Hi
I'm doing some outdoor wiring and I have a few questions I'm hoping some knowledgeable electricians can help with.
1. Wiring to garage. I have a kit which you drill a hole through the wall and plug one socket in to the household supply via an RCD plug and then an outdoor IP65 socket attaches outside. From that i'm running some 1.5mm cable to a garage socket for occasional power tool use and general lighting (max consumption 2kw) - I thought for 1.5mm cable you use a 13amp fuse but someone told me to use a lower rated fuse 10amp? do you generally use a fuse with lower rating than the cable/flex?
2. The general garage lighting is 4 x 60w bulkheads. The instructions say to use 1mm cable but I have 0.75mm cable. Is the 0.75mm cable ok via a 3amp fuse?
3. Outdoor lights. from the second of the IP65 sockets i'd like to run 2 sets of lights from a two way switch. The lights are rated 100w and 120w. is it ok to use the 0.75mm cable again with a 3amp fuse to the switch and then from the switch to each set of lights or would I need a larger cable diameter?
Thanks
I'm doing some outdoor wiring and I have a few questions I'm hoping some knowledgeable electricians can help with.
1. Wiring to garage. I have a kit which you drill a hole through the wall and plug one socket in to the household supply via an RCD plug and then an outdoor IP65 socket attaches outside. From that i'm running some 1.5mm cable to a garage socket for occasional power tool use and general lighting (max consumption 2kw) - I thought for 1.5mm cable you use a 13amp fuse but someone told me to use a lower rated fuse 10amp? do you generally use a fuse with lower rating than the cable/flex?
2. The general garage lighting is 4 x 60w bulkheads. The instructions say to use 1mm cable but I have 0.75mm cable. Is the 0.75mm cable ok via a 3amp fuse?
3. Outdoor lights. from the second of the IP65 sockets i'd like to run 2 sets of lights from a two way switch. The lights are rated 100w and 120w. is it ok to use the 0.75mm cable again with a 3amp fuse to the switch and then from the switch to each set of lights or would I need a larger cable diameter?
Thanks