My garage has no source of electricty , i want lights and plugs in there is it better to dig a trench and run armoured cable from underneath or put a fuseboard in the garage instead, sorry if its a stupid question I have no clue on DIY
Ohh JesusDon’t do what an old colleague of mine did. His missus didn’t want conduit running from the house to the garage, it would be too ugly, so he fitted sockets in the garage and when he needed power, he had a cable with a plug on both ends and plugged in the house and garage. He said the way he wired it, it worked fine. Except, he forgot one day, and took the plug in the garage out first…. and held it in his hand. Got the shock of his life and went to hospital with a badly burnt palm.
Don’t do what an old colleague of mine did. His missus didn’t want conduit running from the house to the garage, it would be too ugly, so he fitted sockets in the garage and when he needed power, he had a cable with a plug on both ends and plugged in the house and garage. He said the way he wired it, it worked fine. Except, he forgot one day, and took the plug in the garage out first…. and held it in his hand. Got the shock of his life and went to hospital with a badly burnt palm.
Exactly what trade were you apprenticed to, porn movie star was it?That reminds me of a story that my lecturer told us during my apprenticeship. He was giving his misses a seeing too and he dug his feet in for a bit of extra purchase and went straight through to the wiring on the electric blanket they had, the pair of them got a right good zap.
Was he robin askwith ( one for the youngsters )That reminds me of a story that my lecturer told us during my apprenticeship. He was giving his misses a seeing too and he dug his feet in for a bit of extra purchase and went straight through to the wiring on the electric blanket they had, the pair of them got a right good zap.
Tell him to cut his toenails more often.That reminds me of a story that my lecturer told us during my apprenticeship. He was giving his misses a seeing too and he dug his feet in for a bit of extra purchase and went straight through to the wiring on the electric blanket they had, the pair of them got a right good zap.
I've heard you can get functional 2nd hand panels on Facebook market. May or may not be useful info.I put a Bluetti powerbank (that was surplus to requirements as I don't use it in the van any more) in the shed at the bottom of the garden. A solar panel (also surplus...) on the south-facing roof, and Robert's yer mother's brother.
It looks after itself, and has never gone below about 75% charge. Obviously costs nowt to run (yes, I know, upfront costs etc) and gives me 230v outlets (4), 12v outlet, and a few 5v ones, which run led strip-lights overhead and two pir led strips on the front and rear outside walls.
Perfect for my needs.
Probably. Mind you, solar is getting cheaper and cheaper now. This 500w at City Plumbing is much less than half what I paid for a 400w three years ago.I've heard you can get functional 2nd hand panels on Facebook market. May or may not be useful info.
That's not bad at all.Probably. Mind you, solar is getting cheaper and cheaper now. This 500w at City Plumbing is much less than half what I paid for a 400w three years ago.
Now's the time to buy!
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