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As an old time City & Guilds electrician who last worked as such back in the1960s I realise I’m a bit stone-age to say the very least. That said my daughter just installed a decent shed in the garden of her new home and rather conveniently there is an un-made SWA cable laid from the house distribution board to the shed and I’ve been asked to get it all up and running for her. From her pictures of the loose cable I think it’s 2 core 4mm SWA but I’ve not seen it as she lives a considerable distance away (this will be a long weekend trip / job). Now I intend to install a small, metal consumer unit with an RCD, two lights and a 2-gang 13A socket outlet on MCBs. I’ll most likely use plastic conduit and metal clad fittings. Where I’m a little uncertain is where I pick up the mains feed from the house. My daughter can’t see the SWA cable and I’m guessing it tucked away in the house distribution unit. Never used a RCBO but I was thinking of an RCBO and a DIN rail, double pole isolator switch. Also, believe the household distribution unit comes under Part P – is that correct. Any pointers / advice appreciated.
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As an old time City & Guilds electrician who last worked as such back in the1960s I realise I’m a bit stone-age to say the very least. That said my daughter just installed a decent shed in the garden of her new home and rather conveniently there is an un-made SWA cable laid from the house distribution board to the shed and I’ve been asked to get it all up and running for her. From her pictures of the loose cable I think it’s 2 core 4mm SWA but I’ve not seen it as she lives a considerable distance away (this will be a long weekend trip / job). Now I intend to install a small, metal consumer unit with an RCD, two lights and a 2-gang 13A socket outlet on MCBs. I’ll most likely use plastic conduit and metal clad fittings. Where I’m a little uncertain is where I pick up the mains feed from the house. My daughter can’t see the SWA cable and I’m guessing it tucked away in the house distribution unit. Never used a RCBO but I was thinking of an RCBO and a DIN rail, double pole isolator switch. Also, believe the household distribution unit comes under Part P – is that correct. Any pointers / advice appreciated.
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