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    Requirements to power a shed

    Hi all. I am planning on running power to a shed and then power 2 x spurs, with one twin socket on each, and 3 separate lighting circuits (2 x 60W and 1 x 500W floodlight). Unfortunately the shed is 60 metres from the Consumer Unit in the house that I need to take the power from. Was...
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    extending existing shed power cable

    To be honest with you I fully appreciate people wanting to do work themselves in this age but sometimes it is best to get someone in that will be competent to do the work. Joining cables for underground work is quite an art, and even some less experienced electricians would struggle. Any...
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    extending existing shed power cable

    http://www.cablejoints.co.uk/sub-product-details/cable-joints-pot-end-joints/3m-scotchcast-resin-bk-cable-joints These are underground cable joining kits. Would you think you will be able to utilise them? As the shed is just moving a meter isn't there enough slack in the cable to fit an IP...
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    Can this wait or is it urgent??

    [b] Is this a normal light or a fluorescent? Where did the crackling sound originate from, the fitting or the switch? It does not sound too much of a problem, most likely an light or switch failure due to age, but of course this is conjecture without seeing or hearing the problem. If...
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    Three things blown up in two months!

    You don't live in an area where there is a lot of copper theft do you ?? Hard to say if it is coincidence or not, but it does seem strange. It may pay you to have give your local electrical distributor a call, ask for their engineering/technical section and tell them what as happened, they...
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    Door Chime Transformer

    Found wrong inpit voltage transformer not 230v
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    To DIY or not to DIY?

    Have to admit Holms won't be a lot of profit for the approved contractor if the LABC fees are 230 including testing. But if that was what the OP was told then it is very reasonable.
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    To DIY or not to DIY?

    Very reasonable then.
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    Flat Downlighters

    There still could be, even though you fitted fire rated type. All that means is that the fitting will give you the same fire retardation that the plasterboard gives you, if there had not been dirty great big holes cut out of it. If those lights you installed still utilised halogen lamps...
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    To DIY or not to DIY?

    First thing I would be considering is can your existing installation and the main fuse take an extra 15kw + whatever the new shed will be. Once you have ascertained this, I think you may be a little optimistic with that 150 pound figure for materials. As for the LABC fees that 250 may...
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    Singles in conduit. Domestic

    Your insurance company and/or Local Authority may have additional requirements where thatched properties are concerned they often specify fire resistant containment and sometimes void smoke detection. The majority of modern thatches are ammonia treated as to be flame retardent and many now...
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    Can a fused spur be fitted into ring main

    The appendices at the rear of the BS 7671-2008 are informative and are excellent. Regulation 433.1.5 does inform us that an accessory to BS 1363 can be supplied through a ring final circuit, and as your spur would most likely conform to BS 1363-4 then it is quite acceptable.
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    jointing ring main

    It is always best if disconnecting a point in the installation to totally remove the cables that are no longer required, but often due to varying factors this is sometimes not possible. If your going to blank the socket off rather than totally removing the point then I would suggest maybe an...
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    RCB for shower

    You will need the minimum of a 40amp RCBO, the 6mm cable most likely be too small , there is only one way you can install that 6mm cable and this is clipped direct, The work would be notifiable in England and Wales yes. You certainly can legally install it yourself. You need though to...
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    Confused over what certificates I should be getting...

    1. Lighting circuit re-wired to provide earth to all fittings and switches (originally it had no earth circuit being 1960's house). EIC - Immersion heater was put on its own dedicated circuit with new MCB (originally was on another circuit) EIC - Additional sockets added to power circuit...
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