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PostPosted: 19:31 - 13 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't you just run 2 plug sockets from the house through 1 cable?
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 13 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't want to do anything permanent/semi-obvious as the land lord would not be too happy to know that an unqualified and colourblind tenant was rewiring the entire garage Laughing

What I'll do is buy an extension cable. Like 10-20m. I'll wire up the garage like you would normally wire up a garage, except I'll pop a plug on the end. Then when I want to use the garage, I'll just plug the garage in to the extension cable.

I should be able to run 4 plug sockets and 2-3 lights that way. Obviously I will just have to ensure that there is no high load on the sockets. I think just having the plug sockets scattered around will be useful, they'll go mostly unused apart from perhaps a radio, a little bit of soldering and usage of a drill. Nothing too demanding like a white goods appliance and/or TV.
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 13 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just buy a consumer unit, you can get little ones for garages which contains an RCD and two MCB's, so a circuit for lighting and a circuit for sockets. With a few spurs you can add a load of stuff easily Thumbs Up They cost about £30, the other benefit is that you are far less likely to get electrocuted and you can kill the power in an emergency.

I run one which is connected to the fusebox in a house via 35amp cooker cable. It can simultaneously run two strip lights, a 2hp extractor, two 3hp motors under full load and a radio...without tripping Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:57 - 13 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

mr jamez wrote:
Just buy a consumer unit, you can get little ones for garages which contains an RCD and two MCB's, so a circuit for lighting and a circuit for sockets. With a few spurs you can add a load of stuff easily Thumbs Up They cost about £30, the other benefit is that you are far less likely to get electrocuted and you can kill the power in an emergency.


If it was my house I would, but I'm only here for another 10 months or so.
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 13 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

2 plugs indoors, run external cable to 2 sockets in garage. Problem? Wink
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PostPosted: 20:18 - 13 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, my way is cheaper Laughing
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PostPosted: 12:09 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, turns out Paddy's way was cheaper Laughing Got 2x 10M 13A extension cables for £10, whereas the 20m extension cable was £25. If I want 20m then just plug them together!

They are sitting like this in the garage now:
https://i.imgur.com/VYXURhR.jpg?1

When I want power in the garage, I'll just plug them indoors.

Then the garage will be wired in to 2 plugs, both with a 13A fuse in.

Next to do the wiring of the garage.
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PostPosted: 13:52 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 14:28 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome Laughing My next property has a mancave, dont have to park the bike in the conservatory then Thumbs Up

Incoming thread about garage fortification Shocked
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PostPosted: 14:45 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

J.M. wrote:
Well, turns out Paddy's way was cheaper Laughing Got 2x 10M 13A extension cables for £10, whereas the 20m extension cable was £25. If I want 20m then just plug them together!


Just make sure you unplug in the house before splitting them, if the weather has been damp.
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PostPosted: 18:42 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I spent this afternoon rewiring the garage. Previously I had stripped all of the wiring out, so today was a task of choosing where I wanted the plug sockets. I went for 2x double sockets, one for each workbench, on one side of the room. On the other side of the room (empty side) I went for a double socket and a single socket.

I set up two junction boxes, one for each side of the room. The workbench side of the room has 1 light attached to it (above the main workbench) and the empty side of the room has 2 lights attached to it. I may change it in future so that the empty side of the room has all 3 lights on it because I don't really foresee using those sockets for anything more than a trickle charger.

Presently I've wired both junction boxes in to a single plug, fused at 13A. That is presently adequate for my needs, however if I ever need to use more electrical items or more hungry items then I can wire each junction box in to its own plug. I forgot to wire in the light switch but I've had a long day so I'll do that some other time.

I think I would be on a professional electrician's hate list for this garage... but I've successfully rewired an entire garage and spent 0p on doing so. Very Happy

https://i.imgur.com/591Ndos.jpg?1

The tape isn't structural... it's just to cover the tops of the junction boxes for a little neatness as I don't have the plastic covers.

Also grabbed this for a tenner.

https://i.imgur.com/Ikq5as4.jpg

Pete. wrote:
Just make sure you unplug in the house before splitting them, if the weather has been damp.


Good point!
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PostPosted: 18:50 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I HAD THAT RADIO!!!!!

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PostPosted: 19:05 - 15 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's good! I've listened to the same CD 3 times though today.. so I can't wait for it to get AUX support Laughing
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PostPosted: 18:51 - 16 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally clean (enough) Very Happy

https://i.imgur.com/Me6UjAs.jpg

Now just to wait for the cheap as chips locks to arrive and it's complete, minus a light switch.
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PostPosted: 19:05 - 16 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're going to lock up that heap? What's the point when a wet fart would blow it over?
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 16 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well... 8mm bicycle combination locks... so hardly high security.

The point of the locks is just so that I can have access from both sides. Currently the double doors are dead bolted from the inside and the front door is dead bolted from the outside. Makes putting bikes in and taking them out a right pain in the arse.

So thread combination locks through and then I'm able to open and close the doors from both sides. Very Happy
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PostPosted: 01:32 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Decent sized cave that is. Can get plenty of bikes in there!
I seen a house for sale the other day that had a drive/ride in basement shame about the 500k price tag.
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PostPosted: 01:46 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

SirMacca89 wrote:
Decent sized cave that is. Can get plenty of bikes in there!
I seen a house for sale the other day that had a drive/ride in basement shame about the 500k price tag.


I'd love to have a man cave like this. There's a house near me that has a drive in basement too, would be so epic Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 01:51 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Mrs told me about it I was like can we sell up and move (only been here 6 month) then she told me the price tag Sad
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PostPosted: 10:37 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

The size is excellent. I have so much room to work on the bikes. I'm used to doing work in a partly full single car garage, where there's barely room to walk.

Even simple jobs like fitting new tyres and chain and sprockets is so much nicer when you have a lot of room to play with Very Happy

The only issue is that trying to get the bikes out when it's been raining is a nightmare... Laughing

A drive in basement would be absolutely amazing... do want...
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PostPosted: 10:49 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

How does a drive in basement work in terms of rain? Does it have a waterproof door, or do you just accept the rain getting in and have drainage in the floor?
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PostPosted: 10:57 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

You also have a basement swimming pool Cool
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PostPosted: 11:24 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

When it rains heavily... you send the wife to the garage and hope... Laughing
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PostPosted: 11:30 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

J.M. wrote:
When it rains heavily... you send the wife to the garage and hope... Laughing


Jordan, we need a rife raft, its so ret down there.
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PostPosted: 11:34 - 29 Nov 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paddy. wrote:
Jordan, we need a rife raft, its so ret down there.


Fuck off wang Laughing
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