Whats the easiest and most cost effective way of powering some lighting in a garage?

A lot depends on how long the garage is going to be used and whether in Summer or Winter. And what for. Cheapest optionis to buy a=battery powered LED lantern and hang it up. Or even two. Can be taken away and used elsewhere afterwards too.

BTW, power available from a car battery is neglable. Don't expect too much from cig lighter socket.

NT

Option 6: get a decent torch

Keep the engine running

There are some very quiet generators about these days, ive heard them working and was amazed, but never thought to ask what make they were. I'd also be careful about running down the car battery with running lights myself. Brian

In message , Stephen writes

Surely if the landlord and tenant are as happy with everything as you say then would it not be a lot simpler to arrange for cash compensation for the use of the lights? Remove the 32A mcb if you are worried that more serious power maybe used. From the landlords perspective it will be the cheapest and easiest route.

Buy a meter and have that fitted, still cheaper than a generator and transfer switch, if the happiness doesn't extend as far as total trust.

Batteries and generators will not be as cost effective as mains power.

"Rechargeable LED Work Light 10W 12 / 240V"

Thomas Prufer

That costs about £30, and about the second best solution, buying a torch being the best.

Unless you knick one of harrys three.

Wouldn't the tenant want the floods?

/The garage has a Sub consumer unit that has three MCBs, a 6A mcb for the internal garage lights comprising of 7 off 8 watt CFLs, (3 in loft space and four on ground floor) /q

Assuming only 'once a week' lighting use, what's the yearly elec cost going to be?

Jim K

With respect, not necessary. When we did caravanning, we'd happily run several tube lights off the car for long autumn evenings.

Now you can get 290lm for 4W LED caravan lights, so 3 of those would run all day and all night without risking a car battery.

Though given the price of some of those fittings, it might be cheaper to just get some small BC open battens and stick some LED replacement car bulbs in them.

Perhaps the tenant turned off the MCB in error, if he is 'happy with the ar rangement'.

Assuming 12p/kWh mains charge, this equates to £1 per watt per annum for

Point this out to the tenant and that the property was let to him with an e lectricity supply maintained to the garage. It will cost you a lot more tha n £56 to put in an alternative supply and you would seek to recover that through an increase in the rent following the statutory 2 months' notice pe riod (assuming the tenant is not in his fixed term of tenancy).

Owain

It's strange, I was considering candles or a paraffin lamp.

Fire hazard

What's wrong with fitting a meter & the landlord paying the tenant for the electricity he uses? That's what happens in the rented farmhouse next to me. The landlord's son lives in a static caravan on the site, with his power fed from the rented house. He pays the tenants for the power he uses.

On 20/04/2015 10:42, Capitol wrote: ...

Leisure battery and CFLs. Lantern for when LB is being charged, or if that is a problem, two leisure batteries. (It's how I light my stable block and tack room).

arrangement'.

r 27 / 7 / 365 continuous use, or £56.

electricity supply maintained to the garage. It will cost you a lot more t han £56 to put in an alternative supply and you would seek to recover tha t through an increase in the rent following the statutory 2 months' notice period (assuming the tenant is not in his fixed term of tenancy).

As is suspected about an hour before you ;>) 3/5th of f*ck all electric in reality....

NB "27/7/365"????

Jim K