Hi,
I have just had a quote for isntalling electrics in my shed / workshop. But what he has said seems to conflict with some advice I have found online. Could anyone shed some extra light on the issue?
He wants to supply the shed with a spur off the ktichen sockets. The kitchen sockets are on a dedicated ring from consumer unit and we currently run a fridge freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher from them plus kettle etc.
In the shed I want to run a variety of appliances with 1000-1500w draw i.e. bench saw, pillar drill, router etc (only one at a time of course), plus a light and radio.
His proposal is take a spur off the kitchen with a dedicated RCD for the shed and a small fuse box in shed with a fuse for lights and one for sockets.
Is this a safe way of doing this?
Also, the shed is about 35m from the house and so he has specified 4mm 3 core armoured cable for the job. Is this ok?
Many thanks for any help with this - electrics are not my thing!
Cheers
Sam
I have just had a quote for isntalling electrics in my shed / workshop. But what he has said seems to conflict with some advice I have found online. Could anyone shed some extra light on the issue?
He wants to supply the shed with a spur off the ktichen sockets. The kitchen sockets are on a dedicated ring from consumer unit and we currently run a fridge freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher from them plus kettle etc.
In the shed I want to run a variety of appliances with 1000-1500w draw i.e. bench saw, pillar drill, router etc (only one at a time of course), plus a light and radio.
His proposal is take a spur off the kitchen with a dedicated RCD for the shed and a small fuse box in shed with a fuse for lights and one for sockets.
Is this a safe way of doing this?
Also, the shed is about 35m from the house and so he has specified 4mm 3 core armoured cable for the job. Is this ok?
Many thanks for any help with this - electrics are not my thing!
Cheers
Sam