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  1. MarkS57

    Shed feed line

    Hi Here is my scenario. I want to install a 20A 240v service to my shed. Hoping to use a defunct SPA panel left by the PO- a 50A CH50SPA on the side of the house.. Recently, I've had landscaping work done that is between the house & shed and while the landscapers were doing that I had them run...
  2. S

    Shed wiring outbuilding

    I know how to fulfil IEEE wiring but is it ok to use 20mm corrugated conduit through the dwelling wall or is it rigid white conduit with the usual wiring boxes? Thoughts suggestions welcome
  3. P

    Earthing on wooden shed

    Hi all, just a quick one on an earthing arrangement for a radial circuit on a wooden workshop I have just had installed. I have run a 3 core 2.5mm swa from a consumer unit in a metal shed that has TT earthing in place. Does this cable need the armoured earthing as well as the CPC or just the...
  4. T

    Advice on Shed Wiring

    Hi, I'm looking to get the lionshare of a small shed wired before a friendly electrician does the needful. I'm a confident DIYer, but I would appreciate any more experienced view to check my logic. My house was professionally rewired in 2022, but I would like to connect a small 8x6ft shed to a...
  5. Ramblin Rob

    New shed PVC conduit prep

    Hi, I'm a DIY'er looking to build a 6x8 shed in my backyard in Colorado. I'm installing a gravel pad first, with 4 concrete Sonotube piers/footings, and 6x6 lumber edging. I'll eventually be running a buried 20 amp wire from my house to the shed for lighting and future lawn mower / weed eater...
  6. K

    Feeding LogCabin from Shed CU

    Hi guys, I have supplied my Shed with a 6mm SWA cable into a nice consumer unit. In there I have a 6Amp MCB for the lights and a 16 A supplying a single socket for a freezer unit. I also have an additional 32 Amp (idle). Now I have a log cabin 10m away. I am going to install a new consumner...
  7. J

    Shed hi tuff cable

    Hi, I rent a house and need a cable to my shed and unfortunately the LL dosent want anything dug into his lawn ! Before I get an electrician in i would like to know if this is feasible. Could I run Hi tuff cable in either Aluminium tube to the shed or lay fence posts flat and clip cable too...
  8. R

    Shed wiring- earthing

    I've wired some cable to a small 3x3 shed with 2 gpos, a 15a GPO, and a light. The shed is about 2m away from the house on a concrete slab. The 15a gpo (4mm) is run back to the house mbox location currently coiled above in the roofspace. The light (1mm) and gpos (2.5mm) are run to the house...
  9. A

    Electric shock off live steeltech shed!!

    Hello all, Looking for help here as I've come across a strange call-out today. Bare with me here: Got a call from a customer saying they had received an electric shock from their steeltech shed, not once but twice. To give a bit of a background, there are two sheds in their back garden. One...
  10. S

    IP rated switches for shed

    Hi all, I'm planning on adding some lighting to an old stone shed, there's currently a 2.5mm² SWA supply to the shed only supplying one IP rated socket, its fed from a 13A FCU on a 20A radial circuit. This is RCD protected, and the house has a TT earthing system. The run from house to shed is...
  11. R

    Shed electrical requirements

    I’m planning on putting in a small (10x10) detached shed for garden storage plus a freezer for meat storage, an in-wall AC unit (for temperature sensitive seedlings), and a few outlets and lights. The interior would be fully insulated and Sheetrock finished. I was planning on a 100amp,12...
  12. C

    3 phase shed feed in NSW

    Gday lads. Have a question about a 3 phase shed feed. I have a roll on 16mm2, 3 core and earth orange circular. Can I run a 16mm2 SDI neutral in the same conduit. And anything I need to comply with in SNWR. 3 phase Will be for shed and mainly to run welder
  13. L

    Powering Shed for fish house.

    So my old man is planning on setting up a fish shed which will hold 2-3 fish tanks. The power drawn from the equipment which will be running in here are 2x 500w heaters, 10,000 ltr return pumps which are 80 Watts and a few lights which are 90 watts at max, Will most probably have 3-4 to start...
  14. R

    Electrifying my tractor Shed and using proper gauge wire

    I thought that I posted this in the DIY part of the forum but I believe I did not. I am sorry about that. I put in a 10' x 20' metal shed about 9 years ago. It is about 200' ~ 70 meters from my house. It is on a 6" concrete pad. At the time of pouring the pad I put a conduit through the...
  15. A

    Fix Shed Solar Lights

    Hi, I purchased these from Amazon about a year ago. They worked okay then stopped working. There is a few alternatives to buy but are very similar and wondered instead if I could figure out what is wrong with them I could fix them...
  16. P

    Plug in 2kw heater in shed Will it go kaboom??!

    I use my shed for pottery and it’s currently wired to have 2 sockets and a light switch (fused down from one of the sockets). Currently I draw less than 300 watts of power. As it’s getting cold I’d like to plug in a heater out there but my husband says it’s not a good idea as my shed isn’t...
  17. D

    Minor electrics for shed

    At my board everything is RCD protected. I have built a shed off the side of the house, I was going to drill through into the house in order to supply my shed with a socket and some lights. I'm not bothered about effort/mess/cost here - purely whatever is safest, so a few questions if anyone...
  18. banny07

    UK Armoured cable to garden shed

    Hi Guys. Customer want to install some double sockets and few lights in new built garden shed which is 35 meters away from Consumer unit. I suggested 10mm 0r 16mm swa cable as customer want use it as a gym and also install washing machine and tumble dryer in the future. Only route available is...
  19. Senpai Ruku

    DIY Electrical Install for Shed

    Current setup: there is 4mm Double Insulated armoured cable running from the kitchen to shed's location. In the kitchen this cable is connected to ait's own "cooker" isolator switch, which is then connected to the cooker ring main. This is on a 40A MCB in a dual RCD consumer unit. Unfortunately...
  20. BenSparky8

    Shed install. Splitting tails

    Hi guys, Wondering if you could give any advice. Started a job today doing a shed install. They want a 6mm swa supply. The original plan was to come off of an MCB in the fusebox but it’s not going to be very accessible without too much damage. Is there any ideas in what I could do in the meter...

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