Hi all. I'm hoping you can help. I'm trying to run some power to me shed and I need to know the best way given my current set up. So here goes...
I have 6mm SWA cable fed by a 32A mcb from my CU in my main house. This leads to a cabin in my garden about 150 feet away. In the cabin I have a small CU using a 16A mcb and 6A mcb for sockets and lighting. I have 2 x 40W lights + a 60W light and ceiling fan. I also have a small fridge, small freezer, small stereo - not really used - and a TV. Oh yeah in total I have 6 double sockets + an outdoor socket + a 150W PIR security light that is run off a spur of one of the sockets connected to a switched FCU. Finally I have a spare 16A MCB and a 6A MCB in the CU in the cabin. That's it for the cabin.
Now about 2-3 meters from the CU in the cabin is a small shed about 12 x 14. I want to run some power to it. Basically I want 2 x double sockets + 1 hanging tube light + 1 small security light (i might get a solar one so we can drop it from the equation if it's too much hassle.
So basically I was planning to run a length of SWA cable from the spare 16A MCB in the cabin CU to an FCU in the shed. From the FCU I was going to add the two sockets and a junction box to which I could connect a switch and the light.
Is this a doable and a safe if not all that elegant way of sorting it? Your help is much appreciated. Thanks.
I have 6mm SWA cable fed by a 32A mcb from my CU in my main house. This leads to a cabin in my garden about 150 feet away. In the cabin I have a small CU using a 16A mcb and 6A mcb for sockets and lighting. I have 2 x 40W lights + a 60W light and ceiling fan. I also have a small fridge, small freezer, small stereo - not really used - and a TV. Oh yeah in total I have 6 double sockets + an outdoor socket + a 150W PIR security light that is run off a spur of one of the sockets connected to a switched FCU. Finally I have a spare 16A MCB and a 6A MCB in the CU in the cabin. That's it for the cabin.
Now about 2-3 meters from the CU in the cabin is a small shed about 12 x 14. I want to run some power to it. Basically I want 2 x double sockets + 1 hanging tube light + 1 small security light (i might get a solar one so we can drop it from the equation if it's too much hassle.
So basically I was planning to run a length of SWA cable from the spare 16A MCB in the cabin CU to an FCU in the shed. From the FCU I was going to add the two sockets and a junction box to which I could connect a switch and the light.
Is this a doable and a safe if not all that elegant way of sorting it? Your help is much appreciated. Thanks.