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Hi, The pump and lights are entirely different circuits, the switches in the diagram are meant to be individual switches in a 2 gang fitting, the 'joint' in the neutral isnt meant to be part of the switch so the lights and pump can be controlled individually, sorry if it wasnt clear. I...

Thanks ColJack & Breezer, what about if I used a junction box in place of the FCU in the drawing, taking 2 feeds from that to the respective FCUs, would that be OK, or would you say just run 2 cables? Breezer, sorry but I cant see how the light will be on when the supply is on, what am I...

Hi industryspark, ive read that Hituf is a nightmare to work with but it looks ideal for this. dcwuk, because if the fence goes down for any reason, eg in a storm, the cable will go with it. I never really considered this for my fence because its put up with large concrete posts and built...

Anyone? Sorry my first question made me look a little thick, ill rephrase: I want to have a couple of runs but dont want to use SWA (these will NOT be attached to a fence, they will be run along permanent installations in the garden). Looking around it seems T&E in proper conduit is...

Thanks 17thman, EDIT: Never mind re: fence, my common sense took leave for a short while there ;), dont suppose I can blame it on the heat?

Hi, Im going to wire up the summerhouse once complete in the garden, it will be supplied with power via a run of SWA from the main house. Near the summerhouse there are some lights and a couple of pumps which need to be connected up, what is the best way to do this? Anything buried will...

The vertical one by the Hager Im not sure, I assume it is water as you said because the one above is indeed a gas main, its acctually the second termination of that main you see in the photo, the gas meter being just below, they sure knew how to do things back then! :D

Jason1958, I hope that subliminal message was purely benevolent and not an insinuation about my competance, suggesting I get smoke alarms when asking about electrical work :lol: :wink:

Hi Securespark, dont worry, the earth does come from the electrical company, im sure its a TN-S supply. :)

Hi Jason1958, much clearer now. Thanks alot everyone!

Hi JohnD, I had an electrician round earlier who quoted for removing the time block and changing over the CU. There is a seperate earth however it is undersized. One more question, I remember reading on here that radials dont necessarily need to be continuous, so could I, for example...

Hi Ocam, thanks, ill call an electrican out to remove the timeswitch and connnect the CU. Thanks alot for your help guys!

Hi, here is the picture: Off to the left is another CU for the loft, but apart from that everything is there (excuse the mess ;)) I was hoping id be able to call out the power company and they would remove the timeswitch, freeing up a point in the henley block and then just connect the...

Hi JohnD, Weve cancelled the economy7 tariff so only full rate now as we are removing the storage heaters. Ive replaced one of the fuses in the economy7 CU with a 32A MCB, as that radial will eventually be used to power sockets/lights etc in the garden. What I want is for that CU to be...

Hi, I am trying to get a CU changed from economy7 to full day rate so I can use it to power sockets etc outside. The guy from the power company came over this morning and said he had been told to remove the economy7 time-switch, making the CU redundant. As I expected the person on the...

Thanks Space Cat :) Just waiting for eon to come over and change the meter tails now, from what I can figure out the installation here is an old one, done before they used pulses over the lines to switch between peak and off peak charging. I Really didnt think it was that old...

Hi JohnD, thanks, ill leave the others alone. For the loading, the radial is wired in 4mm T&E, so that can serve a 75sq.m. area with a 32A breaker right? The CU is a Hager. I have however had to replace the RCBO with a 32A MCB because the RCBO was too big to fit the CU, so ill add a...

Hi, Yes there are other circuits still live. Thanks alot Davelx! Ill get on now. One other question while here, I intend to replace a 15A fuse with the 32A RCBO. At the moment there are 7 fuses, 15A each, and the main breaker on the board is 100A. What would be the best practice do you...

Hi, I am trying to use an old storage heater radial to power a socket and fixed light/pump installation outdoors, I have got a 32A 30mA RCBO to replace the current fuse in the off peak CU. (I called the electric company and asked them to switch it over to full rate) To find which circuit...

Hi Nozspark, you were right to be skeptical ive done some investigating and this is what I have: -Its not just a 100A fuse, some bright spark (no pun intended) had the idea of making a fuse holder with the ratings in black on a dark green background, so of course in my dimly lit basement I...