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  1. G

    This doesn't seem up to code / safe (small gauge wire to 100 amp breaker in an outbuilding)

    Last year we purchased a home that was built in the late 1990s It has one outbuilding, sort of a barn/shed about 160 feet from the house (and probably closer to 280' from the utility connection on the far side of the home), which has a breaker box in it supplying three 20A circuits (lights on...
  2. JBW175

    Best way to get wired internet to an outbuilding?

    Good afternoon legends, Just after some advice on what the title suggests really as I don’t do much data work. I’m about to start a garage conversion for a client, and they’ve asked for a data point so they can get internet in there as the garage is detached, and the wifi ain’t that great...
  3. D

    Supply to outbuilding

    Situation is garden summerhouse fed by own 16A RCBO in consumer unit in garage over 4mm2 (overkill !) SWA . At summerhouse this goes to sockets (no FCU) and to lights via FCU with 5A fuse. The lights are all LED so consuming minimal current From the searches I've done it would seem that is okay...
  4. S

    Trying to figure out alternatives for remote accessory structure

    Hello, this is my first post here. I have a little experience with most types of household wiring through a decade of DIY remodeling, and building a new house but am not an electrician. I'm researching options for getting power to a small cabin in the woods behind a house (Oregon, USA). It...
  5. A

    Changing the direction of an outbuilding cable

    I have a customer with a farm who has a barn containing a large 3 phase generator which powers various equiptment at that location. A single phase from this also supplies a ring main and lighting radial for the building. That part of the setup has a generator changeover switch so that the...
  6. Dave OCD JNR

    Small consumer unit in outbuilding.

    Here’s a little board I installed the other day in an outbuilding. Trying to follow fathers footsteps. 😁þ
  7. KeenPensioner

    Earthing SWA

    As an adult learner, I have lots of theory but not enough practical experience so I'm hoping I can get some help here (not abuse). I'm trying to get my head round earthing SWA to an outbuilding with no extraneous conductive parts. I understand the problems of exporting a PME supply etc. If I...
  8. S

    New pole barn wiring help

    Hey all! Just got a new pole barn installed and have a few questions regarding getting power to it. Don't worry! I am planning on hiring a professional I just need to get a game plan for the budget and expectations. I will start with some basics. 200A main panel on my house with 9 open...
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    • help new new build outbuilding service wiring wiring help
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    • Forum: USA
  9. C

    Selectivity to an outbuilding

    Hi guys. I'm new to the forum. I've just completed an electrical course beacuse of lockdown and am keen to build on the knowledge I have gained. My question is If I have a supply from a consumer unit to an outbuilding which is RCD protected (NOT an S type) would the final circuits (lighting...
  10. G

    UK Garage consumer unit in an outbuilding swa 2 or 3 core

    Hi all I'm installing an Garage consumer unit in an outbuilding being converted to a studio for a photographer just 1 ring main and lighting circuit. supply cable 50M length SWA 10mm due to volt drop. No room where Consumer unit is to bring SWA in and terminate so was going to put IP65 box on...
  11. T

    RCD protection to outbuilding

    Not 100% sure on the requirements for RCD protection of outbuildings. I am going to run 10mm2 SWA, about a 20m Run, to a sub board in the outbuilding, buried in the ground. The main house is on a TN-S, and the outbuilding will have a 32Amp hot tub, a few small fridges, a couple TV's, sockets and...
  12. J

    TT stake in outbuilding

    Evening. Came across a shed with armoured 2 core 2.5mm running to it on a TNCS system (RCd protected), with the sheath of the armoured being used as the earth (Shed is only 5m from house); I know this can be acceptable, but I’m adding sockets in the garden and was considering putting in an earth...
  13. I

    ECP's in Prefab Concrete Outbuilding- Damp Concrete?

    Advice required from the more experienced and knowledgeable. Has anyone installed power to one of these prefab concrete garages with a steel roof structure, steel clamps (on concrete panels), steel door mechanism and damp concrete floor? My conundrum is that I intend on upgrading the current...
  14. D

    UK Outbuilding Supply from house maximum demand

    A couple of questions for you. The electrician that rewired our house ran a 10mm2 SWA to our outbuilding. The total length of the cable is about 45m. It is in ducting underground at a depth of approximately 1.2m. Now, my understanding is that the max load for 10mm2 underground over 45m would...
  15. Gavin John Hyde

    What do you think of this - cutout for outbuilding

    Customer calls and asks for a quote to repair her garden lights. all fed from a board in the outbuilding/summer house. She is in her late 60s her late husband ran the electrics in, have to say all quite well, very neat job. For some reason though he has used a dno style cut out instead of a...
  16. Z

    Advice on Quotes for Wiring to Outbuilding - 2 options

    Hi, Need some advice with 3 questions (Diagram below) I am having a new 'Outbuilding' for storage which will be attached to the side of the house, replacing an existing 'Lean-To' and I need to decide on MDPE pipe for cables before the concrete is poured It will be insulated Timber frame on a...
  17. M

    Dedicated line for outbuilding?

    Looking to replace a damaged underground cable feeding a small outbuilding. Is a dedicated line from the panel required ? Current setup when I purchased the house: The cable feeding the outbuilding (about 10 feet from the house) shares a circuit with a ceiling fan and two lights in the house...
  18. Dan Carroll

    Supply to outbuilding

    Hi team. A couple of questions for you. Just to explain as well. I've just completed the level 2 & 3 diploma, and I'm now trying to work out in the big wide world. All of this is in regards to a studio outbuilding. The outbuilding is located about 25 meters away from the house. It is fed...
  19. M

    Shower Wiring in Granny Annexe

    Hi All, I am Faraz, I'm a Mechanical Project Engineer by trade. This is my first post on these forums. I am looking for some insight into a problem I'm having. I currently have a 6mm Cable running from the main RCD to a 9.8kW shower in a Granny Annexe. the wire currently runs about 25m long...
  20. M

    Earthing an Outbuilding

    This is my first posting here - I am not an electrician so please bear with me. I am trying to establish the best method to provide earthing of a 60A supply to a new build garage / workshop to be taken from a domestic residence. The incoming supply to the house is TN-C-S with a supplementary...

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