Garden Electrics

[bambam0074]

Hi All

This is my first post so go easy if this is an ejiot question!

I am looking to run electrics into garden. Its a big garden and have already purchased 4 timer sockets to cover 2 sets of outdoor lights and 2 other electrical garden items that need to be run on a timer.

In addition to this I need a feed running to an outside shed and a further timer socket fitting further up garden past the shed.

My electrical consumer box is located in the garage, and I have assumed that I will need to run an armoured cable to the consumer unit and then I hoped to connect a junction box close to back door and from there feed a singl;e feed to three of the timer sockets (can I run three sockets from one feed?) a further two feeds to another 2 timer units and then another to the shed.

Is it realistic to run the circuits in this manor? i.e. 3 timer plugs from one feed and then seperate feeds for the others?

I intedn to lay the cable then get a spark to come in to hook up to the consumer unit (wouldnt touch that myself).

Thanks in advance for advice.

John

Thanks

 

[ericmark]

It can be done but really you have over simplified what is required. I would say this is not really a DIY job.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

have already purchased 4 timer sockets to cover 2 sets of outdoor lights and 2 other electrical garden items that need to be run on a timer.

Are they suitable for glanding SWA into?

I intedn to lay the cable then get a spark to come in to hook up to the consumer unit

Get the electrician involved now - have him make the decisions about cable types and size, routes, etc. I'm sure he'll be happy to let you actually dig the trenches, but he needs to specify where and how.