SORRY if this is posted three times... I have been having internet problems, causing eveything to be triplicated.
I want to have up to three 2-gang sockets in my shed, mainly to run a fountain pump, outdoor lights (few hours per day), plus occasional use of lawn mower, hedge trimmer. I want to do this as easily but as safely and efficiently as possible.
The shed is a brick extension to the house, and it should be possible to run cables under the floorboards (house is elevated) and out into the shed without them going outside (this had been done previously, but stripped away).
Would it be appropriate for me to have these sockets added by extending my downstairs ring circuit, using 2.5sqmm TCE cabling? Would there be any problem (e.g. voltage drop) due to long length of wire between sockets - at worst, the cluster of sockets would be 6-8m from the neighbouring sockets on the ring (back in the kitchen), and can this be got round? Extending the ring sounds a better option than adding a 13A fused spur and sub-circuit, but please advise.
I want to have up to three 2-gang sockets in my shed, mainly to run a fountain pump, outdoor lights (few hours per day), plus occasional use of lawn mower, hedge trimmer. I want to do this as easily but as safely and efficiently as possible.
The shed is a brick extension to the house, and it should be possible to run cables under the floorboards (house is elevated) and out into the shed without them going outside (this had been done previously, but stripped away).
Would it be appropriate for me to have these sockets added by extending my downstairs ring circuit, using 2.5sqmm TCE cabling? Would there be any problem (e.g. voltage drop) due to long length of wire between sockets - at worst, the cluster of sockets would be 6-8m from the neighbouring sockets on the ring (back in the kitchen), and can this be got round? Extending the ring sounds a better option than adding a 13A fused spur and sub-circuit, but please advise.
