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Sparkies all make tutting noises, it is part of the quoting process. Does the fuse board have a NICEIC sticker on it dating the next inspection. Any inspection paperwork when it was installed?
Do you have a friendly sparky? If not might be worthwhile to get a check or a test done to see if there any faults on the circuits. At a guess for the garage you will want to power a couple of KW safely so probably adding a new separate breaker...then running an armoured cable out to the garage.
lynx-
At a guess for the garage you will want to power a couple of KW safely so probably adding a new separate breaker...then running an armoured cable out to the garage.
Well...
Need to know the loading for the garage for size cable and voltage drop, need to know the main earthing arrangements from the supplier, need to figure if to use a catenary cable suspension / Hi-Tuff wall mount / armoured in a trench, need to fit a sub-main consumer unit with RCD protection on all circuits in garage, need to retest whole system as it's not classed as minor works...
Mr_Sworld
Home electrics - talk to me.
I've had three people now make tutting noises and warn me that it's a can of worms, etc.
Got an old house (1930s) that a survey says has been 'rewired' in the past. Lots of surface mount sockets but a modern consumer unit. Not really dug into exactly how each circuit runs yet because we've not moved in.
Basically we'll want to make some small alterations as time goes by. Moving/adding sockets, moving and adding lights, and sorting our the garage electrics (which is currently one socket and a light bulb on a single spur (I think)).
Am I really asking for a hard time because any work, even if I can do it myself, falls under part P?People have led me to believe that nobody will sign off simple work because they can't guarantee that the rest of a circuit is kosher. And for example I think I could wire in the garage correctly, but I know that the connection to the house is not up to modern standards (in terms of the cable run and probably how well protected it is underground, etc.)