i want to install electrics in a large 16 x 12 feet garden wooden summer house, to be used all year round, i need wall outlets to run a dvd, amp, projector, heater, subwoofer, and ceiling lights, how do i go about doing this, and how much will it cost to if i did it myself. will i need a consumer unit
Installing electrics in a garden cabin
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this question has been done to death, try a search for power to garage, outbuilding, shed
how far is it to your garage
personally i would do the run to the shed in 6mm swa if its a fairly short distance (less than about 30m) and more if its longer (10mm will be fine for up to around 50m if you are going further than that i really envy your garden) and use twin and earth of the same size as the armoured between the box with the rcd and the house CU)
then use a 40A breaker in the house CU and fit a small CU in the garage
i would use a switched metalclad CU in the garage and put the rcd in a metal modular enclosure in the house
btw if you didn't know already
T&E=twin and earth (normal house wiring cable)
so its
[code:1]
non rcd side of house CU--T&E--metal box with rcd--SWA
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6A cuircuit for lights--switched metal cU
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32A ring for sockets
[/code:1]
this install design may seem like overkill and it probablly is but i would always say its better to do that than to end up replaceing the armoured cable if and when you
which end you should put the rcd at is a very controvesial subject personally i belive it makes little real difference either way though
personally i would do the run to the shed in 6mm swa if its a fairly short distance (less than about 30m) and more if its longer (10mm will be fine for up to around 50m if you are going further than that i really envy your garden) and use twin and earth of the same size as the armoured between the box with the rcd and the house CU)
then use a 40A breaker in the house CU and fit a small CU in the garage
i would use a switched metalclad CU in the garage and put the rcd in a metal modular enclosure in the house
btw if you didn't know already
T&E=twin and earth (normal house wiring cable)
so its
[code:1]
non rcd side of house CU--T&E--metal box with rcd--SWA
|
|
6A cuircuit for lights--switched metal cU
|
|
32A ring for sockets
[/code:1]
this install design may seem like overkill and it probablly is but i would always say its better to do that than to end up replaceing the armoured cable if and when you
which end you should put the rcd at is a very controvesial subject personally i belive it makes little real difference either way though
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farley123 said:
You will definitely need an alarm with that lot in a wooden summer house!
To be honest with you, I don't think you will end up with a very good home cinema, building it in a wooden hut. The acoustics will be odd, the temperature will be either too hot or too cold to be comfortable to watch a film. Not to mention sticking several grand's worth of sensitive electronic equipment in a very variable environment: humidity, temperature, greater risk of water dripping into it. And you could find your neighbours against the noise that will travel into their garden.
Perhaps you could try to use the summer house for the tasks that you use one of the rooms in your house for (spare bedroom?) and keep your goodies in the room you free up?
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