Hi
I wish to take a supply to my shed. My interest is woodwork and sometime in the future I will be purchasing a bandsaw, the one I have in mind requires a 20amp supply. Plus the usual DIY tools such as a chop saw, router etc which will run from a 13amp supply.
The consumer unit which supplies electric to the house is in the garage. It is an old fashioned one, i.e. it uses rewireable fuse carriers, there are 6 in total, there are no spare fuseways. I guess it would be adviseable to change this with a modern one which also includes an RCD. Is it a good idea to use what I believe is called a split box?
The distance from existing consumer unit to shed is 24 mtrs.
I intend to use armoured cable buried 450mm deep with paving slabs over the top. In the shed I will have 4 flourescent lights and 6 double metal socket outlets, at any one time only the lights and one socket outlet will be in use. I intend a radial circuit for the socket outlets with a junction box feeding the lights.
What rating would be adviseable for the armoured cable?
I realise that I will have to comply with the latest regulations and will have the work checked by a qualified electrician who will I understand notify the appropriate body of the work carried out.
Any advice and recommendation will be greatfully received, many thanks for help. Apologies for a rather lengthy post, no doubt I will have missed something.
I wish to take a supply to my shed. My interest is woodwork and sometime in the future I will be purchasing a bandsaw, the one I have in mind requires a 20amp supply. Plus the usual DIY tools such as a chop saw, router etc which will run from a 13amp supply.
The consumer unit which supplies electric to the house is in the garage. It is an old fashioned one, i.e. it uses rewireable fuse carriers, there are 6 in total, there are no spare fuseways. I guess it would be adviseable to change this with a modern one which also includes an RCD. Is it a good idea to use what I believe is called a split box?
The distance from existing consumer unit to shed is 24 mtrs.
I intend to use armoured cable buried 450mm deep with paving slabs over the top. In the shed I will have 4 flourescent lights and 6 double metal socket outlets, at any one time only the lights and one socket outlet will be in use. I intend a radial circuit for the socket outlets with a junction box feeding the lights.
What rating would be adviseable for the armoured cable?
I realise that I will have to comply with the latest regulations and will have the work checked by a qualified electrician who will I understand notify the appropriate body of the work carried out.
Any advice and recommendation will be greatfully received, many thanks for help. Apologies for a rather lengthy post, no doubt I will have missed something.