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Best practice to run cable to a garage.

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  • 07-11-2011 1:47pm
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    GreySquirrel
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭


    Best practice to run cable to a garage.

    I want to run a cable to the garage for power and light. Some flourescents.

    Garage is about 1 metre from house. I have a spare ways in fuse board. I also have a switch-fuse and an RCBO available. And a small distribution board for the garage.


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    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    C type mcb non-rcd protected way for swa sub-main at main db in house

    isolating switch,rcbo for sockets and mcb/s for fluorescents in garage db


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    GreySquirrel
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭GreySquirrel


    What CSA for the SWA cable?

    I would be using a drill or a saw.


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    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    prob 4 or 6 for light use


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    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    if youre using tools that will trip a b type
    you might want to do it differently


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    GreySquirrel
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭GreySquirrel


    I'' prob leave out the flourscents


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