The first photo is the main one I think. Then their is another one next to it in the 2nd pic.
I had the photos on My phone already.
I’m not to sure what the2nd unit is for Myself.Yes the first pic as you say is your main consumer unit and then you have the second one which I can’t make out what it supplies. It looking like there is a little bit going on to start with.
As said how far is the workshop away from your consumer unit?
Thanks for the reply.the meter and earthing arrangements at supply would help theres 3 diffrent types of supply
I am really not sure. I will have to contact My electricity supplier to find the answer on that. Soon as the bank holiday is over I then can report back here and give an update.either the electricity board provide earthing and a n earthwire from the cutout to your distribution board or a tt overhead supply with no earth and you have an earth rod in the ground outside and wire going to the fusebox
No need for that if you can get us a pic of the electric meeter and the wider area ware the wires go in and out we should be able to tell you what’s going on.I am really not sure. I will have to contact My electricity supplier to find the answer on that. Soon as the bank holiday is over I then can report back here and give an update.
Hi. will do. And Thank’s.My only concern is weldequips lead time and current customer service
have a search on here and you will see what I mean
I've a feeling we're getting into too much detail about what and how your electrics will be configured.I am really not sure. I will have to contact My electricity supplier to find the answer on that. Soon as the bank holiday is over I then can report back here and give an update.
Appreciate your input thank you. I will upload the wiring from the opposite exterior wall out of interest if this will help.Let's go for a random stab in the dark.
30 amp single phase supply, 4 or 6mm cabling, should suit your needs.
6.0mm better. hardly any diffrence in price and can go up to 42 ampsLet's go for a random stab in the dark.
30 amp single phase supply, 4 or 6mm cabling, should suit your needs.
Thank You for this. I greatly appreciate it.I've a feeling we're getting into too much detail about what and how your electrics will be configured.
Realistically all the info you need is what you'll supply to an electrician and then he/she will work out the rest for you and give you a price.
You asked whether a 285A welder would be more practical and I suspect the answer is yes. I'm a hobby welder and although my unit will do 255A at the top end I've rarely got past 200A, even welding 10mm. At this point you're back down to needing a more sensible 32A feed for the welder, which is the main thing your electrician will need to know.
Your next query was about the distance of the workshop to the house, and whether it will "get more complex" the farther away it is. No it won't (within reason!) - the only thing that increases with distance is the cost of laying the cable a longer distance, and I suspect that will be dwarfed by the overall cost of the new workshop. To give you an idea, armoured cable (which is what you'd use if buying the cable underground) is about £2 a metre, so it would only cost another £20 to have the workshop 30ft farther away.
So all in all, I'd suggest that most of your effort needs to be going into where the workshop will be built and how big it is (the bigger the better!), picking a welder (200-285A is a good range, and the manufacturers you listed are all good choices), and finding an electrician
Good to know thanks. And thank you to Mat too.6.0mm better. hardly any diffrence in price and can go up to 42 amps