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hi everyone.............Not sure on the earth to be honest is there anything i can look for to let you know. All earth wires from radiators kitchen sink ect just head back to the main CU in house..............

.........No the garage is not detached its connected to the house but is at the up most distance away from the CU due to the orientation of the house.

Hello Spider..

EARTH:

the bits "qualified electricians" are trying to suss out is...

on a domestic installation there are basically three types of earth configuration...

1) An earth wire attached to the outer metal sheath of the supply cable...

Called 'TN-S'

2) An earth wire joined to the neutral conductor of the incoming supply and tied to earth at numerous location along the supply line,

(Protectives Multiple Earth)

Called 'PME' or 'TN-C-S'

3) An earth connected to a seperate earth ROD banged into the ground.

Called 'TT'

IF your garage had been remote from the house the type of earth does have many serious design issues!

however as you now say the garage is joined to the house..

thats better!Applaud SmileyApplaud Smiley

 

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Out of interest would this be notifiable ? For sure if it was a remote garage...

 

[Doc Hudson]

Out of interest would this be notifiable ? For sure if it was a remote garage...

I don't think garages themselves are a notifiable area, but a new circuit is.

Doc H.