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Fuse box for house is in the garage.

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  • mikey_bach
    mikey_bach Posts: 912 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone see what the survey says reassuring it's common bungalow is perfect

  • Bonniepurple
    Bonniepurple Posts: 664 Forumite
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    Our first house had the old fashioned fuse box in the garage- complete with wire fuses.  We got it moved across the wall into the house when we upgraded it.
  • subjecttocontract
    subjecttocontract Posts: 2,783 Forumite
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    I don't understand why you think you have a problem !
    In our garage we have the electric meter/smart meter, solar panel inverter and controls & the gas meter. So what ? It's not a problem. Why would I want that lot taking up space in my house ?
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 22,732 Forumite
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    Our house in the north of Scotland had  electric meter and fuse box in the garage.
  • Section62
    Section62 Posts: 9,954 Forumite
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    subjecttocontract said:
    I don't understand why you think you have a problem !
    In our garage we have the electric meter/smart meter, solar panel inverter and controls & the gas meter. So what ? It's not a problem. Why would I want that lot taking up space in my house ?
    Is it a detached garage?  Does the gas pipe go back underground after the meter, or is it up in the air?
  • bobster2
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    We had a bathroom leak once that dripped down into the hallway cupboard containing the fuse box! That was worrying. Wouldn't have happened if the fuse box was in the garage. Just would have needed to trudge outside every time a rogue raisin shorted out the toaster causing the RCD to trip.
  • subjecttocontract
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    Section62 said:
    subjecttocontract said:
    I don't understand why you think you have a problem !
    In our garage we have the electric meter/smart meter, solar panel inverter and controls & the gas meter. So what ? It's not a problem. Why would I want that lot taking up space in my house ?
    Is it a detached garage?  Does the gas pipe go back underground after the meter, or is it up in the air?
    The garage is attached to the house.
    The gas pipe goes back under the floor after the meter.
  • Section62
    Section62 Posts: 9,954 Forumite
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    subjecttocontract said:
    Section62 said:
    subjecttocontract said:
    I don't understand why you think you have a problem !
    In our garage we have the electric meter/smart meter, solar panel inverter and controls & the gas meter. So what ? It's not a problem. Why would I want that lot taking up space in my house ?
    Is it a detached garage?  Does the gas pipe go back underground after the meter, or is it up in the air?
    The garage is attached to the house.
    The gas pipe goes back under the floor after the meter.
    Thanks.  That's the diference, the OP's garage is detached so the question that would concern me would be how the multiple cables for the different circuits get into the house.

  • subjecttocontract
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    Presumably it would be done in the same way as supplying power to/from any outbuilding. Wouldn't the cables be routed through black underground trunking/tubing. Most of the power cable to/from my garage are routed inside this trunking underground.
  • mikey_bach
    mikey_bach Posts: 912 Forumite
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    The wire goes from the house to the garage overheas its visible in armoured cable.   The estate agent has said its had one survey and was OK.  Am getting a new survey and electric check.  Am led to believe the seller only has to provide a gas one.  They have installed a new electric oven and hob 
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