Running power to my shed

[JamesM10]

Hello,
I'm fairly novice at electrics, but know the basics and realise what will happen and how to prevent blowing myself up.

I'm hoping to run power to my shed at the bottom of the garden which will require around 35 - 40 meters of cable. We bought our house 2 years ago and there evidently used to be an electric shower installed because there is a fairly thick cable in the cupboard through the wall left on a joining block. I'm hoping to attach on to that and run a cable out to the shed. This means that It's potentially still live, and it should be directly fused.

Can I:
A) Attach a thinner cable onto that to run out to the shed? If so, what thickness should I make it? (I hope to run LED lights, some basic power tools and maybe a heater for the winter.
B) Run cable up to 40 meters?
C) Run a cable under the bath tub. This is the best / easiest route for the cable. I'll put it inside PVC trunking then probably PVC trunk it along the fence cross sections outside to save me digging anything up.

I guess these answers will all be on the forum if I really looked but I'm just about to pop out now and had hoped that one of you kind people would have an answer for me getting back!

Many thanks in advance.
James

 

[Dillb]

Going by the questions you have asked, I would advise you to contact a local electrician and get them to carry out the job for you.

 

[telectrix]

what he said ^^^^.

 

[camerabloke]

Popcorn ready

 

[Pete999]

what he said ^^^^.

What they said^^^^^^^^^6

 

[Jay89]

Got to agree with Dillb on this one

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

I wonder where this thread is going.

 

[westward10]

Is this wind up?

 

[telectrix]

i can see a shed load of comments imminent.

 

[Pete999]

I wonder where this thread is going.

Down the shed Mate

 

[Deleted member 105166]

^^^ James, as above, this is not a DIY job! Invest in a competent electrician, with the knowledge, experience and test equipment to do it properly for you.

 

[Pete999]

^^^ James, as above, this is not a DIY job! Invest in a competent electrician, with the knowledge, experience and test equipment to do it properly for you.

Agree

 

[westward10]

The opening post is so wrong it has to be a wind up, surely.

 

[westward10]

Got Leesparkykent written all over it.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Was just thinking earlier that we havent had a electric to shed question on her for a while.... and like clockwork.....
1) you mean they have electricity in Glasgow? I though the national grid stopped at Hadrian's wall!
2) call a local electrician, even if you dig and bury the swa cable yourself it might save money but the cable sizing, loads etc need somebody who knows what they are doing.

 

[Deleted member 105166]

if you dig and bury the swa cable yourself it might save money but the cable sizing, loads etc need somebody who knows what they are doing.

OP dig trench, Sparks specify, supply and lay cable, OP back fill trench. Everyone wins that way.

 

[Deleted member 105166]

duplicate post deleted

 

[sparkdog]

I was brought up in Scotland and we had lots of electricity made of water by The Hydro Electric Board.

 

[Squid]

I was brought up in Scotland and we had lots of electricity made of water by The Hydro Electric Board.

You needed Jesus, he could have converted the water in to booze cutting out the middle man.

 

[JamesM10]

You needed Jesus, he could have converted the water in to booze cutting out the middle man.

Love it ... simple few innocent questions turns into blatant racism and stereotyping.

I’ll look for another DIY forum I think.


Thanks to those who actually gave advice.

 

[Spoon]

You needed Jesus, he could have converted the water in to booze cutting out the middle man.

Love it ... simple few innocent questions turns into blatant racism and stereotyping.

Not sure how @SWD joke about a fictitious character can be classed as 'racist' or 'stereotypical'

Thanks to those who actually gave advice.

So you are going to get an electrician in to look at the job.

 

[Toneyz]

Too late he's gone and camerabloke was only halfway through his popcorn.

 

[sparkdog]

Its not a DIY job, and I really am Scottish.

 

[Squid]

I can hear the "thud thud thud" of the toys thrown from the pram hitting the floor........

 

[MDJ]

Hello,
I'm fairly novice at electrics, but know the basics and realise what will happen and how to prevent blowing myself up.

I'm hoping to run power to my shed at the bottom of the garden which will require around 35 - 40 meters of cable. We bought our house 2 years ago and there evidently used to be an electric shower installed because there is a fairly thick cable in the cupboard through the wall left on a joining block. I'm hoping to attach on to that and run a cable out to the shed. This means that It's potentially still live, and it should be directly fused.

Can I:
A) Attach a thinner cable onto that to run out to the shed? If so, what thickness should I make it? (I hope to run LED lights, some basic power tools and maybe a heater for the winter.
B) Run cable up to 40 meters?
C) Run a cable under the bath tub. This is the best / easiest route for the cable. I'll put it inside PVC trunking then probably PVC trunk it along the fence cross sections outside to save me digging anything up.

I guess these answers will all be on the forum if I really looked but I'm just about to pop out now and had hoped that one of you kind people would have an answer for me getting back!

Many thanks in advance.
James

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