Power from house cu to mancave

JohnW2 · 24 May 2018

John D v2.0 said:
If it would need a new supply from a new transformer from a pole via 3 miles through a site of scientific interest at 200k pounds, yes, it would be more economical overall.

True, but we have no reason to believe that there would be a need for any change at all in the supply, let alone anything remotely like the extreme you mention, even if the OP does have an electric shower in his outhouse

Kind Regards, John

ban-all-sheds · 25 May 2018

Lewis247 said:
10mm swa armoured cable should be ok shouldn't it ?

Ask the person doing the design - they will be the one signing the EIC to say that they did it.

HINT: WE CANNOT DO THE DESIGN OR SIGN THE EIC FOR YOU.

scousespark · 1 Jun 2018

It never fails to amaze me that people in here are so quick to 'help' posters, asking questions like this one. There is a process which we follow and this does not start with 'I have a 40A MCB, so what cable do I need'. If you have a qualified electrician, I'd second the advice offered by BAS to let him design your installation. He can see your property and none of us her can do so.

JohnW2 · 1 Jun 2018

scousespark said:
It never fails to amaze me that people in here are so quick to 'help' posters, asking questions like this one. There is a process which we follow and this does not start with 'I have a 40A MCB, so what cable do I need'. If you have a qualified electrician, I'd second the advice offered by BAS to let him design your installation.

Good to see you.

To be fair to others, BAS was only really repeating the advice given in the very first response to the OP.

I don't think that anyone has really given any specific 'help' to the OP in this thread. What discussion there has been has merely been aimed at helping the OP to understand that his notions about what sort of cable might be appropriate could well be inadequate and/or not sensible, thereby underlining the need for professional design by someone who is actually aware of the situation and requirements.

Kind Regards, John

ban-all-sheds · 1 Jun 2018

Not "only".

ban-all-sheds said:
Then get him to also do the design of it all.

And be aware that (legally) you may not do this, or the water and drainage, without Building Regulations approval, so you need to decide whether you are going to do it legally or illegally. Your plan won't work for the former.

Lewis247 · 1 Jun 2018

It's all good lads all done works fine

ban-all-sheds · 1 Jun 2018

So we've gone from this:

Lewis247 said:
Hi looking to run power from the consumer unit in my house to my man cave / mini house what would be the best way todo this

to this:

Lewis247 said:
It's all good lads all done works fine

What's your definition of "works fine"?

Lewis247 · 2 Jun 2018

As in it does what it has to skid

John D v2.0 · 2 Jun 2018

Lewis247 said:
As in it does what it has to skid

Great presumably all tested for loop impedence/continuity/polarity etc, glad u succeeded

Taylortwocities · 2 Jun 2018

…and importantly, in your case,volt drop.

ban-all-sheds · 3 Jun 2018

Lewis247 said:
As in it does what it has to skid

And what is that?

scousespark · 4 Jun 2018

JohnW2 said:
Good to see you.

To be fair to others, BAS was only really repeating the advice given in the very first response to the OP.

I don't think that anyone has really given any specific 'help' to the OP in this thread. What discussion there has been has merely been aimed at helping the OP to understand that his notions about what sort of cable might be appropriate could well be inadequate and/or not sensible, thereby underlining the need for professional design by someone who is actually aware of the situation and requirements.

Kind Regards, John

To be fair to BAS, he specifically advised the OP to get his friend (the qualified electrician) to design the circuit and I seconded that specific advice. The OP has referrred to his 40A MCB and asked if 10mm SWA is adequate. I do this for a living, not a hobby, and have never installed a circuit based on gut feeling. As the actual load has not been determined, any design is pure speculation.

JohnW2 · 4 Jun 2018

scousespark said:
To be fair to BAS, he specifically advised the OP to get his friend (the qualified electrician) to design the circuit and I seconded that specific advice. The OP has referrred to his 40A MCB and asked if 10mm SWA is adequate. I do this for a living, not a hobby, and have never installed a circuit based on gut feeling. As the actual load has not been determined, any design is pure speculation.

I don't think that anyone here disagrees with any of that and, particularly in the absence of anything like enough information, no-one has really given any specific 'design advice' (other than to question the OP's approach and 'gut feelings').

Anyway, we now seem to be presented with a fait accomplis - and goodness only knows what the OP has done, or how satisfactory it is.

Kind Regards, John

ban-all-sheds · 4 Jun 2018

Or what he thinks satisfactory, or "does what it has to" even mean.

I suspect he is in the "if the lights work and there is no smoke then that means it is OK" camp, and we'll never hear from him again.

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