Consumer unit in garage

[David Sarbutts]

Hi, my garage has electrics, but has not got a consumer unit. It has 1 light switch and 3 sockets and was wandering if I should install a consumer unit? Can anyone tell me which consumer unit I should buy and would i be able to install it as I am not an electrician?
Any advice would be grateful.
Regards Dave

 

[Tigercubrider]

Why?

 

[David Sarbutts]

Would it be safer to have some kind of circuit breaker in the garage or should I leave it as it is?

 

[AndyPRK]

They aren’t really required. It’s good that the light has a suitable fuse if wiring thin.

Is the supply to garage protected by RCD ?

 

[David Sarbutts]

The supply is protected by RCD. I just wandered why it didn't have it's own unit in the garage. My garage is detached and my neighbour has a CU in theirs. Perhaps I don't need one.

 

[Murdochcat]

Adding a CU would be unnecessary. Fingers crossed you have the lights fused down.

 

[ericmark]

Using a fused connection unit (FCU) to feed sockets and a switched FCU for lights is all that is needed, unless you want over 13 amp total a CU is going OTT.

 

[AndyPRK]

You shouldn’t need to fuse sockets.

 

[Risteard]

Hi, my garage has electrics, but has not got a consumer unit. It has 1 light switch and 3 sockets and was wandering if I should install a consumer unit? Can anyone tell me which consumer unit I should buy and would i be able to install it as I am not an electrician?
Any advice would be grateful.
Regards Dave

No you wouldn't be able to.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Can anyone tell me which consumer unit I should buy and would i be able to install it as I am not an electrician

No, because by doing that you will be making new circuits. Installing a consumer unit and adding new circuits are NOTIFIABLE events.
You'd need a registered electrician. But, as above, you dont need one.

Just a small question. The feed in to the garage, does this come from the house consumer unit? What size MCB is on this circuit and is it RCD-protected? Post a photo of the house consumer unit if you aren's sure!

 

[David Sarbutts]

This is the house consumer unit

 

[blup]

Hi, my garage has electrics, but has not got a consumer unit. It has 1 light switch and 3 sockets and was wandering if I should install a consumer unit? Can anyone tell me which consumer unit I should buy and would i be able to install it as I am not an electrician?
Any advice would be grateful.
Regards Dave

Just add a new way in your consumer unit and run separate light and socket circuits from it appropriately protected by rcd's

 

[Murdochcat]

Just add a new way in your consumer unit and run separate light and socket circuits from it appropriately protected by rcd's

Not sure I agree with that

 

[Taylortwocities]

Hmm. 32amp MCB in the house CU feeding the garage. That may be OK, but that depends on what the cable(s) are out to the garage and his they are connected to the 3 sockets and the lights.
Need a lot more info before providing any more advice.

 

[opps]

I am not an electrician.....

When I built my garage I got the electrician to run SWA to a new CU in the garage.

I fitted about 15(?) two gang sockets, including exterior sockers and internal/external lighting (yeah- overkill).

I liked the fact that I could isolate each circuit as required.

That was about 25 yrs ago, and no, I didn't notify anyone.