shed

Recent contents Top users
  1. R

    Wiring for outbuildings or sheds

    Hi, I've been getting some conflicting guidance/quotes and want to check what people's thoughts are on this setup. I will be getting an electrician to do this work and sign off, but i'm hoping to reduce costs by running the cable myself (as it is a lot of digging!). I'd also like to have a solid...
  2. S

    UK Hello I would like to add a double socket to my shed, I wanted to know if I could spur of a socket indoors with 2.5 t&e run underground in conduit

    hello I would like to add a double socket to my shed, I wanted to know if I could spur of a socket indoors with 2.5 t&e run underground in conduit to the shed for the double socket its approximately 25 meter run, This will only be powering a tv and soundbar nothing else.
  3. 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...
  4. Adam00

    grid tie solar to a consumer unit in a shed that is fed from the main consumer unit

    Could you connect grid tie solar to a consumer unit in a shed that is fed from the main consumer unit in the house or is this not allowed due to how it complicates safe isolation?
  5. W

    What size SWA cable and what Distribution boards required to shed and garden office.

    Want to install a garden shed with Tumble Dryer and separate garden office building. I have run duct from side of house to where garden shed is going to be, then run another duct to where garden office is going to be. I am planning of having the office heated by electric most likely a plinth...
    • Wilf999
    • Thread
    • boards cable distribution garden garden office office required shed size swa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  6. 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
  7. PeeWee

    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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
    • Rowdsta
    • Thread
    • ausie elec earthing shed wiring
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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
    • chang14
    • Thread
    • 3 phase ausie elec phase shed
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses Heating 2 Go Electrician Workwear Supplier
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

Advert

YOUR Unread Posts

Daily, weekly or monthly email

Receive a daily, weekly, or monthly email containing a digest of new and recently updated threads.

Advert

Tilers | UK Tiling Forum | Tilers Forums | Find a Tiler
UK Tiling Forum by Tilers Forums UK
Plumbers Forums | Plumbing Advice | Gas Forum
Gas Forum | Unofficial Gas Safe Register Forum
Top Bottom
Back