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Extend new circuit from outhouse into another property with an existing supply, which is bad idea or not allowed?

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So there is a wooden outhouse with a consumer unit of its own with RCBOs in it that gets it supply from Building A using a 10mm SWA. Building A has a 3 phase 100A power supply. 


Building B needs a new socket for some domestic appliances but has no sockets that can handle the demand in the room where it is required (dishwasher and washing machine).


Due to layout of land and location of consumer unit location for Build B (which has its own single phase existing electricity supply)  it is easier to run a SWA from the consumer unit of the wooden outhouse into Building A. So Building B is using electricity supply of Building A through the consumer unit of wooden outhouse. 


I know there are some concerns about earth bonding potential differences but what options do I have? Can I just get electricity supply from the outhouse to Building B and extend and use the earth of sockets already in Building B? 


Is something I am doing here not allowed?
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  • FaeLLe:

    Existing sockets are part of a ring for the power sockets for the whole house which is shared by several appliances including a massive boiler.


    This is an old property which is a large house and to give you an idea of how insane the power usage is they use an approx. 30,000 kWh of power each year just from the detached house and garage.....


    That consumption suggests an electric boiler, which probably ought to be on its own circuit. Can that not be arranged?


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  • FaeLLe:

    Existing sockets are part of a ring for the power sockets for the whole house which is shared by several appliances including a massive boiler.


    This is an old property which is a large house and to give you an idea of how insane the power usage is they use an approx. 30,000 kWh of power each year just from the detached house and garage.....


    That consumption suggests an electric boiler, which probably ought to be on its own circuit. Can that not be arranged?


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