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Thanks and I understand the legal planning and permitted development rules for the outbuilding.

Thanks for the concern but I am only seeking electrical advice on this thread.

The outbuilding will serve as a social and outdoor kitchen area. A nearby toilet would be a nice touch for guests.

Hi all, I'm toying with the idea of building a small extension on the side of my conservatory to add a downstairs WC. The previous owner done a side return extension (shown in attachment with red outline), and as my house is detached I understand I can do 4m single story with permitted...

First thing I would advice is to ensure you own the domain name and not the person who made the website for you. Secondly, with ownership of the domain you can point the domain to any website host. If you want the new designer to maintain and update your current website, you will need the...

Evening John, I will be be taking your advice and run 4mm radial for the grid switches. Should I run 4mm radials from the switches to appliance sockets aswell, or is 2.5mm radials acceptable for each socket? Thanks

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I'm not sure what you mean? Theres an earth in the SWA.

Would I need to tell the council if a sparky tests and signed it off?

I can bring the cable up and terminated in a box with gel if need be. 14m of cable still cost me £75!

No, the outbuilding will be the only one.

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Hello all, Planning for an outbuilding at the rear of the garden, approximately 45m run from the current CU. I want to install an electric shower in the outbuilding (8.5kW) and use it to run office equipment (computer and TV). I have 14m of 16mm 3 core SWA from a previous job. Could I use...

Hi all, I'm looking at a retrofit UFH system with overlay boards for the ground floor above floorboards. I have been quoted various options including 16mm pipe in 25mm boards vs 12mm pipe in 18mm boards. Just wondering what your experiences are with either system for heat output and...

Thank you John. You have been very helpful on a number of topics of mine. I think I will run the grid switches on a separate ring and then have the conservatory and kitchen sockets on a second ring. (instead of having separate rings for kitchen and conservatory this balances things and still...

What about 2.5mm ring for kitchen worktop sockets and then separate 4mm radial to grid switches for appliance sockets?

Thanks all for your inputs. I understand the load would be very close to the CU which isn't ideal. Equally I want to be able to easily access integrated appliances power supply. What is the most common method to do so? Should I just install switched sockets as part of the kitchen ring...

What happens when i need to turn off the fridge or freezer? Remove the entire integrated appliance forward? That seems inconvenient to me. The whole house is being rewired and everything is open so cabling is very easy at the moment.

When travelling I like to switch things off.

One wall of the kitchen is completely units from floor to ceiling which is where the majority of the appliances are going. I'm not sure how else I would be able to turn an appliance off without pulling the appliance out to switch it off..