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Title: extension to the shed not working?
Post by terrier on Aug 5^th, 2009, 8:26pm

I have run a armoured 4 core,1.5mm, cable to the shed,about 25 metres away, to run a light off.In the house it is plugged into a rcd breaker.The 4 core cable was a earth wire and 3 blacks marked 1,3 and a plain black one.I put 1 to negative,3 to live and earth to earth.I have cut out the plain black wire.I have wired the plug,in the house,and the socket in the shed the same but there is no power in the shed?.Any ideas?.Thanks

Title: Re: extension to the shed not working?
Post by Zambezi on Aug 5^th, 2009, 9:29pm

This may sound really silly but have you:
- checked the fuse in the plug?
- checked the fuse in the RCD breaker (if it has one)?
- plugged something else, like a lamp, into socket you want to use to power the shed, to make sure it works?

PS put some brown sleeving or tape on the lives and blue sleeving or tape on the neutrals.

Title: Re: extension to the shed not working?
Post by CWatters on Aug 5^th, 2009, 10:51pm

Has it tripped out the RCD in the consumer unit?

Title: Re: extension to the shed not working?
Post by terrier on Aug 5^th, 2009, 11:05pm

CWatters wrote on Aug 5^th, 2009, 10:51pm:

Has it tripped out the RCD in the consumer unit?

No,the socket in the house is working fine.The rcd does not have a fuse.I have tried to plug a radio in the socet in the shed and it is still not working?

Title: Re: extension to the shed not working?
Post by Lectrician on Aug 6^th, 2009, 7:56am

Photos?

Sounds a little bit of a bodge to be honest :-/

Title: Re: extension to the shed not working?
Post by CWatters on Aug 6^th, 2009, 8:26am

Sounds like you are using one of these?..
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/16930/Electrical-Supplies/RCDs/RCD-Plug

Title: Re: extension to the shed not working?
Post by sparky415 on Aug 6^th, 2009, 8:13pm

Quote:

Sounds a little bit of a bodge to be honest

It also sounds like you didn't use SWA glands :(

This means that the steel wire isn't earthed! :( :(

Is the socket in the shed metal clad? :-?

You don't own any kind of tester :( >:(

If you want to feed the shed like this
I would suggest you terminate the armoured ....... >:(

In fact get a sparky round and for 100quid get it done properly!