Good Morning all. I plan to run eclectic to my shed from an outdoor 13A 2 gang socket. The outdoor socket is powered by a 13A switched plug in the kitchen, I plan to have 4 double sockets and two 2ft LED batten lights in the shed. I will be using a radio, charging batteries, a small fan heater in winter, lawnmower from the shed. The 2.5mm SWA will go into the 13A FCU in the shed. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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This is a little outdated but still a good start.
There are questions, I know my friends with a radio in their shed (they call it a shack) have a rather large earth array, for the radio, myself only have a 'B' licence, although there is no A and B any longer, but only use VHF and over, so no need for silly sized earths.
"An exposed-conductive-part connected to one means of earthing must not be simultaneously accessible with an exposed-conductive-part connected to another means of earthing." is rather vague. Offhand, I would say 3 meters, but as far as I am aware at least here in Wales that would be reportable work, and so too expensive to do as DIY need to get a scheme member electrician so not paying the LABC fee.
There are questions, I know my friends with a radio in their shed (they call it a shack) have a rather large earth array, for the radio, myself only have a 'B' licence, although there is no A and B any longer, but only use VHF and over, so no need for silly sized earths.
"An exposed-conductive-part connected to one means of earthing must not be simultaneously accessible with an exposed-conductive-part connected to another means of earthing." is rather vague. Offhand, I would say 3 meters, but as far as I am aware at least here in Wales that would be reportable work, and so too expensive to do as DIY need to get a scheme member electrician so not paying the LABC fee.
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