Wiring diagram for garage uk. Wiring within the detached garage appears to be totally outside part p as stated in approved doc p. Also uk nominal voltage has been 230v ac since january 1st 1995. Find out if the main service or the panel that will supply the circuits to the garage have adequate load capacity and space for the circuit breakers. Find out how to wire residual current device rcd in garage shed consumer unit.
We here at the guide hope that you can with our help and step by step guides will help to guide you through your home wiring projects. Replacing the cable with cable of same type and route is not notifiable but if you change the cable type size or route it is. The 25 sub main is garden wiring therefore subject to part p. More electrical tips and diagrams wwwaboutelectricitycouk like subscribe and dont skip the ads shopping.
With some basic tools and a bit of electrical knowledge you can get your garage ready for the tools and appliances you want to operate. Just as a point of note a ring main is used to connect sub station transformers and is usualy 11kv houses have ring final circuits. If your garage is a seperate building then it needs a sub main swa cable feed to its own consumers unit buried at least 600mm deep. How to wire a garage consumer unit diagram wiring diagram is a simplified good enough pictorial representation of an electrical circuitit shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes and the capability and signal contacts together with the devices.