Do I need a fuse box in my shed?

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I’d like to put a small light and socket in my little potting shed and an outside light with a motion sensor. Someone has suggested I’ll need a new consumer unit for these 3 things, even though the socket will hardly ever be used. Is this necessary do you think?

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abdul Best Answer "Is not necessary to have new consumer unit. You can take power from the nearest power

Socket to (13A FCU FUSED CONNECTION

UNIT) and then a 4mm cable in conduit to

To a wisker junction boxes inside the

Shed and from there you can take power to the lights and the socket ( easy load on the socket)

Hope that helps" 4

Electrical Installations West Yorkshire Ltd Electrician in Bradford "Yes you will need an rcd fuse board as the shed will be outside the main building." 3 Terry dalziel Electrician in Glasgow "It depends, new consumer unit is best option as it means if any problems outside then it won’t affect your inside electrics. However you could by an rcd socket and fuse down your lights with a 5amp switched fused spur. These two combined is enough protection also." 2 R1R2 Electrics Electrician in West Sussex "You can extend existing circuits to the outside to sheds for example and this is allowed. However, any modifications to an existing circuit inside the property to the outside must be protected by an RCD. Another problem with this method is nuisance tripping. If you plugged an appliance into the socket in the shed such as a lawn mower and perhaps due to moisture it trips the RCD in the house then you will temporarily lose the electricity supply to half the house and perhaps all of it. A better way is to run some steel wired armoured cable from the house consumer unit to a new 2 way consumer unit in the shed with its own RCD protection. The armoured cable supplying the shed does not require RCD protection. BG manufacture a 3 way weatherproof consumer unit. It has a gasket seal on the front cover and costs around £40 to buy." 2 KPM Electrical Electrician in Carmarthenshire "If your only running 1 socket (depending on power usage)and 1 light then you can run this from a socket to a fused spur" 2 GS Tech Elec LTD "Hey, to add a new circuit to a consumer unit it will have to meet current regs. If it has no rcd/rcbos that may be the reason they have suggested an upgrade.

Hope this helps" 1

SM Electrical Electrician in North Lanarkshire "A new consumer unit wouldn’t be necessary unless your adding on more things in the future that will draw a lot of power. I’d recommend putting the supply on its own circuit from the main consumer unit with RCD protection and using an armoured cable out to the shed, then spurring off a small lighting circuit from your socket." 1 Village Electrical Electrician in Bolton "It's not, but I would always suggest it to my clients as it also allows future expansion. As others have said, it keeps it away from your supply in your home. So would defiantly put on its own circuit from your main DB." 1

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Yes! There are two aspects to consider, one is complying with building regulations if your compost toilet is located within a house and the other is the Environment Agency (which is concerned with the manner, method and safety of how the outputs are dealt with). Current building regulations in England and Wales (as at 2022) permit compost toilets provided that there is a way to empty the contents without having to carry the uncomposted material through a living area (including a kitchen). Further information on the relevant building regulations is on our website [link]. The Environment Agency in England and Wales (the SEPA in Scotland) permit the discharge of urine to the ground (through a leaching bed / soak-away pit) under an exception clause, provided you are at least 10 metres away from a watercourse and the discharge would be under 10 litres per day. Solid material can be composted onsite provided that the resulting compost is not used for commercial growing. Further information on composting/dealing with solids and liquids are on our website [link]. Please note that this is our interpretation of the current regulations and is given in good faith but does not represent legal advice. You should always consult the relevant official bodies to ensure you comply with any regulations. Do you have any further questions? Please get in contact and we’d be happy to answer them for you!