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I have come across 6mm sleeving from RS, will that be large enough for 6mm SWA cores? i know the numbers add up, but I'm thinking it could be a tight squeeze. I thought it was 'Safety electrical connection - do not remove' but i was struggling to find metal labels rather than stickers, i never...

Hi, when sleeving the conductors on a 6mm 3 core SWA is it ok to use insulations tape? Or would heat shrink be better? Or perhaps another option i haven't even considered yet? Also, when the MET/MEB is outside of the consumer unit, what label should be fitted next to it? Any links to them would...

Hi, i would like to make sure i understand this properly. On a TNS supply, using 3 core SWA to run a sub-main, and using the third core for CPC, where the SWA gland terminates into a plastic enclosure, how is it best to earth the armour? Am i right that you run a fly lead (the same size CSA as...

Sorry i wasn't more clear. 1. When i say external i meant outside the consumer unit, not within an outside meter cabinet. The reason for this is to split the tails for the new sub-mains, rather than run the submarines from the consumer unit. 2. The reason for the switch fuse is to protect the...

Hi, i have a coupe of question. 1. What sort of external earth block is used for an external MEB, used to connect the MEC and a sub-mains earth on a TNS system? https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLEB8.html Is this what i am looking for or am i barking up the wrong tree. Does it need to be...

I have taken some pictures as requested. If you can't see any workable way of fixing fluorescents i am still open to the idea of fitting lights on the walls.

After checking today i don't think hanging fluorescents will be an option, because the height of the garage is only 2m, plus the construction of the steel trusses/frame combined with the flat roof sitting directly on them makes it very difficult to fix any girder clips, or run any cable/conduit...

Ah i see, i will check it out. As the garage is mainly used for storage, are the single versions ok as well? https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_Menu_Index/Lighting_Fluorescent_Index/Single_Flo_2/index.html Will 1 at the back fixed to the trusses going the width of the garage be...

Thanks, thats exactly what i was looking for. How do i go about cutting the chain to length? Is it ok to use a single fluorescent light? or do i have to use a twin fluorescent light?

Hi, i can't find any girder clips which i could use to fix light to trusses, i can only find the ones for cables and conduit. Could you point me in the right direction please?

As the garage has a sloping roof the back wall is only 1.9m high. There is also a window in the middle of the wall which would prevent a strip light being run straight across it, there is about 750mm either side of the window where it might be possible? That is the space i would intend to fit...

Hi, i would like to have lighting put in my garage, i currently have a consumer unit and 2 socket circuits in there. My garage roof is made up off steel roof trusses and there isn't really a way of fixing a light to them, so i was thinking about having wall lights instead, and more specifically...