Laurence Lagden
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Hi, I am new here so please be gentle.
I have recently purchased a Clarke 150TE Turbo welder which is fitted with a blue 32amp 2P+E plug. I will be using it for ‘tinkering’ things and not planning on doing anything to strenuous. I have read some people just swap the plug to a 13amp or buy a fly lead which is fine if you don’t ramp up the power too much.
I would like to fit a 32amp surface mount socket in my garage and would like some input and suggestions (I know the first suggestion will be ‘get an electrician in to do it’) but here goes…
My garage is fed with its own dedicated 6mm T&E from the house CU. The 6mm cable goes to a garage CU which has two rings, one for sockets (5 double on 2.5mm T&E) and one for lighting (3 strip lamps)
Can I wire a 32amp surface socket off the socket ring either by a spur or by extending the ring? Would it be better practice to come out of the CU with another feed from the MCB which is only a 16 amp. I will try to attach a photo of the CU.
Alternatively could I come off the 6mm cable feeding the garage before the garage CU and add another single fused switch or isolator therefore leaving my garage CU and ring intact.
Any advice, criticism and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have recently purchased a Clarke 150TE Turbo welder which is fitted with a blue 32amp 2P+E plug. I will be using it for ‘tinkering’ things and not planning on doing anything to strenuous. I have read some people just swap the plug to a 13amp or buy a fly lead which is fine if you don’t ramp up the power too much.
I would like to fit a 32amp surface mount socket in my garage and would like some input and suggestions (I know the first suggestion will be ‘get an electrician in to do it’) but here goes…
My garage is fed with its own dedicated 6mm T&E from the house CU. The 6mm cable goes to a garage CU which has two rings, one for sockets (5 double on 2.5mm T&E) and one for lighting (3 strip lamps)
Can I wire a 32amp surface socket off the socket ring either by a spur or by extending the ring? Would it be better practice to come out of the CU with another feed from the MCB which is only a 16 amp. I will try to attach a photo of the CU.
Alternatively could I come off the 6mm cable feeding the garage before the garage CU and add another single fused switch or isolator therefore leaving my garage CU and ring intact.
Any advice, criticism and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.