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  1. M

    Off grid solar shed setup by a non electrician

    I'll set the scene. I'm not an electrician, I have no relevant qualifications but I do have experience with Solar PV (loosely) having had a system installed for some year and various other PV related items. So I'm in the process of setting up my shed with some off grid power, for no reason...
  2. B-I-L-L-Y

    From External Socket to Shed

    I have recently had my garden fully wired (radial system ... unsure that means) in each corner by a profession electrician. I have been informed that I can run electric heaters, kettle, etc. with no issue and it runs from the consumer unit in my garage which I think is connected to a 65 amp RCD...
  3. E

    For Sale get your wallets out, shed clearance mcbs, metal clad items etc

    MK stuff (New in package) 2x 13A DP secret key CU with neon, tamper proof key metal clad with boxes 1x 20A DP key operated switch metal clad with backbox 1x 2G 13A socket with backbox 1x Acel 2G socket enclosure ip65 1x Wiska 900x900mm JB white 1x Honeywell 8v 1A transformer 1x Aico Ei208 CO...
  4. B

    Shed and jacuzzi advice

    Hi, I’ve been asked to install lighting and 3 sockets (one of which is for a fridge) in a wooden shed. Due to location of consumer unit the only feesable option is to use the feed from the Jacuzzi which is on the non RCD side of the CU using a 40A MCB with 10mm Twin & Earth cable and own...
  5. H

    Should garage have secondary consumer unit? + Best way to extend power from garage to shed?

    A dedicated 20A type C MCB located in the consumer unit in my house feeds power to my detached brick-built double garage via an underground armoured cable. This MCB is one of a group that is controlled by an 80A RCD. There is no additional MCB protection within the garage. The incoming...
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    Wooden shed heat detector

    Hi, I have been asked advice on installing a smoke detector inside a small wooden shed at the bottom of a garden, which is currently used for spray tanning. I have said that a smoke detector will be of no use as the mist from the machine will constantly sound the alarm. I thought I could fit an...
  7. JamesM10

    Running power to my shed

    Hello, I'm fairly novice at electrics, but know the basics and realise what will happen and how to prevent blowing myself up. I'm hoping to run power to my shed at the bottom of the garden which will require around 35 - 40 meters of cable. We bought our house 2 years ago and there evidently...
  8. L

    Domestic Shed Installation

    Hi All, Having recently qualified as an electrician, I am beginning to understand the adhocs and curveballs that customers can throw at you. Last week I went to quote for a shed installation. The shed is approximately 25m from the property and would be a relatively straight forward notifiable...
  9. A

    identifying a shed consumer unit

    This is the consumer unit fitted in my shed, it's very compact and I would like to get another. Does anyone the make and who supplies them?
  10. R

    Electrical connection to shed

    This is possibly quite simple. I am not an electrician but am good at digging holes, I need electric running to my shed so I can put a freezer in it, how deep should the trench be (I am guessing 2 spits depth) so I can cut the most labour intensive part of the job as much as possible...
  11. C

    Shed alarm please guys

    Hello guys can anyone suggest a wired alarm kit that will go into a shed, ideally the unit can send a txt message to a phone. A wired stand alon PIR unit will be nice but all i can find are cheap battery ones which are a bit useless
  12. TonyJohnson

    Under floor heating in a shed?

    Hi, I have been asked to finish a job in a shed installed 2 years ago. Just reading up on the regs, as it is heating there is an element of a higher fire risk.... What the deal if its in a wooden shed?
  13. J

    Feed to my shed need suggestions

    Looking to get electrics in my shed best solution I can think of is.... 6mm from the main board in my house out to a waterproof junction box, connected up to swa which then goes off to the shed and connects to a sub board. That then controls the power there on wards.. any suggestion on better...
  14. J

    Power and lighting to garden shed

    Hi. I would like to supply power and lighting to my new garden shed from my bungalow which is approximately 4 mtrs, away. I intend to have a small fluorescent light and two double 13amp sockets. The shed will also house an under counter freezer and a tumble dryer. I have discovered an old...
  15. M

    Supply to consumer unit in shed

    Hi guys A friend of mine has an electrician at his place doing some work and hes asked him to put in a supply for his shed. Its a 19metre run would be from one end of the house through the joists under the floorboard and then out into the shed outside. The electrician has ran it with 10mm T...
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    Off grid shed?

    I'm planning the electrics for my shed/summer house which is in a field miles away from mains electric. I want to run some 12v led filament lamps along with some 12v Gu10's. Total of around 50W (4A) Also some usb outlets for phone charging etc, and maybe a caravan style water pump for...
  17. R

    Some advice please, regarding wiring inside garden shed workshop?

    Some professional advice greatly appreciated here for design and costing purposes - two simple questions. Background: We've just replaced a 25 year old wooden shed - good service but sagging a little from age and too small for our needs - with a larger one from Beast Sheds Ltd. (Recommended!)...
  18. M

    Supply to outbuilding (Shed)

    Good evening I am an electrician from abroad, I have my 17th edition pased in UK and I am working as an electrician in industry since 2012. I would like to power my shed with a 2.5mm Armoured cable. Can enyone tell me if I can do it as described in digram below. Do I need the socket outlet...
  19. T

    Shed submain SWA RCD protection

    Hi all, Went to a house on friday due to sub-main to shed not energising. This was simply due to the MCB playing up. I flicked it on and off a few times and it works fine now. However im not happy with the way the submain has been installed poorly. The sub-main is in the form of a 3 core SWA...
  20. O

    elec. power to a garden shed

    Hello, I have following scenario, 20A circuit breaker in the CU. 3 x 2.5 SWA cable feed to a garden shed CU. In the shed CU I have 0.69 ohm on the income cable. On the shed are two 16A radial circuits of socket outlet. When I do Ze on the sockets , I get 2.9 ohms. The radial circuits have...
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