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Use connecters 2 and 5. 2 = A 5 = B 3 = Ringing wire (dont worry about this in your case) 1,4,6 dont do anything in your case. Or did you already know that? Im a little confused. :oops:

"After the meter, install a henley block to split the tails - 1 set to the CU, another set to a metal box with a switch and an MCB. From there 6mm or 10mm SWA to the shed, terminated in a metal box. Shed CU with RCD protection, and local earth rod." That sounds like an easier plan. I am...

Who is DNO? Is it just a case of ringing them up and saying that the appliances i use frequently exceed 40A (even tho they dont and probably wont)

everything is earthed via the CU. www.laine.ndo.co.uk/site/earth.JPG www.laine.ndo.co.uk/site/top.JPG www.laine.ndo.co.uk/site/cu.JPG

Well the house has been newly earthed. We just moved in last month and the spark had to do it. Before that the previous tennants that had lived there for 26 years had no earthing installed :o

Can i not just put another RCD in the shed consumer unit? and is it alright to use the earth that the home CU is attached to aswell for the shed? Or wil i need another earth pole for the shed? got pix of my 40A meter here www.laine.ndo.co.uk/site/meter1.JPG...

OK my bad i forgot about the ring formation i would use that anyway, i thought one of you guys told me to fuse all the socket individually? RCD is on the consumer unit in the home (63A), BTW is it uncommon to have a electric meter which can take a max of 40A?

Ok i have done my homework, had a look round the web and re done my plan. I had a look in my home consumer unit all looks dandy, easy to fit a 20amp MCB. From there i will run a 6mm SWA 3 core cable underground around 40 metres to the shed. This will then be terminated by a smaller...

Cheers fully understood now :D

Hi, Is a volt drop just the continual loss off electrical pressure along a wire due to its resistance? E.g. the longer the wire the more volts are dropped? Can you do anything to overcome a volt drop? Cheers, Laine

Hi There, Want to supply some electricity to a shed the other end of the garden (around 30m away from the house). It wont be used for real current drawing applications, just lighting power drills e.t.c Now what i have in mind is to stick a 20amp MCB on the switchboard and run armoured...