Hi All.
Maybe not a question for this site , but i am working on the assumption that there are some knowledgeable chaps on here who spend a lot of time in the garage working with compressors , welders etc withe the relevant electrical circuits serving them.
Anyway my son is having his garage extended and wants to completely revamp all the electrics when it is built.]
We have removed everything electrical today and are just left with the armoured cable coming into the garage.
The garage is fed from the house with armoured cable with a 15amp ( too small i think) fuse in the consumer unit in the house , this serves only the garage
He had an old wylex four fuse consumer unit in the garage with 2 double sockets , 1 single socket and two 5 foot flourescent strip lamps.
He plans on having perhaps 4 double sockets and maybe a single socket just to plug the compressor in to. New strip lights perhaps 6 five foot flourescent tubes and whatever over bench lighting
His new compressor is 3hp 14cfm 160 litre tank with a 13 amp plug fitted
He has a small Tig and Mig , along with all the usual power tools used in a hobby garage setting.
I would be great if anyone could help out with telling me what he needs to renew everything in the garage and what would be the ideal consumer unit , wiring size , sockets etc etc.
All suggestions welcome
Maybe not a question for this site , but i am working on the assumption that there are some knowledgeable chaps on here who spend a lot of time in the garage working with compressors , welders etc withe the relevant electrical circuits serving them.
Anyway my son is having his garage extended and wants to completely revamp all the electrics when it is built.]
We have removed everything electrical today and are just left with the armoured cable coming into the garage.
The garage is fed from the house with armoured cable with a 15amp ( too small i think) fuse in the consumer unit in the house , this serves only the garage
He had an old wylex four fuse consumer unit in the garage with 2 double sockets , 1 single socket and two 5 foot flourescent strip lamps.
He plans on having perhaps 4 double sockets and maybe a single socket just to plug the compressor in to. New strip lights perhaps 6 five foot flourescent tubes and whatever over bench lighting
His new compressor is 3hp 14cfm 160 litre tank with a 13 amp plug fitted
He has a small Tig and Mig , along with all the usual power tools used in a hobby garage setting.
I would be great if anyone could help out with telling me what he needs to renew everything in the garage and what would be the ideal consumer unit , wiring size , sockets etc etc.
All suggestions welcome