light question

faolteam

Putting a Freezer in a Small Shed

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Hi i need to put a Freezer in a Small Brick Shed its about 5ft x 3ft ,
i used to use this shed as an every day shed

Also i was going to run an extension lead from the main house out to the shed so i can have power will this be ok and safe enough any recommendations please ?...

Or should i run a cable to shed i house is about 3 feet away from shed i was thinking of having a light in here too.

Any clues

M cebee

you don't need to rcd the freezer now

fit a sub-board if possible

meercat

as m cebee says, you dont need an rcd for freezers now but it must be either
1. a fixed outlet from a circuit not protected by an rcd(switched fused spur ,to prevent connection of other appliances )
2. a dedicated socket-outlet circuit protected by its own separate rcd

M cebee

true

don't like the rcbo for freezer though

faolteam

could u explain what the rcd is

i really am not to sure how to go about it can anyone simplify it

my shed is about 4 feet away from house i have a double socket inside house which would be my nearest electrical out let

meercat

A residual-current device (RCD) is an electrical wiring device that disconnects a circuit whenever it detects that the electric current is not balanced between the energized conductor and the return neutral conductor. Such an imbalance is sometimes caused by current leakage through the body of a person who is grounded and accidentally touching the energized part of the circuit. A lethal shock can result from these conditions. RCDs are designed to disconnect quickly enough to mitigate the harm caused by such shocks although they are not intended to provide protection against overload or short-circuit conditions.

faolteam

is harder than i thought aghhhhhhhhhhhhh

maybe im over my depth now