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Hi all, I am about to reconnect a friend's shed with a new waterproof MK consumer unit, as it just had SWA coming straight into white sockets before! I will be using a 40A 30ma switch and then 6am for lighting and 16 for sockets. Originally it was connected via the house earth - can I...

Hi All - have had it suggested that 2 electric showers must not be installed on one CU as this would be too much, but that extra tails can be put into the Henly block and a 2ns CU installed to run the 2 shoers off, as apparantly this would not have either the original or the new CU overloaded...

Hi All I am installing a power shower for a friend, and am clear about needing RCBO of correctr ating in Consumer unit and approriate size wire for power of shower, but have following question: Can a house have two power showers installed or will the possible useage of power if both on at same...

Hi All, Have been askeed to install new Power Shower above bath for brother-in-law. happy with electrics and have replaced others before so happy about most parts, but not the routing of pipes. He won't want the pipes shoing along the wall so need to hide - if he has a stud wall, how do you go...

Hi All - just bought a new house built in approx. 1950 The building survey suggests a rewire is needed - I agree the old fuse box needs replacing with an up to date consumer unit, but surely they had stopped using the old rubber wiring by this time! Is it likely it will need rewiring unless...

Hi - just a few quick questions - in running electrics to new shed I plan to use 2.5mm cable from RCD side of split load consumer unit and a 32amp MCB to a waterproof junction box on house wall. From this I will run SWA cable to shed and place small consumer unit in shed for power and lighting...