if I were to install a new consumer unit in a garage which has a 100amp main switch supplied by means of 6mm armoured cable, could this cable be connected via a splitter to the incoming supply of the house,
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supply to new garage
- Thread starter handimick
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What would be the maximum sized trip i could use on the 6mm cable??
Handimick - there are all sorts of things you need to know to work out what cable etc to use - you could do worse than to start here:
http://www.kevinboone.com/cableselection_web.html
You'll also find some very useful books listed here:
http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=75416#75416
You'll need a few of them as you also need to familiarise yourself with the regulations.
The reason you must to do it all properly, apart from safety, is that it's notifiable, so if you are going to be DIYing instead of using an electrician there's a lot that you have to get right.
http://www.kevinboone.com/cableselection_web.html
You'll also find some very useful books listed here:
http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=75416#75416
You'll need a few of them as you also need to familiarise yourself with the regulations.
The reason you must to do it all properly, apart from safety, is that it's notifiable, so if you are going to be DIYing instead of using an electrician there's a lot that you have to get right.
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