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    Approx cost to wire a garage?

    Nope I was just trying to give the options as I see it so that someone might be able to give me some idea of a price ... I figured it would be better than putting I have a house and a garage how much to wire the garage up!!! The old garage circuit is still available to connect up but it was...
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    Approx cost to wire a garage?

    Morning folks .. Following on from my previous post I figure I know little enough about current legislation to wire in my garage , so... What would be a 'rough' cost for an electrician to wire in, here are the options as I see it although of course these may not meet requirements so maybe...
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    Lighting on a ring?

    To be honest everything looks fine. All cables are secured and everything is neat. Like I said I just wondered why it had been doen like that. Anyway following on from a thread on here although all is neat and tidy with new insulation some of the cable will be covered. I guess I am better...
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    Lighting on a ring?

    Off the top of my head all lighting circuits are 6a MCBs and 1.5mm T&E ... I'll check later when I get home.
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    Lighting on a ring?

    Not tested it no just visually followed cable. One cable comes up from the consumer to 1st light then to 2nd then to 3rd and onto 4th where the cable continues back to down to the consumer unit. both 'in' and 'out' cables are in a single trunking so clearly visible they both conect...
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    Lighting on a ring?

    I've just been in the loft tidying a few bits n bobs up there and re-doing some insulation and noticed my lighting circuit is on a ring rather than radial. Is this normal? There's no high load there only a 3 bed semi and nothing more than lighting. Obviosuly changing to a radial wouldn't be...
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    Power to a Garage

    So conduit is no longer acceptable? I was going to run a batten of 2x2" and secure the conduit to that? Like I say there is only about 800mm gap and sealed at one end so access is only via the outside door. Thanks for your advice here btw :) What would you suggest as a means of...
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    Power to a Garage

    Ok .. socket supply is not really that much of an issue TBH as I can run an extension if I need to drill etc. Lighting is my main issue as I have none currently and after 6pm I can't see bugger all even this time of year. There is a FCU currently running off one of the upstairs sockets...
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    Power to a Garage

    Sorry .. 2.5mm T&E from house to feed garage RCD CU ... 16A to supply 2.5mm from garage CU to garage double socket (maybe an adidtional socket not sure yet). 6A supply 1.5mm to feed lighting circuit Ring main in garage House does not currently have RCD only MCB protection.
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    Power to a Garage

    Hi folks!! I recently had a very old prefab garage knocked down and replaced with a more modern and larger prefab. The previous garage had power supplied from the house CSU on a ring main 2 sockets and a couple of flourescent lights. Obviously I disconnected all this long ago as there...
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