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Temporary supply to workshop

JDW

I've started to work from my garden shed/workshop (like quite a few people at the moment) but I have no power 


I have run a temporary supply using an extension lead, but I’m a little concerned about the safety aspects of doing this 



The lead is not overloaded consumption is 400w to 2kw max (if I need additional power I use a second lead) Its protected by a 30ma RCD, and the extension is 10m long 1.5mm three core



This is only temporary, as I plan on having it hard wired in a few months time


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    If it is out in the fresh air for months, I suppose it may suffer some degradation of the plastic in the sun (not this time of year I suspect !) and there is a risk of it being chewed by animals - the softer insulation on flex is favoured as tooth cleaner by some rodents. !!

    So from time to time, unplug it and inspect along it for damage, and in any case unplug it when not in use.

    Consider that film sets and pop festivals have miles of flex, usually rubber covered, that gets used for single and 3 phase, and despite being trodden on  and driven over , the working life of the cables is several productions.

    The risk of one well nurtured lead is acceptably low !

    If at some point you  do want to dig the garden to bury a duct or whatever and do a more permanent thing come back, we can advise.

    I note you mention using two leads for higher load - please do  not plug both into the same socket in the house, most dual sockets are really rated for a maximum of 13A total, not 13A each side, and not everyone realises that.

    Mike.
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    If it is out in the fresh air for months, I suppose it may suffer some degradation of the plastic in the sun (not this time of year I suspect !) and there is a risk of it being chewed by animals - the softer insulation on flex is favoured as tooth cleaner by some rodents. !!

    So from time to time, unplug it and inspect along it for damage, and in any case unplug it when not in use.

    Consider that film sets and pop festivals have miles of flex, usually rubber covered, that gets used for single and 3 phase, and despite being trodden on  and driven over , the working life of the cables is several productions.

    The risk of one well nurtured lead is acceptably low !

    If at some point you  do want to dig the garden to bury a duct or whatever and do a more permanent thing come back, we can advise.

    I note you mention using two leads for higher load - please do  not plug both into the same socket in the house, most dual sockets are really rated for a maximum of 13A total, not 13A each side, and not everyone realises that.

    Mike.
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