Once you have your shed network established you can worry about the important
business of watching youtube videos of cats on a big screen TV.
You can either:
* install an aerial
* pay your cable company to add another connection (and dig up your lawn)
* use t’internet
I have gone for the later, since all...
Once you have your shed network established you can worry about the important
business of watching youtube videos of cats...
The wifi signal from the house does not quite reach the shed, a common problem
for people with sheds/workshops/offices at the end of the garden.
The best solution is to run ethernet cable from the house but this can be a
major hassle, particularly if, like me, your router is at the front...
The wifi signal from the house does not quite reach the shed, a common problem
for people with sheds/workshops/...
all wired up and live, the sequence of events was:
1. mark where the fittings will go (me)
2. First fit wiring (electrician)
3. Plaster-boarding (me)
4. cut holes for fixtures, fit back-boxes and pull cables through (me)
5. lay SWA cable from shed to house (me)
6. feed SWA cable from garden through side...
all wired up and live, the sequence of events was:
1. mark where the fittings will go (me)
2. First...
A bit of progress this past week. Simon the electrician came and did the first
fix of electrics. I think this has a different name in the US, but it involves
laying out the cables before any plasterboard(drywall) goes up.
Before this happens you need to have thought through the quantity/rough location
of:...
A bit of progress this past week. Simon the electrician came and did the first
fix of electrics. I think...
calculating cable size – Voltage drop
The copper wire in a cable acts as a resistor and the amount of resistance
varies according to the its size and length. As current runs through the
conductor a voltage drop occurs: the voltage at the end of the conductor is
lower than at the source. Smaller wires and...
calculating cable size – Voltage drop
The copper wire in a cable acts as a resistor and the amount of resistance...
I mentioned before that I have an electrician doing all the connections, but to
keep costs down I am doing the labouring and my main job is to lay a cable
between the shed and the house.
When running electrical cables outside you need to use steel wire armoured (SWA)
cable for safety reasons – sometimes...
I mentioned before that I have an electrician doing all the connections, but to
keep costs down I am doing...
I bought the following sockets from screwfix
[https://screwfix.com/p/lap-13a-2-gang-dp-switched-plug-socket-brushed-stainless-steel-pack-of-5/34718]
:
not an exact match with the lightwaverf switch, but a bit closer than appears in
the pic, where the light has caught them at different angles. Also pretty good
value for £4 each.
lightwaverf switch and el cheapo screwfix socketI also got...
I bought the following sockets from screwfix
[https://screwfix.com/p/lap-13a-2-gang-dp-switched-plug-socket-brushed-stainless-steel-pack-of-5/34718]
:
not an exact match with the lightwaverf...
obviously a critical feature in any decent shed is the ability to turn on and
off the lights from the comfort of your armchair (inside the house).
enter…
lightwaverf
launched by a British firm (JSTS) in 2011 they produce a range of remote
controlled devices (including switches and sockets) that can be controlled with
a...
obviously a critical feature in any decent shed is the ability to turn on and
off the lights from the...
Is DIY electrical work illegal in the UK?
I had a vague idea that work done to the mains or to equipment directly attached
to it had to be done by a qualified electrician, or at least signed off by one,
and that to do otherwise was against the law.
It turns out that this...
Is DIY electrical work illegal in the UK?
I had a vague idea that work done to the mains or...
After a lot of hunting around I have decided to go for these – ecoled zep2. Made
in the UK and definitely not cheap (60 quid each) but top quality so far as I
have read.
ecoled zep2details:
1. 800 lumens1, which is about the same as a 60 watt incandescent bulb
2. Coloring Rendering Index...
After a lot of hunting around I have decided to go for these – ecoled zep2. Made
in the UK and...