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<blockquote data-quote="PaulieN" data-source="post: 473347" data-attributes="member: 30819"><p>Thanks for the quick feedback! Can't though, the SWA feeding the garage is only 2.5mm and the length of run is borderline for voltage drop with a 20A, so I'm stuck with it, as I'm not digging up 25M of block paving and concrete to upgrade it. lol!! It's protected at the main CU in the house with a 25A MCB due to this. The garage lighting load with everything on is 3.6A, so I'm way out of spec if I upped it to 25A. </p><p></p><p>I'm OK with 20A, and disciplined enough to minimise other use if I'm using my welder in the 16A socket. It's just niggling at the back of my head that it's not compliant.... just would like a definitive as to why not if it isn't I suppose. Was done in around 2013 I think, so might be OK for the time, but not now due to current part P nonsense? </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaulieN, post: 473347, member: 30819"] Thanks for the quick feedback! Can't though, the SWA feeding the garage is only 2.5mm and the length of run is borderline for voltage drop with a 20A, so I'm stuck with it, as I'm not digging up 25M of block paving and concrete to upgrade it. lol!! It's protected at the main CU in the house with a 25A MCB due to this. The garage lighting load with everything on is 3.6A, so I'm way out of spec if I upped it to 25A. I'm OK with 20A, and disciplined enough to minimise other use if I'm using my welder in the 16A socket. It's just niggling at the back of my head that it's not compliant.... just would like a definitive as to why not if it isn't I suppose. Was done in around 2013 I think, so might be OK for the time, but not now due to current part P nonsense? [/QUOTE]
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