Sheds

[Deleted member 7181]

Nice. You must have put a beefy supply in that trench.

It must be 10 years since I put mine in and ran 4mm SWA as it was plenty for what I needed at the time. I'm considering upgrading now that I use more juice out there.

 

[Ancientmariner]

Nice. You must have put a beefy supply in that trench.

It must be 10 years since I put mine in and ran 4mm SWA as it was plenty for what I needed at the time. I'm considering upgrading now that I use more juice out there.

I have 10mm2 twin and earth through house and then 10mm2 SWA for the trench. Run off a 50A RCBO.

Put a domestic consumer unit in the shed so lights are split left and right off 6A RCBOs, 2 ring mains off 2 32A RCBOs and then the 32A socket off a 40A RCBO. Leaves me a spare 16A which I dont know what to do with.

 

[KarlW]

Keep it spare until you need it.
Factory I've been testing lately has an issue with the welders bringing in 13A extension gangs and wiring them to a 16A plug, not an issue if there's a fuse on the gang, but most didn't so had to be pulled out. Like so much it only got highlighted after a fire........
(I also found an extra circuit that had been wired into a consumer unit by a few welders so they could have a kettle and microwave in their bay....they would of get away with it if they had used proper boxes instead of a trailing tail.)

 

[AlanG]

Leaves me a spare 16A which I dont know what to do with.

Sounds plenty to run a beer fridge

 

[JR]

Heaven

 

[spanner570]

Put a domestic consumer unit in the shed so lights are split left and right off 6A RCBOs, 2 ring mains off 2 32A RCBOs and then the 32A socket off a 40A RCBO. Leaves me a spare 16A which I dont know what to do with.

Thank G*d my dad got me an apprenticeship to become just a thick joiner!

Mind you, I can still sling up a mean shed!

What say you 453?

 

[JR]

Thank G*d my dad got me an apprenticeship to become just a thick joiner!

What say you 453?

Yes fully agree 570, bu**er this new fangled electric , I find the old 6" nail works as a fuse better than any of these new ones.

 

[Ancientmariner]

So hopefully 2 weeks AGW and I shall be back to continue shed improvements.

Hopefully get the cable run as soon as I'm back which will mean I can get rid of the extension cable which I think has almost burried itself in the grass now from pics I've seen.

I am pondering getting a solar kit to go on the roof and a battery system as a top up. Does anyone have experience of this?

 

[adt70hk]

I am pondering getting a solar kit to go on the roof and a battery system as a top up. Does anyone have experience of this?

Sorry. No. Hope you can work it out.

 

[AlanG]

I am pondering getting a solar kit to go on the roof and a battery system as a top up. Does anyone have experience of this?

Plenty of vids on YT covering it.

 

[Airborne01]

Have finally after 5 years upgraded my leaking metal 7 X 9 shed to a wooden 10 x 12 shed.
Have spent today reinforcing the door, fitting dead locks top and bottom and starting the insulation.

Going to be my new workshop come modelling area.

OOrah! Go for the burn Cave's 'r' us!

 

[Airborne01]

You wouldn't believe the resistance it's met with lol

I think it maybe easier if I move out there tbh. My stash is also unpopular currently. I sense the 1/32 tamiya tomcat arriving tomorrow while I'm out is also going to have a frosty reception.

Now why would that be I wonder ... ? There are Man Caves and (whisper it) Knitting Dens but at the end of the day there is an environmental argument that the space under the stairs should be gainfully employed (methinks) by the ladies!

 

[AlanG]

but at the end of the day there is an environmental argument that the space under the stairs should be gainfully employed (methinks) by the ladies!

Would have a job in my house. It's a cottage with no stairs

 

[Airborne01]

Would have a job in my house. It's a cottage with no stairs

Dig a cellar - lateral thinking required here Alan!

 

[Ancientmariner]

Now why would that be I wonder ... ? There are Man Caves and (whisper it) Knitting Dens but at the end of the day there is an environmental argument that the space under the stairs should be gainfully employed (methinks) by the ladies!

Well I have now diversified and decided to start a ship collection, and also another motor bike. I have tabled the idea of one in the lounge as an ornament (motorbike, not model ship)

 

[yak face]

Thank G*d my dad got me an apprenticeship to become just a thick joiner!

Mind you, I can still sling up a mean shed!

What say you 453?

Well said matey , us wood butchers have got to stand proud , this electric stuff is a complete mystery to me too , all I know is that it makes a bloody great flash when you nail into it !

 

[john i am]

You shed looks great. Fantastic job.

 

[boatman]

You shed looks great. Fantastic job.

DITTO an did you get that 1/32 tomcat as a pic would be nice of it
chris

 

[Ancientmariner]

Current shed progress. Air conditioning unit arrives tomorrow for installing.
Stash continues to grow and I build bits here and there but no completion of anything as yet.

 

[Ancientmariner]

DITTO an did you get that 1/32 tomcat as a pic would be nice of it
chris

Sorry for the delay, here it is.....