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Hi looking for some advice I wont be doing any work a electrician will be .. I have a outbuilding being constructed and i will need a power supply I have asked for a quote and while looking for advice have been told that the person doing the quote cant be a qualified sparky from the advice given so here to double check

I need power running from existing consumer unit to shed. once there will need to have enough amps to run power tools/freezer and heater and lights and computer etc the sparky who will be doing me a quote says an additional consumer unit wont be needed as existing unit offers enough protection .. current CU is Wylex NM1406L 14 Way 100 Amp Double Pole Metal Consumer Unit

All metal enclosure, no plastic parts
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Cable entry Knockouts on 5 sides Top, Bottom, Rear, left and Right
Mains Tails cable Entry Grommet available to comply with 3rd Amendment Regulations
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other forum saying it doesnt have RCD but to me it says dual RCD.. all the MCB in it are
Wylex NHXS1B06 6 Amp 30ma Type B SPSN 1 Module RCBO ranging from 6-32amp

now the other sparkys are saying all those will be fine but if a new circuit is added it will need RCD but and i know nothing wouldnt new circuits added to free space within the box have the same protection as the rest of the other circuits?




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Your circuits have RCBOs fitted so each has individual RCD protection. Any new circuit can be protected by the addition of another RCBO if the circuit requires it.
 
How far is the shed from this CU?
existing unit offers enough protection
It doesn't, unless you add further RCBO's which may not be necessary though(Just a MCB) depending on way your sparks decides to do the job.
There may be sufficient capacity/No of ways but it may be easier to run a single cable from CU to shed with another CU in the shed with RCBO's for power/heating/lighting etc.
If armoured it might not need RCD protection for the cable, depending upon other criteria but will do in the shed. Shed doesn't need metal, non-combustible enclosure either.
 
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How far is the shed from this CU?

It doesn't, unless you add further RCBO's which may not be necessary though(Just a MCB) depending on way your sparks decides to do the job.
There may be sufficient capacity/No of ways but it may be easier to run a single cable from CU to shed with another CU in the shed with RCBO's for power/heating/lighting etc.
If armoured it doesn't need RCD protection for the cable but will do in the shed. Shed doesn't need metal, non-combustible enclosure either.
Hi it should be around 20-22 metres from CU to where the shed will be its a concrete shed and they did say it would be armoured cable ..they did ask what would be used in there listed some stuff but I didnt know about amps etc so didnt know what was needed they said around 20 amp but looking at some of my tools that wont be enough saw alone is 8-9 amps plus a 5ft chest freezer will be in there plus computer / tv etc But as I have no idea and have to rely on advice ..The work has to be certificated and niceic if that makes much of a difference
 

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