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    Pub Shed Power set up.

    Hi all, New year greetings and let's hope this insidious Covid (currently isolating) comes to an end this year. I've checked the other shed power threads but they don't cover my question, I'm currently building a log cabin pub in my garden and will need power for approximately six double...
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    100 amp service entry through shed wall

    I have a 4 wire 100 amp service run through 1-1/4" pvc underground to my pool shed. I need to take those wires and some form of conduit through a tuff shed panel wall to an interior sub panel. I will have at least 5 other circuits needing to go through this wall in roughly the same area. 2 20...
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    Sub panel grounding in a pool shed

    I have a Ge 125 amp 12/24 load center being installed in my pool shed roughly 80 ft away from the main electrical panel on the house. The plan is to backfeed the panel with a 100 amp breaker to function as a service disconnect. I will be running a 20 amp circuit from this sub panel to a garage...
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    16A sockets in shed for welder and compressor

    Hi, I want to have installed 2 x 16A commando sockets in my shed. I want to run a MIG welder which has a max output of 180A @ 23V and a 3hp 2.2kW compressor. They wouldn’t be running at the same time. Both manufacturers state each needs a 16A supply however I’ve been running the welder from a...
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    Power to shed

    Hello all , I’m currently in the middle of readying my garden for next summer , basically I want to put power into my shed. running a 4mm armoured from the house to the shed and into the board inside the shed. The boards that are on sale have a 40amp main switch and then the two breakers for...
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    wifi switch for shed lights installation ip65

    Hello i am looking for a wifi switch that would be suitable for a shed workshop Ip65 rated, that would be able to be wired so that the standard weatherproof light switch for the shed lights will still be able to be used to turn them on and off but that i can also use the wifi switch to turn them...
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    Solar setup for shed...

    So I'm looking to create and extremely simple solar setup for a shed... I've got a generic 4x 5w GU10 LED bulbs on a bar which are currently connected to the mains via a dimmer switch. Basically - what do I need? I understand I'll need a panel, a battery and a charge controller. But I'm unsure...
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    I am wanting to put some extra sockets in a shed. Bulgaria

    Hi. I'm in Bulgaria and wanting to add some extra sockets, what I was planning on doing was cutting into the feed that supplies the next room and adding the sockets as I go and then connecting back up to the cable. Can I just put a connector in and run a spur to the plug or should I come in and...
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    Solar panels on shed: What cable requirements are needed to house?

    I am in the process of installing six solar panels on a new-build shed. I had planned on bringing the power from the 2Kw inverter to the main consumer unit in the home over a 4mm² armoured cable. This will be connected through a 25A 30mA SP Type B RCBO to the main rail in the consumer unit...
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    Shed wiring ?

    100 amp box in house and have only 1 open slot for breaker ! I want to wire my new shed with 2-3 led lights and several outlets . Shed is 50’ from house box . Should I install a 30amp + breaker in the open spot and run #10 wire to a small sub panel in the shed or what might work better ? 220 not...
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    Shed power

    Hi guys am new to this forum Can someone give me advice on shed power I am looking at running power supply to a shed which will have a small chest freezer and few sockets for dewalt battery charger I was going to run 2.5mm swa cable straight form house cu (which is rcd protected) The shed is...
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    New garden shed supply and garden sockets RCD protection?

    Hi, I need some advice on a garden supply project. An existing small garden shed is being replaced which had a supply to it for a light and two sockets , and a radial socket circuit which continued around the garden. The old installation had a 6mm supply coming into a 63A 30mA RCD as a main...
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    Supply to new shed

    I'm planning to build a shed in the far RH corner of the rear garden. It will have a reinforced concrete base, wood structure, flat roof and be just under the size that requires building regs approval. It will take me some time to build the shed so it's not yet time to get a local electrician...
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    SWA to shed - are two cores enough?

    Hi, Apologies in advance if this is in the wrong forum. I tried to post to 'Electrical Advice' as a DIYer but had issues. I'm laying SWA (about 40m of 10mm2 as advised by a pro) to a new workshop building that will have its own CU, circuit and ground spike. I want to do the donkey work and lay...
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    TT stake in outbuilding

    Evening. Came across a shed with armoured 2 core 2.5mm running to it on a TNCS system (RCd protected), with the sheath of the armoured being used as the earth (Shed is only 5m from house); I know this can be acceptable, but I’m adding sockets in the garden and was considering putting in an earth...
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    Feeding Power To Shed

    Everyone, I wanted to get some clarification on how to apply the following requirements from the NEC to the wiring of my shed. The shed is completely detached from my main home and has a burial cable running to it. 1: If a structure is completely detached from the main building and a panel is...
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    What size and what type of wire to use from house to shed my house is 165 feet away

    My shed already has a breaker box and is wired already. My house is 165 feet away my breaker box has a spare 20 amp. What size wire do I need to purchase I want to bury the wire aswell I will be using lights in the shed aswell as plug in to power tool all of which are 110 tools no 220 I will run...
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    Power to Shed

    HI Can anyone please advise me on the correct rcd and cable for power to my shed I would like to run a power lead from the consumer unit to my shed , my unit has RCBOs, should I use a 16am RCD A / B or RCBO from the main board? This will then go to my shed into a 2 switch consumer (shed unit)...
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    Cable Size for 100m Shed Run

    Can anyone recommend a good Cable Size calculator to use online? The old man wants me to order some 6mm 3 SWA to feed his shed that will go on to supply some sockets, fairy lights around the garden and other stuff, no power tools or high load activities. Cost is the mitigating factor here...
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    Electrical wiring in shed & heat damage

    Hi, I'm installing a new shed in Brisbane made with colorbond. Obviously it will get quite warm inside so will be insulating with appropriate materials - probably foilboard. The question I have is with regards to running electrical cabling inside plastic conduit next to the colorbond and/or...
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