I'm looking in to taking electricity into my new shed. From what I've read in various books and online, this is my plan (not in order):
1) Fit a new 30A MCB in the main consumer unit, RCD protected.
2) Run ordinary 2.5mm^2 3 core cable from the new MCB to a second consumer unit in the shed. The cable will run down the side of the house, into a plastic conduit and then underground for about 8ft under a paved path, at a depth of 2ft. It will then continue, still on conduit, on a garden wall above head height for about 10ft and then into the shed.
3) The shed consumer unit will have it's own RCD protection, and a 30A MCB for the sockets and a 5A MCB for the lighting circuit.
How does this sound? Should it meet the wiring regs (BS 7671)? Also, can I get hold of the regulations online or is this gloing to involve a trip to the library.
Any comments/suggestions welcome.
1) Fit a new 30A MCB in the main consumer unit, RCD protected.
2) Run ordinary 2.5mm^2 3 core cable from the new MCB to a second consumer unit in the shed. The cable will run down the side of the house, into a plastic conduit and then underground for about 8ft under a paved path, at a depth of 2ft. It will then continue, still on conduit, on a garden wall above head height for about 10ft and then into the shed.
3) The shed consumer unit will have it's own RCD protection, and a 30A MCB for the sockets and a 5A MCB for the lighting circuit.
How does this sound? Should it meet the wiring regs (BS 7671)? Also, can I get hold of the regulations online or is this gloing to involve a trip to the library.
Any comments/suggestions welcome.