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A maintained emergency lighting is a system in which all emergency lamps are in operation at all times but can be turned on and off. A non-maintained emergency lighting is a system in which all emergency lighting lamps are in operation only when the supply to the normal lighting or local and sub...

Yeah, you're absolutely right. The standard should not be lower than the guidance layed out in the regs. However, DIYers (and professional)should not get hung up with sticking firmly to the guidance. These rules are often generic and can't possibly take into account every situation in real life...

I would say no chance at all.

I'm an electrician of some considerable experience. I've worked offshore, on windfarms, petrochemical plants, nuclear power stations etc etc. I know more about electrical safety than I care to. The initial post in this thread was a very simple question and somehow it managed to bring up issues...

Who is going to prosecute you exactly? He's not building an extension here. We're talking about running a cable to his garage for power.

Really? How far (by cable) do you think it is from your DB to your furthest away socket in your house? A ring circuit can be quite a length and there is no detrimental effect caused by volt drop. People on here should give useful advice instead of trying to look clever by looking through the...

The orientation of an mcb has no effect on it's operation. :wink:

Volt drop! How far away do you think his garage is? 2 miles down the road. Climb out your own arse mate. Buliding regs?! He's putting some power in his garage FFS :roll: