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Hi all
I've got a CU in the garage, which is fed by 6mm CSA from the house CU on a 32A MCB.
The garage CU is already full with a 32A C MCB going to the welder socket and a 13A B MCB going to a ring.
I'd like to plumb my compressor in as it's currently on a BS1363 plug into the wall but occasionally trips the breaker.
I would add a 16A socket to the 32A line but the protection would be, of course, 32A. Then I though of a 16A FCU but it seems there's no such thing.
So my question is; can I spur another small CU off the 32A line and put a 16A MCB in there?
Now that I've typed this out it seems pretty clear that what I need to do is swap the existing garage CU for a larger one...!
Thoughts appreciated.
I've got a CU in the garage, which is fed by 6mm CSA from the house CU on a 32A MCB.
The garage CU is already full with a 32A C MCB going to the welder socket and a 13A B MCB going to a ring.
I'd like to plumb my compressor in as it's currently on a BS1363 plug into the wall but occasionally trips the breaker.
I would add a 16A socket to the 32A line but the protection would be, of course, 32A. Then I though of a 16A FCU but it seems there's no such thing.
So my question is; can I spur another small CU off the 32A line and put a 16A MCB in there?
Now that I've typed this out it seems pretty clear that what I need to do is swap the existing garage CU for a larger one...!
Thoughts appreciated.