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    POWER SUPPLY TO EXTERNAL GARAGE

    Why dont you help others rather than quoting them only to pick faults! Isn't this REALLY what the forum is for!!! For others to help others! and pass on knowledge, tips and hints etc.... Sad man! :lol: Paul storms off to electricute hisself!!!! :shock:
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    POWER SUPPLY TO EXTERNAL GARAGE

    I have no problem in researching this matter and i will get there in the end !! I just thought that using a forum would prove more helpful and less time consuming! So... off to do my research! Thanks for...er nuffin all sheds.!! :P
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    POWER SUPPLY TO EXTERNAL GARAGE

    Thanks mapj. All these abbreviations dont't help much i'm afraid. I'm more worried of how I go about connecting to the mains. Ie when the box is turned off and fuses taken out that stops the supply into the house but I take it its still live with the power comming into the house!! Please help on...
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    POWER SUPPLY TO EXTERNAL GARAGE

    Cheers ban all! lolol
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    POWER SUPPLY TO EXTERNAL GARAGE

    Thanks mike! All I require is lighting and a few power points. The garage is seperate from the house which is mid-terrace, approx 15ft away. I'm worried about wiring into my fuse box! How do I go about that safely, What size fuse, cable do I require? Do I need special flanges for the cable...
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    Converting a doorway into an arch!

    if you r on line now do you have messenger, yahoo etc...
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    Converting a doorway into an arch!

    i take it i need to completely remove the old door frame and position new studs and lintel at my required size? or do you plaster all around this?
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    Converting a doorway into an arch!

    When I click on your link nothin appears! Either a dead link or a software prob! I have acrobat reader 6 installed!
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    Converting a doorway into an arch!

    How do I go about this in lamens terms please! :oops:
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    POWER SUPPLY TO EXTERNAL GARAGE

    How do I do this? In lamens terms please? preferably a step by step guide would be very much appreciated! Thank you. Paul :oops:
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    Wiring oven, hob and extractor hood

    ended up spuring off the cooker point using 6mm and used 13amp fused boxes before downsizing my cabe to the necessary i.e. 2.5mm for w/m and 1.5mm for the oven ( as stated on the manufacturers instructions) works fine, no overloading, no melting of cables. I'm happy :D
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    Wiring oven, hob and extractor hood

    conflicting ideas on what I thought would be a standard installation! WHY so many different ideas? Are the laws of PHYSICS different for different people (lol :lol: ) PLEASE can someone out there give me some sound advise. The MISSUS is doing her NUT :x DESPERATE TIMES -...
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    Wiring oven, hob and extractor hood

    Thanks ! I would love to but a bit too advanced for me I think!! So far i've connected my hob to a new cooker switch and run a 13amp fused box from that. From this I've connected my oven. What cable should I use for all of thisn and can I spur of this fused box to create a socket for my...
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    Wiring oven, hob and extractor hood

    hob is 5.5Kw. Ive wired the hob into a new cooker point with plug point using existing cable. Works fine. Now can I run a spur off of this to run my oven & washing machine? If not how do I go about that. I take it I can run a spur off an existing plug point to run my extractor hood...
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    Wiring oven, hob and extractor hood

    The oven is 3.05 kW (Energy Class B) The hob is 1.5 kW The Extractor hood is 140w My cooker point has a seperate plug socket on it and is spured to a double plug socket from this. My neighbour says the houses were built this way. However if I need to change things I will due to safety...
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