Recent content by keith70

hi securespark sorry about that thanks for the reply glad i got it the right way round keith

HI securesparkis right what are the implications of putting in a cable that is too large i would think that putting in a cable that is larger than is needed is a much better option than putting one in that that is only just for the requirements stated i appreciate cost would come into it but...

ok ill take your advice and put in 10mm2 then there cant be any complaints (can there??????)

hi i dont think i will be expanding in the future if i put in 10mm2 for a run of 7/8m what sort of stuff can i run without overloading it or would i be ok with 6mm2 there wont be any welding or heavy drilling etc seem to be getting a lot of conflicting info throughout this and previous posts...

i was wondering what size swa cable to put in whether to be 2.5mm2 or 4mm2 i will only be running couple of sockets 2 lights ,electric garage door outside socket and some low voltage lights as i said before want to put cable in now then connect later in the year what is the concencus on this...

ta again do u think a leccy would have any reservations about me putting in the cable im thinking along the lines of part p regs and certifying the work off i can understand people not wanting the job halfway through/finishing the job off so to speak it will just make my life alot less...

thanks for that the run from meter to cu in the garage will be about 7-8m long does this affect the size of swa? keith

cheers again i was thinking of having a couple of double sockets 2 lights poss flouresent electric garage door outside socket and some low voltage garden lights poss 3/4 20w would love to have a workshop but unfortunitly costs and a wife prevent me keith

cheers rob for that 600mm seems quite deep especially when i've got to dig the trench i was thinking of using some 40mm waste pipe(only because i've got some spare lengths) talking to a few people the popular concensus is to use 2.5mm2 swa cable but like you said i will consult a leccy before...

i've just had a detached garage built and am in the process of constructing paths and walls as well as the driveway. At the moment i am digging trenches for drains. Can i now lay conduit to take the armoured cable to connect the garage to the mains so that when i get a leccy in(which i will be...

its as crafty says service fuse then meter then switch fuse then wires going to the CU so if i have got this right the electrician would prob put in a henley block after the switch fuse with a pair of tails to the CU (as now) and another pair to a MCB from which the SWA goes to the garage just...

hi crafty no it doesnt have tags on it the box before the meter does so i presume that this is the service head as you say would take a pic but cant find the camera( bloody kids) cheers

hi at the moment there are a pair of wires and an earth that go from the meter into a grey box with a fuse in it(is this a Henley block?) from this two similar sized wires and an earth run to my CU inside my house( i presume) would the electrician have to change this "grey box" and put a...

the consumer unit is in the middle of house originally the mains came up the side of house and into the meter then i had an extension built on the side the fuse box was replaced with the cu close to original box and had a new meter box on the side of the extension along with a new gas meter...

sorry crafty you were too quick replying for me DNO?? if they wont let anyone put an enclosure in the meter box where else can it go then my box is on the outside wall and there is nowhere else to put anything without having to put a hole in the wall and i def dont want to do that! keith