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moggy1968

thats ok then!

moggy1968

is your garage attached or detached?

moggy1968

not sure you can box this without giving it substantial mechanical protection as it has no RCD protection.

moggy1968

worth noting though that those do not give overcurrent protection, which you must habe as well. that take the form of an MCB (Main Circuit Breaker, usually now fitted with an RCD unit protecting a bank of MCBs) or RCBO (RCD MCB combined in a single unit)

moggy1968

Because this work is in a 'special location' it is notifiable under part p. Because you are thinking of tracing the circuit back to the consumer unit this is also notifiable. This is a very unconventional way of wiring a fan, it would normally be taken straight from the lighting circuit, the exact m...

moggy1968

A junction box in the wall is illegal as it is non maintainable. to run in the screed the cable should be in eartherd metal conduit and if you want to spur off a spur then it must run through a fused spur. If your socket circuit is not already RCD protected then this spur must be an RCD one at the p...

moggy1968

Buy a wireless bell, they save a lot of aggro!!
Byron do a good range, easy to fit and they aren't expensive

moggy1968

looking at the piccie I would say it almost certainly should be earthed. check the instructions, they should tell you.

moggy1968

your switched fused connector should also be of the RCD type if you intend to bury the cable in the wall and the circuit isn't already RCD protected. Also you should be aware of the regs for doing this in any 'special locations'

moggy1968

it was a phase converter I read about, a guy in america was making his own

moggy1968

I did find a thing recently about doing this on an american site, but don't have the link. you may have to spend a bit of time googling to find it. depending on the type of tools it can be technically possible, but not easy and not cheap.
Andy

moggy1968

the best, and safest way is to test the wires with the power off to see which has continuity to your switch, that way you can identify the switch wire. I would have thought in a garage the cables are visible so you should be able to work out which is which. you may have a compliance issue here thoug...

moggy1968

sounds like they are being generous, as this should have been done before you started!

moggy1968

agreed, you'll struggle to get anything close to a decent finish

moggy1968

Given that most domestic fires start in the kitchen I would be inclined to err on the side of safety and use fire rated, they'll probably outlast the wood and lathe in the event of a fire!! your talking about an old design of house here. These are often basically tinder boxes with lots of nice dry w...

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