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I tried the 2kw heater in the furthest shed from the house and this worked ok. So you are saying that the fitment of a RCD at the summerhouse alone is the correct means of curcuit protection? So what if I now run a independent 6 or 10mm SWA from the house via a 30a MCB to my new 6mm to the...

Sorry whats the wrong place ? the house RCD or the summerhouse? What I need to clarify is it the voltdrop which is causing the trip or an earthing issue?

What I was getting at is would the independent earth have any effect on the house RCD tripping under load? Yeh it is an awfully long way to walk to reset the trip each time!

Would a earthing rod at the summerhouse make any difference?

Do you think I should replace the existing 4mm cable with 6 or 10mm? My original plan was to just run 10mm all the way to the house with a independent CU and RCD but a electrician looked at the job and told my other half that this was overkill and way to expensive for the purpose! Should I try a...

We recentley erected a summerhouse at the bottom of the garden which was fine until we realised how far the electricity supply would have to travel from the house. This adds up to about 160m! Now we have four other sheds which are all linked togeather with what appears to be 4mm SWA on a 40a MCB...