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  1. G

    Hard Wiring External Power Strip

    I'm putting up a pegboard in my garage. There is one outlet behind where it will be. I bought a 12 outlet strip to mount on the wall. There will only be a 1/2" space between the wall and the pegboard, so if I plug the strip in, the plug will stick out too far. Is it safe to cut the plug off the...
  2. R

    UK Regs vs BMW

    So I am getting an external socket fitted for a tenant to charge her electrical car. She is adamant that all that is required is an outdoor socket (waterproof presumably) even though i have had an electrician round who says it needs a seperate earth rod and dedicated rcd. I think the confusion...
    • Rowan Mitchell
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    • electric cars external power regs
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. B

    DIY Extension lead in hose pipe for external power to shed

    Hi all, looking for advice, based in the UK. I have a 30m long garden with shed at bottom that I want to run an extension lead to on a permanent basis. Use is for power tools (drill, jigsaw) plus lamp in the winter so neither constant nor heavy usage. Currently I run a single 40m reel...
    • Blackemerald
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    • diy extension extension lead external external power lead in outdoor permanent power protection shed
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  4. D

    Shed consumer unit

    Hi guys and girls, I'm newly qualified and want to confirm my method is sound before I commence any work. I'm registered with my CPS so can notify new circuits in domestic. I have a new customer that has asked for lighting and power to the garden shed (wood construction). The existing...
  5. A

    External Power

    Hi, New to the forum but fairly competent DIY enthusiast. I have recently moved into a house which already has an external circuit in the basement (protected by a circuit breaker, max load 40a) powering 4 external double sockets, this is run off the main RCD protected circuit board for the...
  6. Sparky_marky2

    Alternative cable to use instead of armoured when running external power circuit

    Hi guys, New to the forum and would much appreciate your opinions, I'm wiring a power radial circuit for one double socket for a customer, however part of the run (2 meters) will run on the outside of the house and then back inside, up from the ground floor to the first floor. The customer has...
  7. M

    Cable for external power - what size?

    This should possibly go into DIY as I am not an electrician but cannot post in that forum. Long story short - I was having some major buuilding work done. I got an electrician in to quote - part of that quote included putting power into my shed. He told me to buy a 6mm SWA cable and get the...
  8. Clark3169

    External power to she'd from garage.

    Hi guys just wondered if the following is acceptable. My customer wants me to run power to his shed from his garage. I fitted the CU in the main house and his garage and all is tested and covered by RCD's however the ground between the two out buildings is concreted and he doesn't want to dig it...
  9. S

    External Power cable size

    I have a Wiseman wireless controller installed that works 4 Water Features and 1 set of external light posts. The original supply was via 2.5mm armoured cable. We have had problems in the last few months of the power tripping. It bypasses the RCD it comes into and takes out the main fuse. I...
    • Salton
    • Thread
    • cable cable size external external power power size
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. A

    Additional External Power socket

    I'm not a qualified electrician, although I have added for few power sockets in my time. I recently asked an electrician (obtained from one of those web sites where your find trades people) to quote me for adding an additional outside power socket. I already have a external power socket which...
    • Andrew-AHH
    • Thread
    • additional advice electrician external external power power socket
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. D

    External Power Issue

    Forgive me folks, I can see the majority on this site are relatively well versed in matters involving electricity. Not me, I'm a complete novice that can change a plug, wall switch or light fitting ... not much else. My scenario is we have an external cable taking power from our house to an...
    • dazza1972
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    • external external power issue power
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. H

    external power to garage

    Hi chaps, I've been requested to carry out a quote to provide power for a garage which is 80 mtr from the house, can you recommend a suitable ducting which can be used to protect the swa cable? The customer doesn't want to have a trench dug for that distance, can the swa be directly layed...
  13. Q

    External power supply to outbuilding

    ​I want to power up my shed that is 30m away, it will have a light inside and two outside, I will have a separate consumer unit fitted and will have 4 sockets. I have 6mm steel armoured cable, can I surface mount it to my fence or does it have to be buried? Please help.
    • Qooloo
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    • building cable external external power fence garage house outbuilding power supply
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. D

    Question about external power

    Hi, Have just moved into a new house (rented) and can see a power cable running out to a workshop that the landlord uses for his businesss. My question is should the mains cable that is run out to this worksop not be buried and is it likley to be metered in the workshop or is it likley that he...
    • Daren Bristow
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    • external external power power question
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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