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    Safe to use power tools in garage?

    It's fed from a water tank in the attic, so no pump just gravity. I'm out at the mo so can't get a photo but nope, in a normal residential area!
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    Safe to use power tools in garage?

    Thanks, the fat cable that comes into the house goes 100A breaker > Meter > Earth Leakage Breaker > RCD > Consumer Unit. I'm guessing that means everything is RCD protected?
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    Safe to use power tools in garage?

    Not sure I want to pull each fuse one by one to work it out either, I'm not sure they'd go back in or continue to work! The errant earth cable was either left by the alarm installer or a security light installer - never noticed it until now! The whole house seems to exist on a knife edge :D
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    Safe to use power tools in garage?

    No luckily they don't though I never would have thought of this. Something else I would never have thought of, I will do so thanks!
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    Safe to use power tools in garage?

    I don't believe so, there are 5 circuits, 2x 5A, 1x 15A, 2x 30A. The CU is ancient (made by BL Civic), I can barely read the written notes on the inside of the panel, the garage doesn't seem to be mentioned. The cooker is on the first 30A but I can't tell what is on the second 30A at all, the...
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    Safe to use power tools in garage?

    Hi, I'd like to buy a table saw and use it in my garage for light woodworking projects. The garage is maybe 15-20 metres from the house and I believe everything goes through the RCD. The house and garage were built in the mid 60's. In the garage there is only one double socket and some LED...
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