Sparky Question

[Steve @ TheHeatingHub]

Ok so firstly I am not a big fan of electics but would like to get some info in regards to the following project.

I have a new house (2009) so the main board has rcd protection and the wiring would conform to the regs in that year I am not certain about the month though.

I need to get power to the garage outside (5-15meters away depending where I put the power socket in the garage) but am unsure of the best/legal way to do so.

My first thought was to add a rcd spur to the downstairs socket ring main and run 2.5 armoured cable underground(is there a specific depth?) into the garage and stick a double socket(used for lights and a fridge) which I thought would be fine. However I would like to turn the garage into a pub and do not think that 1 double socket will be enough and I do not want to have some shock horror multiple 4 plug extension lead scenario 🙂

I have now thought that it would be better to extend the ring main (not sure of the best way of doing this, just remove a socket and use a junction box?) that does not sound like a great idea but does it meet regs ? I have even thought about putting in an additional fuse box into the garage for better protection but I cannot get a cable back to the consumer board in the house. I would have preferred to do it this way.

I know guys at work with part P but know feck all about electrics so was hoping onw of you guys could help me out 🙂

thanks in advance

 

[kay-jay]

Try popping over to the electricians forum

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[Steve @ TheHeatingHub]

aye have just registered just noticed the tab at the top hehe 🙂

 

[dontknowitall]

Best advice I can give is buy yourself a treble skinned tin helmet before you go in there asking questions.

 

[mountainman]

Nah!, they are pussycats since the Plumbers Forum showed them the error of their ways.

 

[Barry98]

Nah!, they are pussycats since the Plumbers Forum showed them the error of their ways.

It was too easy thoug , like taking candy from a baby

 

[AWheating]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...sg=AFQjCNHdTWfigRIv_mVA-SEjvMCbiYcuAw&cad=rja

 

[Leo21]

Ok so firstly I am not a big fan of electics but would like to get some info in regards to the following project.

I have a new house (2009) so the main board has rcd protection and the wiring would conform to the regs in that year I am not certain about the month though.

I need to get power to the garage outside (5-15meters away depending where I put the power socket in the garage) but am unsure of the best/legal way to do so.

My first thought was to add a rcd spur to the downstairs socket ring main and run 2.5 armoured cable underground(is there a specific depth?) into the garage and stick a double socket(used for lights and a fridge) which I thought would be fine. However I would like to turn the garage into a pub and do not think that 1 double socket will be enough and I do not want to have some shock horror multiple 4 plug extension lead scenario 🙂

I have now thought that it would be better to extend the ring main (not sure of the best way of doing this, just remove a socket and use a junction box?) that does not sound like a great idea but does it meet regs ? I have even thought about putting in an additional fuse box into the garage for better protection but I cannot get a cable back to the consumer board in the house. I would have preferred to do it this way.

I know guys at work with part P but know feck all about electrics so was hoping onw of you guys could help me out 🙂

thanks in advance

I know I'm going to get flack for this. But shouldn't you get a sparky, and take our own advise about using professionals.

 

[Nostrum]

It's a notifiable job so will need signing off just like a boiler. You could take a spur off the ring into a glanced junction box then steel wire armoured cable into garage. From here you could go into a garage unit protected by a 13A MCB and a radial circuit for sockets as long as you like with as many sockets as you like. The best solution would be to tael a new circuit off the consumer unit but if this is no way possible you've not got many other options.

 

[Nostrum]

No edit button glanced should read glanded and tael should read take !

 

[Steve @ TheHeatingHub]

so could I spur of a ring main and put in an additional consumer board and wire up plugs and lights off of that ? Small load of couse

 

[mountainman]

You can spur off the ring main via a 13amp double pole fused spur then run into the garage.
What you do afterwards regarding a consumer unit, radials etc is up to you.
Just remember that your main circuit on the house emust be protected by a 30ma RCD and your garage supply will be limited to 13amps.

 

[Steve @ TheHeatingHub]

thanks for all your help🙂 I'm currently digging up the garden for the duct and amoured to go down, this is worse than working in lofts :/

 

[Nostrum]

Just thinking about this, there is no reason why you couldn't spur off in 6mm and have 32A out into the garage as far as i'm aware.

 

[mountainman]

Just thinking about this, there is no reason why you couldn't spur off in 6mm and have 32A out into the garage as far as i'm aware.

Sorry, A spur off of a ring feeding radials needs to be as I described earlier IMO.

 

[Nostrum]

OCPD is 32A, cable is capable of this easily (could use 4 mm but was taking into account de rating factors of buried SWA cable) can't see a problem myself. The 13A is only there to protect the cable, which we would assume to be 2.5mm due to terminal size issues.

If your taking it into a garage board the radials can be protected accordingly at the board.

I'll pop the question onto the electricians forum and double check as I may not be aware of a specific regulation preventing this.

 

[Nostrum]

spur off ring to garage supply