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<blockquote data-quote="Bruspark" data-source="post: 466719" data-attributes="member: 20106"><p>To be fair there are a few issues a professional electrician should be looking at noting: e.g. </p><p></p><p>What is the total power and lighting demand in the garage and potentially in the garden as well at any time. Is the current SWA cable correctly sized and installed for adding more sockets? . . What are the Earthing arrangements. Are current regs met?</p><p></p><p>The RCCD protection that would trip when the mower gets drowned is in the house which is not particularly convenient (and would trip other important areas of the house too) A furious user of the oven might reset the RCCD without checking the garden !!!</p><p></p><p>Certification would be needed - what sort would depend on what was done</p><p></p><p>It can seem infuriating that running a plugged in extension lead out into the garden is legally 'fine' while fixed wiring on a wall begs a lot of questions but there you have it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruspark, post: 466719, member: 20106"] To be fair there are a few issues a professional electrician should be looking at noting: e.g. What is the total power and lighting demand in the garage and potentially in the garden as well at any time. Is the current SWA cable correctly sized and installed for adding more sockets? . . What are the Earthing arrangements. Are current regs met? The RCCD protection that would trip when the mower gets drowned is in the house which is not particularly convenient (and would trip other important areas of the house too) A furious user of the oven might reset the RCCD without checking the garden !!! Certification would be needed - what sort would depend on what was done It can seem infuriating that running a plugged in extension lead out into the garden is legally 'fine' while fixed wiring on a wall begs a lot of questions but there you have it [/QUOTE]
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