues" and then how you intend to deal with it, seeking their views .... that way they can tell you have thought about the "job" rather than assuming they will give you the answers.

A bit like using this forum... outline issues, suggest your solution (as you did) and then respond to points raised - which you have - and this is the best way to get the most out of the "virtual" team.

Which scheme are you with?