summer house supply thoughts

[WELLSIANA]

been asked to price a socket to a Summer house , throwing it out their for any views which may help me decide my course of action , Ideally i would like to get back to the Consumer unit , but its virtually impossible without major structural upset , and can not go external from it either due to the nature of the property . So , what i do have is a Garage Socket , which i am assuming is from the current ring main , on a spur . I thought maybe fitting a fused spur into the line and going off the socket down to the Summer House which is approx 25-30 meters away and feed a socket for a reading light and small heater , problem is the distance and what amps i would have at the Summer house already from a spur , plus the size of SWA i would need , seems a mighty job for a Summer house which could not get further away from a source which is so hard to get to . Any Views ?

 

[Spoon]

This is one of the best lines I have read for a while:

...problem is the distance and what amps i would have at the Summer house already from a spur...

He/She has been making me laugh, so im happy if they carry on...

 

[Deleted account]

Hi welsiana,
If I was you I would start by doing the neccissary cable calcs for a cable 25-30 M. Taking into account cable type, if it's buried or not. Voltage drop, current capacity, Fault current etc..

I would then ascertain exactly if that garage socket is a spur from the ring main.

Then I would come up with a cunning plan.

Then I would call a registered insured sparky to do the calcs again and get him to come up with a cunning plan. Then I would instruct him/ her to carry out works at a cost to ensure that they cover there registration and insurance.
Then the sparky could sign off and notify building control in a professional manner.

Pete

 

[telectrix]

plenty of time to sort it out. won't be needed till next summer. could use cat5. 2 cores= 3A, 4 cores =6A. 6 cores=9A. sod it , use all 8 and have the extra capacity up to 12A. don't forget the 13A fuse ( well, that's the closest to 12A). .

 

[Silly Sausage]

plenty of time to sort it out. won't be needed till next summer. could use cat5. 2 cores= 3A, 4 cores =6A. 6 cores=9A. sod it , use all 8 and have the extra capacity up to 12A. don't forget the 13A fuse ( well, that's the closest to 12A). .

You're just blinding me with science now

 

[Spoon]

You're just blinding me with science now

There is a song in there.....

 

[Deleted account]

Message to moderators,

I hope you don't think the above post is another attack on someone asking a legitimate question. It's not something I usually do.

The question was legitimate and I would have happily given my opinion , however the comment he made about not being registered just got my goat which resulted in my not very constructive reply.

Just wanted to clarify.

 

[westward10]

I am keeping an eye and waiting too see if the OP comes back on to gauge whether he was joking in #6 or trying a wind up.

 

[Silly Sausage]

There is a song in there.....

I'm getting visions of Tel in a skin tight pink onesie with a group of backing singers in equally tight purple ones.

I need a lie down.

 

[telectrix]

I'm getting visions of Tel in a skin tight pink onesie with a group of backing singers in equally tight purple ones.

I need a lie down.

so you're the one that's been peeping through my bedroom window. ???

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

I am keeping an eye and waiting too see if the OP comes back on to gauge whether he was joking in #6 or trying a wind up.

Im waiting to see if he was joking in post 1 and this is a wind up.

 

[Spoon]

Just out of curiosity... How many people have actually admitted its a wind up when they do these types of posts???
They usually come back with "I was only joking..."

 

[telectrix]

why the dumb. murdoch?

 

[Spoon]

why the dumb. murdoch?

maybe he jealous that @Archy Styrigg has been looking through your window and not his....... I know I am....

 

[Octopus]

why the dumb. murdoch?

What dumb is that?

 

[telectrix]

the one that was on post #24. it's gone now.