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It is stated in the instruction book!!

There is nothing connected to it, I was putting in the new socket prior to the washing machine arivivng!!

I wish to add a single socket under the worktop for a new washing machine as cutting the plug to feed it through the worktop invalidates the warranty. I considered wiring from the back of the existing socket to do this but there is an issue. When connecting the earth wire into the existing...

If that is the case, would I be able to increase the size of the mcb in the house consumer unit that is powering the garage??

The garage consumer unit has two push in fuses one running all six double sockets 16a and one for all five lights 6a There is an RCD in the new house consumer unit, but on the old garage one there is just the two fuses and the main switch

Two of the lights are 4ft flourecents, the other three are standard battens with 60 watt bulbs. With regard to the sockets the only things permenantly connected are a compressor (small garage one) and a bench grinder....

So what does 6 twin sockets and five lights pull???

No. all the sockets and lights are not all being used at the same time, could you advise how much of what I have on the circuit would need to be running to push the 16a limit?

It did not trip straight away but when things were used it tripped. He tested all house circuits but not the garage ones

Hope someone can advise??? I have had the old fuse type consumer unit in the house replaced with a new one. In my garage is a second small garage consumer unit that supplies power to three twin sockets and two lights in the garage. It also supplies power to two twin sockets and a...