Re-Designation of Cooker Circuit.
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yes, no need/point in changing MCB if your fitting a 13A fuse spur
T&E isn't suited to out door use, unless inside something
T&E isn't suited to out door use, unless inside something
Indeed - and if he used 4mm² cable, there wouldn't even be a need for the FCU (which I presume is what you mean by "fused spur").
True (at least in theory). However it sounds as if little, if any, of the cable would be 'outdoors', since ...
Presumably around half of the "1/2 metre" will be the thickness of the wall itself, leaving very little!
@KEEP SAFE : Is this an 'attached garage' are there a few inches between it and your house?
Kind Regards, John
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Does your cooker switch resemble this in any way?
IE a cooker switch and a switched socket in one unit:
Would a socket at that location be handy?
If yes the simple answer may be the 4mm² or 6mm² ... You may be lucky and the piece which may run from the switch to the connexion plate behind the cooker may pull out if there is a bit... re route it through the wall and add your 13A sockets, all you then have to do is add a DYMO lable to change 'Cooker' to 'Garage'.
Just as John says no need to change the MCB and furthermore there is a tiny possibility that when you need an electric car charging point...
A lot of maybe's but one I used a few times. Good luck.
Sensible questions from you so far, feel free to ask more.
IE a cooker switch and a switched socket in one unit:
Would a socket at that location be handy?
If yes the simple answer may be the 4mm² or 6mm² ... You may be lucky and the piece which may run from the switch to the connexion plate behind the cooker may pull out if there is a bit... re route it through the wall and add your 13A sockets, all you then have to do is add a DYMO lable to change 'Cooker' to 'Garage'.
Just as John says no need to change the MCB and furthermore there is a tiny possibility that when you need an electric car charging point...
A lot of maybe's but one I used a few times. Good luck.
Sensible questions from you so far, feel free to ask more.
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After advice on here went ahead and changed cooker point to 13A FCU to power shed(one 13A
double socket +5A FCU for lights).
Had a house wiring check done,electrition? said i wasn't allowed to do that and disconected wiring,who's right?
double socket +5A FCU for lights).
Had a house wiring check done,electrition? said i wasn't allowed to do that and disconected wiring,who's right?
OK but did you ask him what reg (number). Did you point out that the regs are not statuary anyway?
Rubbish.
If you had used 4mm², you wouldn't need the FCU, nor need to replace the MCB.
As you do have the FCU with 2.5mm², you don't need to replace the MCB.
Get a different electrician.
If you had used 4mm², you wouldn't need the FCU, nor need to replace the MCB.
As you do have the FCU with 2.5mm², you don't need to replace the MCB.
Get a different electrician.
Electrician ? No she is not
Which would not make it any safer, in fact if there was a fault the 32 Amp MCB would allow more fault current to flow before it tripped
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