Recent content by flashuk

@RF Lighting I can only go by what their rubbish spec and installation manual tells me! I agree it appears inconsistent :) @daftpunk: maybe it was the 16A for the aircon that had you thinking 6mm was borderline?

@stillp Not sure this is ever gong to happen though. The u/f heating will only ever kick in below 10 deg C. As soon as the room is 11deg C then u/f switches off...if the outside temp is increasing and then gets to 15deg C in the room, then aircon switches on Given the level of insulation...

@Daftpunk Thinking about this again, why do you think the 6mm will be borderline? Given it is currently protected by a 32A MCB, and 6mm can handle say 7500W pull easily, surely that is plenty even with 2000W u/f heating? Lights are not going to be more than 400W, and only small stuff on the...

Ha ha :D I am only just about getting away with this with the wife...even she would notice a cellar being dug out!

Hi Daftpunk Am turning the garage into a wine cellar. A ton of insulation also going in to floor, roof and walls. The room needs to at around 10-15 deg C, so realistically it might need air con about 30 days a year, and heating more often. The air con unit also does heating so that was...

Hi there My garage is currently supplied by a 15m 3 core 6mm SWA cable running from an RCD protected CU in the house on a 32A MCB. The garage has an RCD CU with a 16A and a 6A MCB for ring main and light circuit. Am making some changes to my garage: - installing underfloor heating (max...