Discuss Power to an Outside Office - Spur from Ring Final? in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net
No point in spurring the outbuilding with a 4mm2 cable from a ring final wired in 2,5mm2, spurring the office, the office will be limited by the fused spur you have spurred from, in this case 13Amps, "what does that tell you?Hi All,
Just looking for some reassurance on a job I've looked at today. My status is that I am trying to stay within the realms of 'Minor Works' until I get a bit of experience under my belt. Conscientious decision - but everywhere I go it seems that notifiable work is needed as well. Anyway......
So - a customer has asked me to supply power to an outside office that's about to be built (when it stops raining), and has asked if I can take the supply from a nearby external supply he has spotted (actually supplies a pond). I've done my homework, read around the subject.
TNCS
Pond Supply = 2.5mm but spurred from B32 Ring Final.
Tested (live) Zs near the pond at 1.28 ohms so already a bit naughty.
Ring Final IS RCD protected.
The outbuilding has no extraneous conductive parts.
Not sure on the demand for the office but its pretty small, it has its own 'garage unit' (apparently) so suspect a B16 for sockets and B6 for lights.
New building is a gnats whisker from the man house and ring final.
It needs a new circuit - doesn't it?
I'm clutching at straws because the consumer unit is a long way from the new building, and running a new circuit will be a fair amount of work for a few sockets and a light.
I'm toying with taking another fused spur from the same ring (if Zs is low enough), through the walls and into the new building.
What then though - I understand you need a double pole isolator in the new office - but do I ignore the 'garage' consumer unit or use it? Maybe run a 4mm from the house ring final spur to the garage unit? Not ideal, but if Zs (or Zdb) in limits at the garage unit.....
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts and opinions.....
No point in spurring the outbuilding with a 4mm2 cable from a ring final wired in 2,5mm2, spurring the office, the office will be limited by the fused spur you have spurred from, in this case 13Amps, "what does that tell you?
Your best be would be to do the job properly and run a new supply from the house CU.
Fair enough. It probably is only about 500 MM of cable from FCU in the house to the first socket in the office!
Zs shouldn't be an issue as that part of the circuit will be protected by a BS1362 13A fuse.
Marcus, if it is that close, why not just extend the house ring into the office and provide a 3A FCU in there to provide power for the lights?
No new circuits, no new consumer unit, just a double length of 2.5mm T&E ???
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