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  1. C

    Off grid shed?

    I'm planning the electrics for my shed/summer house which is in a field miles away from mains electric. I want to run some 12v led filament lamps along with some 12v Gu10's. Total of around 50W (4A) Also some usb outlets for phone charging etc, and maybe a caravan style water pump for...
  2. R

    Some advice please, regarding wiring inside garden shed workshop?

    Some professional advice greatly appreciated here for design and costing purposes - two simple questions. Background: We've just replaced a 25 year old wooden shed - good service but sagging a little from age and too small for our needs - with a larger one from Beast Sheds Ltd. (Recommended!)...
    • R.Voles
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    • advice garden inside please regarding shed wiring workshop
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. M

    Supply to outbuilding (Shed)

    Good evening I am an electrician from abroad, I have my 17th edition pased in UK and I am working as an electrician in industry since 2012. I would like to power my shed with a 2.5mm Armoured cable. Can enyone tell me if I can do it as described in digram below. Do I need the socket outlet...
  4. T

    Shed submain SWA RCD protection

    Hi all, Went to a house on friday due to sub-main to shed not energising. This was simply due to the MCB playing up. I flicked it on and off a few times and it works fine now. However im not happy with the way the submain has been installed poorly. The sub-main is in the form of a 3 core SWA...
    • TomSparkman
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    • protection rcd shed submain swa
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. O

    elec. power to a garden shed

    Hello, I have following scenario, 20A circuit breaker in the CU. 3 x 2.5 SWA cable feed to a garden shed CU. In the shed CU I have 0.69 ohm on the income cable. On the shed are two 16A radial circuits of socket outlet. When I do Ze on the sockets , I get 2.9 ohms. The radial circuits have...
  6. DavidSpark

    Power to shed. Thoughts?

    Good evening everyone, So I have a "customer" wanting power supplied to an outside shed they are building in the near future which is going to serve as a sort of outside bar type area. All wiring will be within the shed and the circuits installed will be a radial power circuit and a lighting...
  7. L

    Running electricty to shed

    Hi -I'm going to get an electrician to run power to a garden shed for two sockets and underfloor heating. He will use armoured SWA but will I have to bury that in the garden or can I run it under the hedge? - I live in Scotland so not sure if diff regs apply.
  8. D

    Solar Power / Wind Power Shed

    Hi Guys Later this year I want to do a solar power and or wind power installation into my allotlment shed. I've watched tonnes of YouTube videos and I've been to various sites, however, when attempting to work the maths to figure out how many batteries I need I must be going wrong somewhere as...
  9. Pete999

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  10. O

    Running a shed from an extension lead - Part P

    Hi all! First things first, I'm not a qualified electrician but I consider myself competent and very safety conscious. I've been tinkering with electronics for a long time. But I need help :D I've wired up my shed/workshop with 4 double sockets and a light fitting. Sockets are on 2.5mm cable...
  11. A

    New circuit to the shed.

    Hi all, It is my first post. I'm sorry if I do something stupid I need some help with running new circuit to the shed on the back garden. Basically I have been asked to fit a double socket and light in the shed. The only one way to run power from main building to shed is to take a power from...
    • AndyC.
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    • cable circuit electrician kitchen new shed socket
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. 7

    Garden shed - power from the house

    Hi, I've recently moved house and have some questions on the existing wiring setup for the cable to the shed. The house has had a recent extension but the certificate and documents do not explicitly mention the cable to/and the shed so I can only assume that was not tested at the time. The...
  13. R

    Shed Supply

    Evening all. I'll start by apologise for asking what is probably a common question for you guys here. I work in electronics so bare with me. I would like power in my shed; just going to be ring circuit in there, a couple of strip lights and a couple of outside lights too. I plan on doing as...
  14. G

    Help with shed wiring

    hi I am going to re-wire my shed as it's a mess I have installed a c/u see picture .ignore wiring in it . That's just me playing about fitting cable in it to see how it's done What I now need to know is how I wire everything up . I have attached a drawing of how the set up wants to be . Could...
    • Gary Holmes
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    • attach ensure please shed thread wiring
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  15. J

    SWA power supply and SWA cat6 to shed

    Evening just looked at a job where customer wants a swa supply down to shed but also wants swa cat6 down there to (going to be his home office) The run is 30m and will be cleated- and only burried for 1m to cross a gate way The run is to and from same place... Cleating them side by side ok...
    • J.C.E
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    • cable cat6 power power supply problems shed supply swa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  16. M

    Help with Shed Wiring

    I recently purchased my first house and have decided to re-instate the electrical supply out to the shed. I’m a maintenance technician offshore so I’m not very familiar with the regulations required for domestic installations. Anyway previously there was a supply running off a 16A MCB in the...
    • madspark
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    • cable consumer earth shed supply wiring
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  17. D

    earthing metal shed

    hi all just wondering what is the best way to earth my shed. The shed is the full metal type which they sell at screwfix 8ft x 6ft I've put a single light inside and one outside from fused connection units inside the shed, they run from another fcu which is a RCD FCU from my decking. so...
    • Dan Brown
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    • connection earth earthing inside metal require shed
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. D

    Power For Shed

    Hello i new here to bear with me right what it is i want power to my shed to power 2-3 Computer servers and a monitor i have got few prices on doing it the right was with SWA and garage CU which of right now i can't afford as just been made redundant but one of the sparky's said buy so outdoor...
  19. C

    DIY Solar Panel Installation In Shed

    Hello, I have been given an 80W Bard solar panel similar to the one in the link. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BSUL6JK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1) I am looking to install on my shed as I cannot provide a mains supply. I have 2x 9Ah 12V batteries and have a small...
  20. M

    Aerial cables from the shed

    Hello guys! Does anybody know how can i find out the way that TV cable has been pulled in into my flat?In the shed we have signal splitter from aerial, and from that shed cable going into a flat.As i have downlights on my ceiling, i pulled them all out to see if there is any tv cable running...

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