As recommended in this thread, I am interested in what the rules are regarding a buried cable.
My garage is about 15m from my house, in between is my back garden and then an 8m wide tarmac drive/private road... it's access just to the garages of my house and our immediate neighbours. I have already received permission from the property management company (it's a new-build estate) to lay a cable as long as it is done properly and the surface made good afterwards.
My plan is to take the garage power as a spur from a socket in my living room (the closest room to the garage). I do not wish to set up a new circuit if possible or touch my main fuse box. The usage will be pretty light - a couple of sockets and lighting. I would like a chest freezer and ability to plug in hand tools but certainly not a workshop requiring serious power... 13A is just fine.
Can anyone tell me what the relevant regulations are here? I believe it can be done as a spur by anyone, with a standard RCD in the garage, but there are rules on the type of cable used, the way it is marked, and the depth it is buried - correct?
The plan so far is to bury an armoured cable, which I think meets regulations, but looking around the web I see people talk about conduit colours and so on. It seemed like they were using standard cables inside a conduit - what are my options here and what is recommended? I can see how putting everything inside a conduit/pipe is beneficial for replacing cables later!
I saw some people recommending you could "hammer a scaffolding pole through" underground, wash it out and use this as a conduit. Is that legal?!
ps: don't worry I am not the one doing the work but the person who is is a builder rather than electrician and hasn't done this exact job before, so I want to make sure I know what he's doing is correct.
My garage is about 15m from my house, in between is my back garden and then an 8m wide tarmac drive/private road... it's access just to the garages of my house and our immediate neighbours. I have already received permission from the property management company (it's a new-build estate) to lay a cable as long as it is done properly and the surface made good afterwards.
My plan is to take the garage power as a spur from a socket in my living room (the closest room to the garage). I do not wish to set up a new circuit if possible or touch my main fuse box. The usage will be pretty light - a couple of sockets and lighting. I would like a chest freezer and ability to plug in hand tools but certainly not a workshop requiring serious power... 13A is just fine.
Can anyone tell me what the relevant regulations are here? I believe it can be done as a spur by anyone, with a standard RCD in the garage, but there are rules on the type of cable used, the way it is marked, and the depth it is buried - correct?
The plan so far is to bury an armoured cable, which I think meets regulations, but looking around the web I see people talk about conduit colours and so on. It seemed like they were using standard cables inside a conduit - what are my options here and what is recommended? I can see how putting everything inside a conduit/pipe is beneficial for replacing cables later!
I saw some people recommending you could "hammer a scaffolding pole through" underground, wash it out and use this as a conduit. Is that legal?!
ps: don't worry I am not the one doing the work but the person who is is a builder rather than electrician and hasn't done this exact job before, so I want to make sure I know what he's doing is correct.