Electrics for Marquee wedding

[beaufontboy]

I have used various power supplies from wedding outdoor venues, we often get problems with being on the same supply as the kitchen and this does some times cause noise through the DJ computer that we use as back up in case the CD players fail, may be worth checking with DJ to find out what kit he is running and if he has had any problems with noise before !

 

[Taylortwocities]

Johnny come latelys. Try and keep up!

 

[RF Lighting]

Hope it's not a TN-C-S supply to the house

 

[OwainDIYer]

Another vote for the generator. supplied by the marquee co. so they're responsible.

Emergency lighting - in kitchen as well as 'public' areas.

Consider also an emergency sound system if the marquee is large. This might just be a battery powered megaphone, or put the DJ mic and amp on a UPS.

 

[jj4091]

A generator can work out very expensive to hire

Not true, when was the last time you priced one?

 

[garyo]

I used a generator in a marquee last year. They install was very professional - I specified where I wanted each 13amp outlets, the genny fed into a RCD protected consumer unit hung in the marquee kitchen with an MCB on every circuit. All good.

I've also tried doing it the DIY way and suffered with voltage drop. If you DIY I'd at least recommend testing your set up a couple of weeks before, on full load, so that you still have time to hire a generator if required.

Gary