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I suppose it is true "A little knowledge is dangerous" Good case in point.
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If a fire in the garage could conceivably spread to the house, then the consumer unit in the garage has to be latest amendment compliant, i.e. either made of non flammable material (metal) or in a non flammable cabinet.
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Well said dude, you have put into words what everyone else is thinking. The guy has gone into the sunset now, having raped and pillaged the forum for knowledge, to undertake the work on his Jack Jones. Fairly obvious really though, he even left us with a parting titter!As Davesparks said, also:
If a fire in the garage could conceivably spread to the house, then the consumer unit in the garage has to be latest amendment compliant, i.e. either made of non flammable material (metal) or in a non flammable cabinet.
I've seen some outhouse fires where even 8m was not enough to stop the flames let alone the heat, from damaging/catching the house.
Unprotected cables should never be run at floor level, or even considered to be so.
In a garage/workshop environment I fit metal accessories with 20mm plastic conduit taking the T&E up to the rafters where they are then clipped. The accessories and wiring have to be suitable for the environment and my view is that where you have workbenches, and tools, ladders, lawnmowers etc hanging from wall, the chances are high that something will smash into a socket or cable damaging them.
Most electricians will get varying discounts for materials from their suppliers, which they may or may not (I do) pass partially or fully onto the client (to be competitive). So I would suggest your pricing the job is a pointless exercise.
What you first described as an RCD at the house end you later described as a 'circuit breaker on the switch rather than a fuse'. I'm a little concerned you may be referring to MCBs as RCDs, or vice-versa are you sure you know the difference.
If I arrived at a job and the customer told me what I had to buy, where I had to run cables, and how I had to do the job, I'd say thanks but no thanks and leave.
If your going to ask an expert to provide you with a quote, using his knowledge (and with all due respect, you don't have the appropriate knowledge) and his experience, then I can't see any point in you going to the trouble and time to find all this out repeating what he's going to be doing.
Unless of course you really intend to do it yourself, as you have stated a few times that you seem to think your 25 year out of date, inappropriate knowledge, qualifies you to specify what and how an up to date qualified electrician should do things.
There is nothing in the regulations about the conceivability of the spread of a fire, nor do they stipulate non-flammable, they stipulate non-combustible. The requirement is plain and simple that a new CU installed today on domestic premises should be non - combustible or enclosed in a non-combustible enclosure, premises means everything within the boundary of the property, it does not matter how far away from the house an outbuilding is, the requirement is the same.
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