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Power to garage options / advice sought
I need to revamp to get safer and legal power out to the nearby garage -
it is impossible to neatly/unobtrusively run a dedicated cable from the existing CU. Thoughts are... 1) to tap into an existing ring main on that side of the house... put in a (? fused outlet / RCBO ?) and take power though a buried armoured cable to the garage approx 9 mtrs away, ? or provide a local earth and ? a Garage consumer unit with RCCD 2) any other methods using existing "nearby" ring main 3) leave as it is with an extension lead plugged in to a current 13 A socket in house, out through window, across patch of grass ( people keep tripping over it) - i.e. not an option.... I only want approx max 13 A out there for a couple of lights and a socket at the bench for a drill / vacuum cleaner small tools... Any suggestions ? and what order should / does it have to be tackled in re BCO etc ? Thanks, Nick |
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Power to garage options / advice sought
I hate replying like this, but you did say that you wanted a "legal"
power supply. Isn't "outside" a special location and will therefore require Building Control approval? I am going to butt out now, and watch the proper answers, but I think that if I really, really had to do it, I would try very, very hard to get a supply out from the CU. George Nick wrote: I need to revamp to get safer and legal power out to the nearby garage - it is impossible to neatly/unobtrusively run a dedicated cable from the existing CU. Thoughts are... 1) to tap into an existing ring main on that side of the house... put in a (? fused outlet / RCBO ?) and take power though a buried armoured cable to the garage approx 9 mtrs away, ? or provide a local earth and ? a Garage consumer unit with RCCD 2) any other methods using existing "nearby" ring main 3) leave as it is with an extension lead plugged in to a current 13 A socket in house, out through window, across patch of grass ( people keep tripping over it) - i.e. not an option.... I only want approx max 13 A out there for a couple of lights and a socket at the bench for a drill / vacuum cleaner small tools... Any suggestions ? and what order should / does it have to be tackled in re BCO etc ? Thanks, Nick |
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Power to garage options / advice sought
"George" wrote in message oups.com... I hate replying like this, but you did say that you wanted a "legal" power supply. Isn't "outside" a special location and will therefore require Building Control approval? I am going to butt out now, and watch the proper answers, but I think that if I really, really had to do it, I would try very, very hard to get a supply out from the CU. George Hi George, Thanks for the reply... By "legal", I mean an install that I can do 90% of myself to a spec that will allow a (?part P) electrician to visit, check/connect up and issue a certificate of compliance to current regs.... It just has to be better than an ageing extension lead draped across the fence / lawn.... As I (seem to) understand it, it is not illegal as it is, but I would feel a lot happier if it were an underground armoured cable with suitable "boxes" at each end Thanks for the reply, Nick |
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Power to garage options / advice sought
"Nick" wrote in message ... I need to revamp to get safer and legal power out to the nearby garage - it is impossible to neatly/unobtrusively run a dedicated cable from the existing CU. Thoughts are... 1) to tap into an existing ring main on that side of the house... put in a (? fused outlet / RCBO ?) and take power though a buried armoured cable to the garage approx 9 mtrs away, ? or provide a local earth and ? a Garage consumer unit with RCCD 2) any other methods using existing "nearby" ring main 3) leave as it is with an extension lead plugged in to a current 13 A socket in house, out through window, across patch of grass ( people keep tripping over it) - i.e. not an option.... I only want approx max 13 A out there for a couple of lights and a socket at the bench for a drill / vacuum cleaner small tools... Any suggestions ? and what order should / does it have to be tackled in re BCO etc ? If you want the cheapest legal way, and you only want to draw 13 amps, then it's called a very long extension lead. If you're concerned of safety then use an (additional?) RCD and compliment the earth with an earth spike. |
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/ Gratuitous snipping
Nick wrote: It just has to be better than an ageing extension lead draped across the fence / lawn.... Thanks for the reply, Nick I quite agree :-) |
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