supaev
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Hi I am 67 and retired. I was qualified accountant but always wanted to be an electrician when I was at school. I bought my first house in 1972 which I rewired myself - regulations were less strict than they are now. I don't know whether it has been rewired since but it hasn't burnt down yet!
We are renovating our present old house and getting an electrician to do a partial rewire in stages. Ha has already put in a 16 MCB dual RCD CU and we have had a new digital meter fitted by the supplier and the DNO has uprated the main fuse from 60amp to 100amp. The electrician has also put in 3 new circuits and passed the whole house. All the cables downstairs (ring main, cooker and outhouse power are underneath the concrete floor and have been for 30 years which isn't the best.
I have a garage sized outhouse which houses my model railway. Forgetting the existing power set up I would like our electrician to do the following :- Starting at a 32 amp MCB in house CU , then 6mm sq SWA via metal box & gland all the way to outhouse clipped to a convenient brick wall and then into small CU in outhouse again via metal box and gland. This CU not to have an RCD as covered by main CU but DP 40amp switch with at least 2 MCB's , one 6 amp for lighting and one 32 amp for outhouse ring main. This consists of 3 double sockets on the 2.5mm sq ring with 2 separate sockets spurred off.( incl. one to an adjacent shed.). What I want to do is run a 6mm T&E from the 32 amp breaker in the outhouse CU to a 45 amp DP switch and then connect both legs of the 2.5mm sq ring to this switch. So I will be able to switch the power ( and lights) off when I leave the outhouse without touching the CU. Sorry to be so long winded but you need all the facts to let me know that this should comply with regulations if done by my electrician.
We are renovating our present old house and getting an electrician to do a partial rewire in stages. Ha has already put in a 16 MCB dual RCD CU and we have had a new digital meter fitted by the supplier and the DNO has uprated the main fuse from 60amp to 100amp. The electrician has also put in 3 new circuits and passed the whole house. All the cables downstairs (ring main, cooker and outhouse power are underneath the concrete floor and have been for 30 years which isn't the best.
I have a garage sized outhouse which houses my model railway. Forgetting the existing power set up I would like our electrician to do the following :- Starting at a 32 amp MCB in house CU , then 6mm sq SWA via metal box & gland all the way to outhouse clipped to a convenient brick wall and then into small CU in outhouse again via metal box and gland. This CU not to have an RCD as covered by main CU but DP 40amp switch with at least 2 MCB's , one 6 amp for lighting and one 32 amp for outhouse ring main. This consists of 3 double sockets on the 2.5mm sq ring with 2 separate sockets spurred off.( incl. one to an adjacent shed.). What I want to do is run a 6mm T&E from the 32 amp breaker in the outhouse CU to a 45 amp DP switch and then connect both legs of the 2.5mm sq ring to this switch. So I will be able to switch the power ( and lights) off when I leave the outhouse without touching the CU. Sorry to be so long winded but you need all the facts to let me know that this should comply with regulations if done by my electrician.