New Summer house wiring installation - dedicated Circuit or break into existing ring main?

[Pete999]

Yeh I've already decided I'm not going to do it. Don't think I was blowing my own trumpet tbh, thought I'd come on a respected site and get as much feedback as possible.

I'm not one of those that gets disheartened when people say ''get a proper spark to do a proper job'' every 5 minutes. It's hard enough to get experience in a trade these days when starting out, especially when certs and training continuously add up just to get your tools on a job.

I aint said get a proper Sparks in for yonks now, not PC

 

[telectrix]

at least striceo has had the balls to post on here, saying he's not sure. IMO, both options are viable but, as OP knows, coming off the RFC will limit the load. an option would be to come off the RFC into a small din rail enclosure, fit a 16A D/P MCB, but inform customer of the limitation re. loading.

 

[Dustydazzler]

at least striceo has had the balls to post on here, saying he's not sure. IMO, both options are viable but, as OP knows, coming off the RFC will limit the load. an option would be to come off the RFC into a small din rail enclosure, fit a 16A D/P MCB, but inform customer of the limitation re. loading.

funny you mention this as I did this quite often for garage & sheds supply back in the day, often hiding the little consumer unit behind the TV... but it seems rather unfashionable now with the preferred method a dedicated cable back to the consumer unit, which depending on the location can be awkward.

 

[Pete999]

Awkward or not a dedicated supply is the right option in this case, "informing the customer to keep an eye on the loading is a get out of jail card"

 

[telectrix]

Awkward or not a dedicated supply is the right option in this case, "informing the customer to keep an eye on the loading is a get out of jail card"

al depends on the custonmer's budget. do you turn down a job worth a couple of hundred when it can be done complant?

 

[Pete999]

al depends on the custonmer's budget. do you turn down a job worth a couple of hundred when it can be done complant?

Don't turn down jobs, cus I don't do any, a dedicated circuit for me.

 

[Rockingit]

One thing that's not been mentioned is where the main incomer and meter box are - possibly a third option might exist by taking a Henley split, KMF, small board in the summer house. Maybe.

 

[ipf]

Run quicker, get warmer!!!

And there’s distance involved too (Volt drop). No point having a heater in there if it doesn’t get very hot and the treadmill slows down when you have them both running in January.

I thought it was a summer house??

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

I looked at a summer house back in February before lockdown. Options were come off a ring main or a 65m 16mm SWA to the mains at the opposite corner of the house ? or a FCU 5m away.
They Wanted 2 twin sockets, indoor light and outdoor light. Got a call last week saying someone else did the work and the fuse has popped twice and could I have a look. Plugged 2 heaters in and it blew the fuse twice when the kettle was going.
They have asked me to do it properly with a sub main, told them to get someone else to do it now, can’t be arsed with it.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I looked at a summer house back in February before lockdown. Options were come off a ring main or a 65m 16mm SWA to the mains at the opposite corner of the house ? or a FCU 5m away.
They Wanted 2 twin sockets, indoor light and outdoor light. Got a call last week saying someone else did the work and the fuse has popped twice and could I have a look. Plugged 2 heaters in and it blew the fuse twice when the kettle was going.
They have asked me to do it properly with a sub main, told them to get someone else to do it now, can’t be arsed with it.

price it really high & sub it out to someone else as a cash job ...?