summer

  1. Pat H

    Hot Tub Isolator switch

    Hot tub in a garden next to a wooden summer house. I need to add an isolator. Ideally it would go on the side of the summer house as the CU is just inside but that puts it closer than 2M of hot tub (isolator is IP65) The next option is inside the summer house but I'm less keen on that as the...
  2. P

    I Need Work Will anyone near Uckfield have jobs available next summer?

    Hi All, Spent a while the last few days looking for jobs for people that are leaving college and need somewhere to start their career and cant find anything. Has anyone got any offers or know anyone that will have that type of work available next summer once college has ended? preferably in the...
  3. Dan

    Why Overwatch's Summer Games Are A Problem

    Now that the Summer Games event in Overwatch is coming to a close, I think it’s a great opportunity to reflect on what the event did well and what it got wrong. And moreover, what our feedback as a community means for the future of this game right now. First off, I’m in favor of recurring...
  4. Dan

    Why Overwatch's Summer Games Are A Problem

    Now that the Summer Games event in Overwatch is coming to a close, I think it’s a great opportunity to reflect on what the event did well and what it got wrong. And moreover, what our feedback as a community means for the future of this game right now. First off, I’m in favor of recurring...
  5. P

    Supply to summer house.

    Been asked to install 3 X sockets 1 X light 1 X PIR light into a summer house. The building is 45 mtrs away from the house and I'm unable to wire back to the board. My plan is to take a fused spur of the ring and use a 4mm SWA to feed the summerhouse. In summerhouse I intend to install a 2 way...
  6. Hellmooth

    Summer house earthing

    Hi, quick question on what earthing system to use for a summer house install I am pricing. Reading previous posts regarding the issue it seems that having the summer house wired with a TT system is recommended, I'm still unsure though. The summer house is going to be wired in 10mm SWA from the...
  7. rolyberkin

    Conduit in Summer House - Aesthetics Photos Required

    Has anyone got any photos of installs they have done in non insulated or non plasterboard finished garden log cabins summer houses? I am purely interested in the aesthetics I am after examples in white plastic, black plastic, galv conduit and MI if anyone can help? I am about to wire a summer...
  8. B

    Advice regarding legality of adding spur to summer house.

    Hi All, I'm after a bit of advice regarding installing a dual socket into a summer house in my garden, the garden house is built and have wanted electric in it. The summer house it too far from the house to get electric from the house however we do have a garage that is connected to the main...
  9. S

    Volt drop to summer house heating

    Hi. First time poster here so please go easy on me. A customer of mine has had a summer house built at the rear of her garden which has been supplied with two 6Kw heaters! Yep, 12Kw!! She would also like 2 switched double sockets and about 4 LED spots installed. Now the problem, as if a 12Kw...
  10. G

    Summer House Electrics

    Afternoon Guys and Girls, Was going to post this to the DIY section but it wouldn't let me. Firstly, whilst I will be doing the first fix for this I will be getting a sparks in to test and inspect everything once it's ready, but I do want to have everything in place. Current setup is a 32amp...
  11. A

    summer house wiring and decking lights

    hi everyone, can some please let me know if what I have done is ok, and how to plan next stage. I have added a 13amp fused unit to the ring main in my utility room and run 2.5mm rubber cable above head height (about 7ft high) to my summer house, where I have added a rcd fused spur, from this I...
  12. M

    Running electrics to summer house.

    Just had the garden paved and a summer house installed and now need some electrics in there. Nothing fancy, just enough for a socket to put something like a CD player, a security light (150w) and to run the christmas lights from when it's that time of the year. I had some 25mm MDPE pipe run...
  13. Dan

    Summer deals on Screwfix - Worth checking out?

    http://fave.co/1q4eoUb Seem to have a fair few deals on at the moment. Anything of interest?
  14. R

    henley blocks and rcd's

    not working in the domestic sector i need help with 2 questions. firstly is it still allowed to cut into the tails between the meter and board and place a henley block in line so that i can feed a summer house as getting from the house is not an option due to doing to much damage to finished...
  15. A

    Cable to a summer house

    I had a sparky round to price up a job, the job was to put power to the summer house in the garden, the price he was going to charge I thought was over the top, was looking at doing it myself, could someone tell me if the following would be ok i would be planning on running a spur from the...
  16. L

    spring versus summer system results

    Many system owners have probably seen changes in the performance of their systems between spring and summer. The days are longer and the sun is higher in the sky but it's also warmer and the sky is a bit hazier. I have been able to collect various pieces of data on my system and have graphed...
  17. N

    Protection for wooden summer house

    Evening all, Just got a few ideas for a job I'm doing to run past you's. Been asked to wire up a wooden summer house and I priced and got the job but just had an after thought as he said he was planning to use plywood to board it instead of plasterboard. Should I instead of 30mA be installing...
  18. W

    big new summer house - tiny little cable

    I'm refurbishing a large house and part of the refurb is a huge summer house at the end of a long garden The summer house is to have all electric heating and lighting and a small kitchen area, estimated MD of around 50a at least Unfortunately the foreign workers who have built the cabin are...
  19. bigspark17

    hot tub in a large summer house

    got a hot tub to conect in a summer house 10m from a house. customer has put a 3c swa 6mm in a duct ready. i was going to 100ma rcd/ 32 amp mcb inside the house which is tncs. then at the summer house put a 4way board 30ma rcd main switch with hot tub, lights, outside socket coming off this db ...
  20. P

    Summer house power supply 50 metres away

    Hi there just wanting a bit of advice here, been asked to put a power supply to summer hoiuse down bottom of the garden which is approx 50 metres away i was thinking of using 6 mm armour cable from a mini rcd fuse board beside old consumer unit as this is a old wired wylex board althiough...

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