Help with garden extention cord with tumble dryer in shead?
Hi I have a shed 10m away from our back door. Inside the shed my tumble dryer lives. Can i use an extention cord to run the tumble dryer in the shed from my living room mains socket The only thing i am worried about is damp conditions outside when we are using the tumble dryer. The extention cord i have is a shock proof version and i use it for mowing and general outdoor maintinence. Can i use this coard with the tumble dryer as the cable will pass over the lawn but the plugs will be indoors. Can anyone lend me some advice on how i can run my tumble and what i need. Cheers.
Where can i find BX/MC Armoured cable in australia?
you should be able to get this product at your local home store, is use for commercial purposes and should be carried there... Menard's, Lowes, Home Depot, most large hardware chains should have as well. if you can't get there do a search for bx cable distributers web sites. hope this helps
What is the GST rate on fabrication work, and what is the HSN/SAC code?
The fabrication is a job work of manufacturing a product of metal where inputs are supplied by the principal. This is cover by SAC heading 9988 and in your case most appropriate SAC Group is 99887 wherein you need to find most appropriate Service Code for your product. The GST rate applicable is 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST/UGST or 5% IGST. Please refer entry No. 26 of NOtification No. 11/2017 -C T (Rate)
If you were running power to a shed with no receptacles, what parts would you handle yourself and what would you leave to a professional?
For a normal situation, here are basic steps needed:If you are handy, it would not be hard or risky to run the wire from near the circuit panel, out of the house and underground to the shed. Check local code for proper depth of the underground run and use 12 gauge cable made for outdoor/underground use - it has grey sheathing. You could run the wire into the shed, attaching it to the studs/beams every 30″ with wire staples made for electric wire (NM staples, not BX which is for armored/metal cable). Attach a receptacle box and wire a receptacle to it. The wire leading to the box should be stapled within 6″ of the box. The receptacle needs two wires: the black wire goes to the brass colored screw and the white goes to the other screw. The ground goes to the green colored screw.The next part is where you can call an electrician if you are not comfortable. Installing a breaker to the circuit panel and attaching the black wire to it. The white would go to the neutral bus and the ground to the wire that leads to the grounding rod.
Is it safe to cut a live wire? What are the implications?
No. You don’t know where that wire is transporting power to. Read all the answers, but also consider that the power could be going to an inductive load, or other reactive load which stores energy. Cutting the live wire could result in a high voltage discharge, which can be harmful to you or equipment on the circuit.What you’re doing when you cut a live wire is exactly what a switch does, but a switch’s housing is grounded (earth), and well insulated.When dealing with electricity, always err on the side of caution.Another danger is that you are exposing a live wire by cutting through the insulation. Why would you even consider doing that?Basically, cutting a live wire can be likened to taking off your helmet while riding your motorbike on the highway at 120 km/h and throwing it away. Taking it off is risky because you’re taking your concentration off the riding. You also lose vision for a brief moment. Then, when the helmet comes off, the wind might catch it and pull you off the bike. If you happen to crash after taking off your helmet, you’re dead. When you throw the helmet away, you may kill or seriously injure someone else. It would be a great idea to stop as soon as possible after taking it off (analogous to turning off power ASAP), and if so, it would have been better to have stopped before taking off the helmet. In addition, you’re not going to stop, take off your helmet, and then ride again; what purpose would that serve?*whispering* That said, it should be safe if your cutter is insulated and you are wearing rubber gloves, and you’re working on anything 240VAC or less… That sure would be an irresponsible answer, but it must be said.
Connecting power to my shed from the consumer unit?
You need to use a 16 or 20 amp MCB if your consumer unit has a common RCD, if not, use a separate RCD. 30amp is not correct for a single 2.5mm radial circuit like this. At both ends of the armoured cable, the brass glands need to be fitted to an earthed metal fitting/junction box, as armoured cable uses the outside sheath as an earth. If your consumer unit is metal clad, you can knock out one of the holes in the side and connect the gland straight to it (if it is plastic, you need to run the armoured into an earthed metal junction box, then connect that to the consumer unit using T&E or conduit). In the shed, use a metal clad plug socket to terminate the armoured cable, then you can run regular T&E from that socket. Preferably, instead of T&E, conduit would be a better choice for a shed environment. You also need to use a switched fused connection unit with a 3AMP fuse to wire the light using 1.5mm cable. Remember that a radial circuit shouldn't have excessive outlets in series. 2 or 3 double sockets and a light is the maximum really. (By the way, if you are a law-obiding citizen and always remember to renew your TV license, you need to notify building control first, then get it tested after you've finished, for whatever purpose that serves). If you know what you're doing, don't bother-no estate agents or inspectors will ever check your wiring down to the last plug socket. Seriously.