Mitcy Dupres
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Hi all,
I am having a log cabin built (12' X 8') that I am going to use as a study and mini cinema (okay it's a man cave). It is going to have a 2kw under floor heating system, 4 100w lights (each separately switched) a couple of 2G 13A sockets (running around 2kw) and a 1G 13A non switched socket with a separate switch (for a projector).
The Mrs' mate's hubby is a qualified sparky and will do all of the wiring from the house and inside the shed (it doesn't have any windows so it's not really a cabin) for free as my Mrs tutors their little girl.
I am going to be running all of the conduit ready for him to use. I want to use metal clad boxes and galvanised conduit/junctions (inside of course) and have the rope inside ready for him to pull the cables through.
So, here are my questions. I'll start with the really easy ones.
What length m4 machine screws do I need for the conduit junction lids?
Do I need rubber gaskets for the junctions or is that just for outdoor applications?
What kind of switch would I need for the projector?
Can you run more than 1 cable through 20mm conduit (for the lights - they are bulkhead lights set on the walls down the length about 5' high, two on each side)?
I've met this guy once (nice bloke, did the wiring for my oven) and I don't want to bombard him with questions (he's doing it for nowt after all AND, doing a Computer Science degree, I know what it's like to be asked stupid questions repeatedly (everyone thinks I know everything about their computer without me being in front of it)). So instead I'm asking you (for free, I know it's hypocrisy at its best).
Some more questions:
When he brings the armoured cable in, what should it come into? (I mean, should it have a junction box ready or something else?)
Is he likely to wire all of this from the free point on the CU in the house?
Would it then split into the sockets, lights and heating?
The underfloor heating needs to be wired through an RCD, would this be covered by the RCD in the CU or do I need to put something else in ready for him to wire up?
I'm sure I'll have more questions later on, but thanks for any help.
I am having a log cabin built (12' X 8') that I am going to use as a study and mini cinema (okay it's a man cave). It is going to have a 2kw under floor heating system, 4 100w lights (each separately switched) a couple of 2G 13A sockets (running around 2kw) and a 1G 13A non switched socket with a separate switch (for a projector).
The Mrs' mate's hubby is a qualified sparky and will do all of the wiring from the house and inside the shed (it doesn't have any windows so it's not really a cabin) for free as my Mrs tutors their little girl.
I am going to be running all of the conduit ready for him to use. I want to use metal clad boxes and galvanised conduit/junctions (inside of course) and have the rope inside ready for him to pull the cables through.
So, here are my questions. I'll start with the really easy ones.
What length m4 machine screws do I need for the conduit junction lids?
Do I need rubber gaskets for the junctions or is that just for outdoor applications?
What kind of switch would I need for the projector?
Can you run more than 1 cable through 20mm conduit (for the lights - they are bulkhead lights set on the walls down the length about 5' high, two on each side)?
I've met this guy once (nice bloke, did the wiring for my oven) and I don't want to bombard him with questions (he's doing it for nowt after all AND, doing a Computer Science degree, I know what it's like to be asked stupid questions repeatedly (everyone thinks I know everything about their computer without me being in front of it)). So instead I'm asking you (for free, I know it's hypocrisy at its best).
Some more questions:
When he brings the armoured cable in, what should it come into? (I mean, should it have a junction box ready or something else?)
Is he likely to wire all of this from the free point on the CU in the house?
Would it then split into the sockets, lights and heating?
The underfloor heating needs to be wired through an RCD, would this be covered by the RCD in the CU or do I need to put something else in ready for him to wire up?
I'm sure I'll have more questions later on, but thanks for any help.