{"id":10575,"date":"2025-11-20T10:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/?p=10575"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:20:08","slug":"marquee-advice-who-provides-the-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/marquee-advice-who-provides-the-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Marquee Advice: Who provides the power?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In marquee hire there are a few common problems you face \u2013 one is the question of who provides the power? I\u2019m not thinking of your lighting (as obviously you\u2019ve got to run that power supply) but what happens when the DJ turns round and says where\u2019s his power? Or the caterer, or the bar..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mal at Premier Party Tent faced exactly this issue recently and to be honest it is a little tricky. You can\u2019t be expected to wire up the marquee like a factory with sockets anywhere required but at the same time most customers would expect the marquee man\/lady to sort everything out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what\u2019s the solution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My suggestion is to sort it out in advance. When you take the booking ask the customer if there are going to be any other power requirements, if so how much power do they need? You then charge a set amount per extension lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you leave it until you\u2019re on site it could look like you\u2019re trying to subtly get the bill up a bit (this never ends well) or you may feel obliged to provide them for free (unless it\u2019s in exchange for tea or food this isn\u2019t so good either).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a few things to note about power:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One extension lead can take up to 3KW of power, this is normally enough for a DJ or bar but rarely for caterers. Tea Urns are 3KW each and often they\u2019ll have 2 of those plus ovens etc so consider a generator or getting an electrician to connect a large supply across for large events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You shouldn\u2019t be running more than 3 or 4 extension leads from a house, any more and consider a generator or an electrician. Also when running several power leads plug them in to different areas of a house so they\u2019re on different circuits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A long extension lead from Wickes etc is quite cheap but long term you really want to be using blue arctic cable leads with 16amp connectors. The connectors are splashproof so you can leave them outside as long as they\u2019re not on the ground and you just daisy chain leads together \u2013 terminate the lead with a 4-way standard 13amp socket adapter for the bar\/DJ and plug in to the house using a 13 amp plug with an RCD to a 16amp connector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you don\u2019t have RCD\u2019s built in to your leads buy some adapters for them, these protect anyone if a cable\u2019s cut through. These really are a must in the marquee hire industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve got the right kit then running power to a marquee is easy though not hugely lucrative. If you\u2019re scratching round getting different extension leads and trying to weatherproof a normal 13am reel extension lead then it can be a bit of a nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask your customer their power needs in advance and charge for your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spencer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PS the marquee and some red, green and honeybeige once used carpet is on eBay (there\u2019ll be more carpet to follow).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In marquee hire there are a few common problems you face \u2013 one is the question of who provides the power? I\u2019m not thinking of your lighting (as obviously you\u2019ve got to run that power supply) but what happens when the DJ turns round and says where\u2019s his power? Or the caterer, or the bar.. 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