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Hi All
In the next few weeks I'm planning to have a fair amount of electrical work done. The main project is revamping the electrics in the garage. At the moment the garage gets its power via a 2.5mm twin and earth in a MDPE pipe which is buried underground. The cable run from the main house to the garage is around 50 metres (estimated) likely less. Either way the 2.5mm cable isn't really adequate for the job in line with the regulations. The cable terminates in the garage at an old style fuse box and comes from an old style breaker box from the main house.
My plan is:
Update the fuse box in the main house with a new consumer unit. If I do this what tests would the electrician need to do and what problems could get revealed that would need fixing as it stands the electrics in the house work absolutely fine and I don't want to end up in a situation where I end up having to fully rewire the house because random faults appear because of switching the fuse box to the consumer unit. Would a better option be to pull from a meter tail and stick a separate consumer unit specifically for the garage. This seems to be the route taken when the electric shower was installed. Are there any practical considerations to take here or is it mainly an aesthetic choice.
I would like the cable running from the house to the garage to be switched to a 10mm SWA cable. Can this be done by simply fixing the old cable to the new cable and pulling it through or is it more complicated than that. Presumably the MDPE cable won't have crushed given it is designed for underground water supply.
For the garage itself the plan is to install a new consumer unit with appropriate protection and new lighting and new circuits. Should I source some of the equipment myself because in the case of the lighting it is quite specific or should I let the electrician do it all.
The biggest question, based on the information I have just supplied how much should I be looking at in terms of cost (I appreciate this is a difficult question to answer), so I have a ball park figure. For labour alone I am estimating roughly £500 is this within reason or am I nowhere near.
If I email an electrician with a list of the equipment I want and ask for two sets of prices one with supply and labour and one for just labour will I get a response or just get told to go elsewhere. The intention is to ask the electrician to supply consumer units and protective devices and I supply everything else. Conduit, Lighting, Switches and Cable.
Once again I appreciate any and all responses and if any further details are required please ask or if I'm asking something inappropriate please flag.
Hi All
In the next few weeks I'm planning to have a fair amount of electrical work done. The main project is revamping the electrics in the garage. At the moment the garage gets its power via a 2.5mm twin and earth in a MDPE pipe which is buried underground. The cable run from the main house to the garage is around 50 metres (estimated) likely less. Either way the 2.5mm cable isn't really adequate for the job in line with the regulations. The cable terminates in the garage at an old style fuse box and comes from an old style breaker box from the main house.
My plan is:
Update the fuse box in the main house with a new consumer unit. If I do this what tests would the electrician need to do and what problems could get revealed that would need fixing as it stands the electrics in the house work absolutely fine and I don't want to end up in a situation where I end up having to fully rewire the house because random faults appear because of switching the fuse box to the consumer unit. Would a better option be to pull from a meter tail and stick a separate consumer unit specifically for the garage. This seems to be the route taken when the electric shower was installed. Are there any practical considerations to take here or is it mainly an aesthetic choice.
I would like the cable running from the house to the garage to be switched to a 10mm SWA cable. Can this be done by simply fixing the old cable to the new cable and pulling it through or is it more complicated than that. Presumably the MDPE cable won't have crushed given it is designed for underground water supply.
For the garage itself the plan is to install a new consumer unit with appropriate protection and new lighting and new circuits. Should I source some of the equipment myself because in the case of the lighting it is quite specific or should I let the electrician do it all.
The biggest question, based on the information I have just supplied how much should I be looking at in terms of cost (I appreciate this is a difficult question to answer), so I have a ball park figure. For labour alone I am estimating roughly £500 is this within reason or am I nowhere near.
If I email an electrician with a list of the equipment I want and ask for two sets of prices one with supply and labour and one for just labour will I get a response or just get told to go elsewhere. The intention is to ask the electrician to supply consumer units and protective devices and I supply everything else. Conduit, Lighting, Switches and Cable.
Once again I appreciate any and all responses and if any further details are required please ask or if I'm asking something inappropriate please flag.