external power

Hello all We would like to run power and ethernet to a recently constructed garden office (actually a log cabin). Distance to the main house is approx 50m. There is a spare 32 amp on the existing consumer unit. The cable run can be partially buried, but would need to be along the bottom edge of...

Hi, I want to attach a heater on the external wall to provide some warmth when sat on a bench we have. We current have two outdoor lights that run off mains and turn on when motion is detected, about a meter from where i would like the heater to go. My question is, can i take a spur off the...

hi . I have a damaged external meter box cabinet on the side of my house. Does anybody know who is supposed to replace it? If it’s up to me, should an electrical tradesman be able to tackle it if I supplied the box? I’ve approached EON , they didn’t want to know.

I'd like to install an external mains socket on the outside wall of my house in the back garden. This would be a weatherproof IP66 13A socket with RCD. It would be connected as a spur on my ring main with a fused spur switch on the inside wall. Would this need building regulations please? Does...

Lots of good advice on these boards about external wiring, but I've not found anything similar to my problem ... I plan to install a shed about 7 metres from the main house where the electrical run would be across a tarmac parking space and lawn. I can't suspend the cable due to trees. The...

Hi, I'm installing power down to my garden shed and have done/intend the following... Installed a basic RCD with both a 6A lighting and 16A power circuit, and provided a simple ring main circuit and a couple of lights connected respectively. Layed a 2.5mm SWA cable down the garden and plan to...