Hi, moved into a bungalow a few months back and was looking at sorting the electrics in the garage. The main unit is an older style consumer unit with fuses.
There are 2 6a for left and right side lights in the house.
There are 3 30a for 2 rings left and right side and 1 for cooker circuit.
Then there is a 15a fuse for the boiler I think.
There is a 40a Mcb fitted into it as well which is for the shower.
Looked at the wiring in the house and its a fair old mess. There is power adapters running power adapters running all sorts.
I removed all these and left it with just the sockets.
There is a cupboard in the hall and a 4 terminal junction box with a cable going into it and just stopping. Then there is a single socket at the back of the cupboard in the kitchen with a spur which goes into a junction box then on to another junction box and goes off to the boiler. There is also a connection to the alarm system from this.
As for the garage. From what I can see at the moment there is a 2.5mm twin and earth cable coming from in the attic somewhere running out to the garage. This then goes into a square metal box. This then runs into a single socket and about 4 adapters plugged into each other. There is also 1mm cable coming out and going into a breaker for the lights. When the breaker is off the electric for the socket still works but the lights don't.
The guy was using a good few different things in the garage, there is a circular saw, band saw, polisher, drill and he had a tumble dryer. There is 2 strip lights as well. When the saw is turned on the lights flicker.
I have not yet looked to see where the 2.5mm comes from in the attic but will be doing this. I have not been using any electrics in the garage at all until I investigate it properly.
I assume it will be a spur from 1 of the mains rings in the house. Will need to make sure though. Or it could be one of the 30a fuses direct from the fuse box. If its the 2nd it will be running about 8 meters in the roof then about 6 meters to the garage. The cable just comes out the roof of the house and is held up by wire there is no protection on the cable just 2.5mm twin and earth exposed to the elements.
Would be looking at having between 2 and 4 double sockets in the garage. Only 1 item would be used in the garage at any given time but there would need to be head room in case someone turned more than 1 thing on at any given time. There are 2 lights in the garage and an outside light. Be like a hand drill or lawnmower or circular saw being used.
Will this need taken out and redone. Or if it is made safer with the use of rcd protection. Or the use of a consumer unit in the garage?.
There are 2 6a for left and right side lights in the house.
There are 3 30a for 2 rings left and right side and 1 for cooker circuit.
Then there is a 15a fuse for the boiler I think.
There is a 40a Mcb fitted into it as well which is for the shower.
Looked at the wiring in the house and its a fair old mess. There is power adapters running power adapters running all sorts.
I removed all these and left it with just the sockets.
There is a cupboard in the hall and a 4 terminal junction box with a cable going into it and just stopping. Then there is a single socket at the back of the cupboard in the kitchen with a spur which goes into a junction box then on to another junction box and goes off to the boiler. There is also a connection to the alarm system from this.
As for the garage. From what I can see at the moment there is a 2.5mm twin and earth cable coming from in the attic somewhere running out to the garage. This then goes into a square metal box. This then runs into a single socket and about 4 adapters plugged into each other. There is also 1mm cable coming out and going into a breaker for the lights. When the breaker is off the electric for the socket still works but the lights don't.
The guy was using a good few different things in the garage, there is a circular saw, band saw, polisher, drill and he had a tumble dryer. There is 2 strip lights as well. When the saw is turned on the lights flicker.
I have not yet looked to see where the 2.5mm comes from in the attic but will be doing this. I have not been using any electrics in the garage at all until I investigate it properly.
I assume it will be a spur from 1 of the mains rings in the house. Will need to make sure though. Or it could be one of the 30a fuses direct from the fuse box. If its the 2nd it will be running about 8 meters in the roof then about 6 meters to the garage. The cable just comes out the roof of the house and is held up by wire there is no protection on the cable just 2.5mm twin and earth exposed to the elements.
Would be looking at having between 2 and 4 double sockets in the garage. Only 1 item would be used in the garage at any given time but there would need to be head room in case someone turned more than 1 thing on at any given time. There are 2 lights in the garage and an outside light. Be like a hand drill or lawnmower or circular saw being used.
Will this need taken out and redone. Or if it is made safer with the use of rcd protection. Or the use of a consumer unit in the garage?.