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Ahh, I didn't realise that about the spur thing. It has already got an FSU as shown in the diagram I posted before, so perhaps it's not quite the bodge I initially thought, but I want it to be all correct so I'll leave be until he's free to come down and check it all out. I might change the...

Thanks for the reply again. I've picked up suitable glands and metal boxes earlier in the week from B&Q but I haven't fitted either since I'm still not convinced that the source point of this is ok i.e. from the double socket that is a spur. I'm not a sparkie of course but I had it in my...

Thanks very much for the further info - very helpful indeed. I've no reservations about asking him to look at it, as I'd be doing that as a matter of course with anything like this. I meant more in terms of how much of his time I take up, sorry - I wasn't very clear. In all likeliness I'll...

Now I think on it, shouldn't there be a separate smaller sub-unit of some sort fitted inside the shed, with a direct fused connection from the main consumer unit in my garage?

Ta for the quick reply chief! Re' your questions, in order: i) The armoured cable I'm almost certain is prysmian steel armoured 2.5mm as I found on B&Q. Looks identical, but I'm pretty sure it's not the 4mm thickness that they have as well. ii) The armoured cable where it comes in the...

Hi all I've been in my house a few years now and always wondered about the legitimacy of a certain aspect of its wiring, even though there have been no issues as such to speak of while I've been here. Part of it had been disconnected when I moved in, and I'm assuming it would be a bad idea...