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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
I have a cable trailing across about 25ft of grass just now. It's just a standard 2 core orange extension cable. Can this be buried itself or do I need to fit some form of conduit?
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"glasgowdan" wrote in message ... I have a cable trailing across about 25ft of grass just now. It's just a standard 2 core orange extension cable. Can this be buried itself or do I need to fit some form of conduit? Cheers D You mention an 'extension cable to the shed'. I assume this is a 240V supply. Is this to be for power or lighting? Your cable will need to be twin and earth i.e. three core not two. Orange cable is strictly for indoor use only. The supply will need to run in a buried conduit unless you are using armoured cable. The conduit will need to be sealed at each end against water (and vermin). It will need to be run from a fused switched spur unit inside the house and in one length with no joints. None of this should be carried out by someone who is not a qualified electrician - this is the law, not my opinion. There may be other rules that I have missed out but since you will NOT be doing this work yourself that doesn't matter. R. (not a killjoy - just don't want you to have a nasty accident) |
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I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think?
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
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"glasgowdan" wrote in message ... I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? Your total lack of Electrical knowledge tells me that you should get a qualified Electrician in. One does NOT run a Freezer off a two core extension lead which I believe is rated at about 5 amps. On top of that, as someone has pointed out, you need an Earth wire. -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
glasgowdan writes
I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? When you use an extension cable for your lawnmower, you are acutely aware of where it is, and you look after it very carefully, and check it for damage after every use. If you bury the cable, not everyone in your family will know exactly where it is. Someone could cut through it with a spade, it could get damaged with movement of the soil, rodents could gnaw through it .... It would only need a small amount of damage to the cable itself for water to be able to get in. If you sell the house, the new owners may have work done to the house; workmen may not know where the cable is and could damage it or injure themselves. It needs to be installed according to the IEE Wiring Regulations, the current edition of which is the 17th. With electricity (as with gas) the simplest solution is ideal only if it also provides an adequate level of safety. -- Kay |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
glasgowdan wrote: I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? Actually, the colour of the cable is irelevant. You need 3 core cable. As Ragnar said, 2.5 T & E. Encased in conduit, pref biried a foot undrground. It should be installed by a qualified electrician, or by yourself, then certified by an electrician. Cost of certificate, £50 - 80. Unfortunately, that is the law. -- Pete C London UK |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
Martin wrote: On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:18:26 +0100, glasgowdan wrote: I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? You are breaking the law and may kill somebody. An orange cable doesn't have an earth wire. Martin, I know your thinking, But I have an extension lead, rated 13 amp, 3 core and it's orange. -- Pete C London UK |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
In message , Martin
writes On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:18:26 +0100, glasgowdan wrote: I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? You are breaking the law and may kill somebody. An orange cable doesn't have an earth wire. Some do, some don't. My orange cable to my caravan definitely has an earth wire. -- hugh It may be more complicated but is it better? |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
In message , glasgowdan
writes I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? A two core cable should only be used to an appliance which is double insulated. Check the lead on the fridge freezer and if it is 3 core your existing installation is dangerous enough without burying the cable and making it worse. -- hugh It may be more complicated but is it better? |
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In message , Ragnar
writes "glasgowdan" wrote in message ... I have a cable trailing across about 25ft of grass just now. It's just a standard 2 core orange extension cable. Can this be buried itself or do I need to fit some form of conduit? Cheers D You mention an 'extension cable to the shed'. I assume this is a 240V supply. Is this to be for power or lighting? Your cable will need to be twin and earth i.e. three core not two. Orange cable is strictly for indoor use only. The supply will need to run in a buried conduit unless you are using armoured cable. The conduit will need to be sealed at each end against water (and vermin). It will need to be run from a fused switched spur unit inside the house and in one length with no joints. None of this should be carried out by someone who is not a qualified electrician - this is the law, not my opinion. There may be other rules that I have missed out but since you will NOT be doing this work yourself that doesn't matter. R. (not a killjoy - just don't want you to have a nasty accident) No the killjoys are the ones who introduced these daft rules in the first place. -- hugh It may be more complicated but is it better? |
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hugh ] writes
No the killjoys are the ones who introduced these daft rules in the first place. Why are they daft? Which bits are not necessary? -- Kay |
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In message , K
writes hugh ] writes No the killjoys are the ones who introduced these daft rules in the first place. Why are they daft? Which bits are not necessary? The bits which deem that no DIY person knows how to install a new circuit and so create a closed shop for electricians, who to be fair to them, are then faced with substantial costs in keeping their certification up to date, which have to be passed on to their customers, meanwhile keeping loads of jobsworths in their positions. -- hugh (B.Sc Elec Eng) It may be more complicated but is it better? |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
hugh ] writes
In message , K writes hugh ] writes No the killjoys are the ones who introduced these daft rules in the first place. Why are they daft? Which bits are not necessary? The bits which deem that no DIY person knows how to install a new circuit But you can do it yourself and get it certified. Does not that make sense in a world where people move house frequently? Some DIY people can install safely, others just *think* they can. Are you happy with the Regs themselves? Is it just the certification side which you are unhappy about? Interested in your comments as I've had similar from my father (60 years as Chartered Elec Eng) -- Kay |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
"K" wrote in message ... Interested in your comments as I've had similar from my father (60 years as Chartered Elec Eng) -- Kay Kay, sorry, but don't say too much about Chartered Electrical Engineers. When I was appointed Electrical Design Engineer at FBM Marine, they had a problem on their hands on some ships out in Saudi which CEEs had looked at and were stumped. I am NOT CEE, but solved the problem within 24 hours. An Electrical Engineer went out to Saudi with the equipment I designed. Problem solved. If you have sailed from Southampton or been a foot passenger to the Isle of Wight, you would have seen some of my work, I was the Electrical Design Engineer of Red Jet 1 and Red Jet 2 -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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Best way to bury an extension cable to the shed?
In message , Pete C
writes Martin wrote: On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:18:26 +0100, glasgowdan wrote: I'm confused now. Don't most people use orange cables to plug in their lawnmowers, strimmers etc? I already have an external socket on the wall. It's to run a fridge freezer in the shed. If I can plug this extension into the external socket, fit a conduit and bury the cable myself that would be the ideal solution as it's simplest... what do you think? You are breaking the law and may kill somebody. An orange cable doesn't have an earth wire. Martin, I know your thinking, But I have an extension lead, rated 13 amp, 3 core and it's orange. My lawnmower and shredder cables are orange and are three-core. Having said that, they are run from a 13A socket in my detached garage, which has an electrician-installed supply using buried armoured cable, protected by a covering of earth and concrete. The socket in the garage is built-in to a hard-wired RCD. I gave up installing my own sockets when the law was tightened some years ago. ;-) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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