i have decided that if possible i will take the feed from the consumer unit and put a weatherproof consumer unit with an rcd in the shed. (it will be tested and certified by a local electrician).
as for the cable (swa). i forgot to mention that the ground here gets waterlogged in the winter...
Thanks for the quick reply,
the reason i'm not using the consumer unit is because the property is housing association and although i have a fair grasp of electrics (retired commercial engineer) we cannot touch the supply without a certificate.
as the outdoor socket kits have a plug in rcd...
i am putting an extra shed at the end of our garden and am considering putting a power supply to it.
i had intended putting an outside socket using a proprietary kit to cover the part P regs and then extend it with either conduit or swa cable.
my problems are that the ground here is only a...