Lovely video John. I was wondering if there was any chance you could do an in-depth video on your steeltech shed. I know you covered it already but I'd love to know all about it in detail. Your thought process, shopping for it, getting quotes, getting slab laid. How long did things take. Options, Advantages, Disadvantages etc etc. Its a fascinating project and I bet it would be a very popular video.
Thanks very much for demo of doubling over the wire. As a confident experienced DiYer working within UK regs and fixing what sloppy pros did (not doubling), I'd thought doubling was frowned upon. Back in the day, sockets had brass fixings that sort of embraced the wires in a secure hug. Now, even big names are aluminium that don't grip the wires without over tightening. I've asked pros who confirm the problem and then ignore it - so wires work loose and I have to fix them.
Great build John. Very informative around the electrics even though it is different than in the Netherlands but nonetheless very good so the craftsmanship you put in the electrics. Keep on publishing your build videos as I like watching them and learning along the way!
What a great, fun play room. Excellent job. BTW, self-adhesive LED strips are great for under-cabinet lighting. I have them over my kitchen counters and cook top; plain white, not color changing ones. Since they only draw 12v you can cut in any kind of small, simple switch and do away with the need for the remotes, which are more trouble than they're worth for task lighting.
We’re expected to use the in-line push on line splice units rather than twist and chocolate box in the UK now. The coloured squares are cheaper than the black ones 8 squares for £14 vs 6 black ones for £12, so my workshop has the fun colours
Never mind getting the screws right, it would be nice if electricians could get the sockets level, sure they have one leg longer than the other.😂🤣 nice video John, hope the kids love it.👍
Great job on the play house she will love it . The best feeling in the world as a dad making the wee ones happy . By the way going to use some of this info over the summer as i build my workshop. My 19 year old daughter says i should do a youtub channel too . I think i look to much like mr bean lol
I was surprised to see you putting those connectors on the neutral and earth cables (I call them chocolate boxes) I live in the UK but I would never use then for 240 volts, I would only use them for low current situations like connecting led lights.
I'm a journeyman electrician from Boston MA i like how your plugs come with a switches on them. All are breakers have overcurrent protection and we have arc fault and gfi breakers plus combo breakers . Hows your copper prices these days ours like tripled in price its crazy. Interesting to see the trade in another part of the world different but has the same results .
Hi John, it used to drive me crazy when I checked on the electricians working for me and found the screws all over the place, normally if an apprentice did the lights they would all be straight up and down, it was the fully-fledged electricians who mucked it up. We always put a b6 MCB in for lights, has this changed
Hi John, it was a b10 here in the last set of regs and rcbo on bathroom lights, now in the 20101 regs its b6 rcbo on all lights unless wired in 2.5 then you can put a b10 rcbo.
As DiYer keeping to UK regs, I'd use Wago or similar for light switch continuity rather than twisting wires together. Again, JM as pro can do it without thinking, I can't.
HI john I'm a sparky in aus and I did work in England for a few years in the late 80s just wondering if you use the same electrical regs as the UK in Ireland. Enjoy the videos steve.
I'm not sure what you mean, the rating of the breaker is selected for the current carrying capacity of the cable and the loop impedance of the circuit. In this case a 10amp breaker provides more then enough overload protection. Just because there is little to no load being drawn on the circuit that has nothing to do with the size of breaker selection. The sole job of the breaker is to protect the cable that's it. In this case it has the added protection of a 30mA residual current device which is used to protect life.
heres a question for you john, I know you're down south, but even in euro, what would you charge approximately for wiring up a shed with the same stuff you show here, small consumer unit, 3 double sockets, couple of battens and running 15metres of 6mm swa from main consumer unit to the shed (across the top of a partition fence) ? got a quote which i think is feckin scandalous!
@@jcoul1sc save the AvE speak, this is robbery. I'm all about the multi quote for comparison but this is from my usual guy and I think he's playing silly buggers adding a hefty 'covid' tax onto the price. Honestly, considering there's no digging to be done etc and I already have the 18th edition in my hands, not that it even matters for this wee job, I'm just going to crack on with it myself and save a few hundred and just have it signed off and connected at the end and do the grunt work myself. Would be interesting to hear johns quote for such a job though.
@@joeshaft my local electrician wanted £500 for new electric shower, he had plumbing nvq too so could plumb it in too. Stated he didn't touch other people's work and wanted trunking in hallway, saying it was common to do that. I said I'd wire it and he could sign it off, wanted to charge me the same as he would have to inspect every part of it. Said I was paying for his training and experience, I would have no problems and if I did he would be back to fix. Course we didn't do it, and moved house.
@@joeshaft u thought about solar power and a leisure battery for lights, everything else can be battery powered. All the big names have 150+ tools on their 18v batteries.
@@jcoul1sc If it wasn't going to be used as a workshop/home gym needing a solid supply then yeh we could do something independent but it will add some value to the house in general to put in a proper supply for future use/loads. The quote was for just shy of 700 all in but I know I can shave plenty of that getting trade prices myself for the parts and wiring. I think he's putting a margin on that stuff too. This was for a days work too, so I think it's taking the piss to say the least.
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Lovely video John. I was wondering if there was any chance you could do an in-depth video on your steeltech shed. I know you covered it already but I'd love to know all about it in detail. Your thought process, shopping for it, getting quotes, getting slab laid. How long did things take. Options, Advantages, Disadvantages etc etc. Its a fascinating project and I bet it would be a very popular video.
That is SO cute!!! It's been fun watching you work on something for your girl outside of your shop.
Awesome John, you should be an instructor/teacher my friend .....thanks man 👍
Thanks very much for demo of doubling over the wire. As a confident experienced DiYer working within UK regs and fixing what sloppy pros did (not doubling), I'd thought doubling was frowned upon. Back in the day, sockets had brass fixings that sort of embraced the wires in a secure hug. Now, even big names are aluminium that don't grip the wires without over tightening. I've asked pros who confirm the problem and then ignore it - so wires work loose and I have to fix them.
Great build John. Very informative around the electrics even though it is different than in the Netherlands but nonetheless very good so the craftsmanship you put in the electrics.
Keep on publishing your build videos as I like watching them and learning along the way!
It looks like a small disco all you need is the sound system. Great job John
I might hang out in there myself!
Looks absolutely lovely. Love the sound changing lights, good idea for our new garden bar cabin.
Glad you like it!
Thanks John I'm about to fix those recessed sockets in my workshop.
Your daughter is a very lucky girl, thanks John iv had my fix with Tommy earlier and now you 😀.
What a great, fun play room. Excellent job.
BTW, self-adhesive LED strips are great for under-cabinet lighting. I have them over my kitchen counters and cook top; plain white, not color changing ones. Since they only draw 12v you can cut in any kind of small, simple switch and do away with the need for the remotes, which are more trouble than they're worth for task lighting.
Fab little project 👍🏻
We’re expected to use the in-line push on line splice units rather than twist and chocolate box in the UK now.
The coloured squares are cheaper than the black ones 8 squares for £14 vs 6 black ones for £12, so my workshop has the fun colours
Awesome work, John! It's looking fantastic in there! 😃
Well done!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Never mind getting the screws right, it would be nice if electricians could get the sockets level, sure they have one leg longer than the other.😂🤣 nice video John, hope the kids love it.👍
Nice little Project John. fantastic Work
Cheers Trevor
Great job on the play house she will love it . The best feeling in the world as a dad making the wee ones happy . By the way going to use some of this info over the summer as i build my workshop. My 19 year old daughter says i should do a youtub channel too . I think i look to much like mr bean lol
Give youtube a go you never know.
Great video, thanks
I've always known it as dressing the screws. Nice video as always.
Or clocking the screws
Great to see your soldier screwheads, good aesthetics, doesn't cost but says lots.
I was surprised to see you putting those connectors on the neutral and earth cables (I call them chocolate boxes) I live in the UK but I would never use then for 240 volts, I would only use them for low current situations like connecting led lights.
they are 15amp connectors, I have never had an issue with them in 20 years so long as they are used correctly.
🌳tree techo room.☘
I'm a journeyman electrician from Boston MA i like how your plugs come with a switches on them. All are breakers have overcurrent protection and we have arc fault and gfi breakers plus combo breakers . Hows your copper prices these days ours like tripled in price its crazy. Interesting to see the trade in another part of the world different but has the same results .
Copper prices are not to bad although the always go up and never seem to come down.
No skim coat on the plasterstrandboard :)
Hi John, it used to drive me crazy when I checked on the electricians working for me and found the screws all over the place, normally if an apprentice did the lights they would all be straight up and down, it was the fully-fledged electricians who mucked it up. We always put a b6 MCB in for lights, has this changed
Hi John, it was a b10 here in the last set of regs and rcbo on bathroom lights, now in the 20101 regs its b6 rcbo on all lights unless wired in 2.5 then you can put a b10 rcbo.
Thanks for letting me know
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As DiYer keeping to UK regs, I'd use Wago or similar for light switch continuity rather than twisting wires together. Again, JM as pro can do it without thinking, I can't.
I have the wago connectors, they can be quite handy in certain situations but I'm not overly confident in them, the wire can pull loose.
Twisting has been a big no no for a number of year's now. I didn't see much v and c going on!!
HI john I'm a sparky in aus and I did work in England for a few years in the late 80s just wondering if you use the same electrical regs as the UK in Ireland. Enjoy the videos steve.
They are very similar just a few differences
If your kids are ever going to sleep out there (I know it would be the first thing mine would do) don't forget to throw in smoke detector for them :)
Its on the list!
Any thoughts on the Wera screwdrivers John?
Why fit a 10a rcbo for a circuit that will draw basically nothing? Removing the overloads effectiveness
I'm not sure what you mean, the rating of the breaker is selected for the current carrying capacity of the cable and the loop impedance of the circuit. In this case a 10amp breaker provides more then enough overload protection. Just because there is little to no load being drawn on the circuit that has nothing to do with the size of breaker selection. The sole job of the breaker is to protect the cable that's it. In this case it has the added protection of a 30mA residual current device which is used to protect life.
Can you build me a shed for my wife and children? Nothing fancy, keep it simple.
heres a question for you john, I know you're down south, but even in euro, what would you charge approximately for wiring up a shed with the same stuff you show here, small consumer unit, 3 double sockets, couple of battens and running 15metres of 6mm swa from main consumer unit to the shed (across the top of a partition fence) ? got a quote which i think is feckin scandalous!
Just get 3 quotes from local elechickens. Ireland price will be higher.
@@jcoul1sc save the AvE speak, this is robbery. I'm all about the multi quote for comparison but this is from my usual guy and I think he's playing silly buggers adding a hefty 'covid' tax onto the price. Honestly, considering there's no digging to be done etc and I already have the 18th edition in my hands, not that it even matters for this wee job, I'm just going to crack on with it myself and save a few hundred and just have it signed off and connected at the end and do the grunt work myself. Would be interesting to hear johns quote for such a job though.
@@joeshaft my local electrician wanted £500 for new electric shower, he had plumbing nvq too so could plumb it in too. Stated he didn't touch other people's work and wanted trunking in hallway, saying it was common to do that. I said I'd wire it and he could sign it off, wanted to charge me the same as he would have to inspect every part of it. Said I was paying for his training and experience, I would have no problems and if I did he would be back to fix. Course we didn't do it, and moved house.
@@joeshaft u thought about solar power and a leisure battery for lights, everything else can be battery powered. All the big names have 150+ tools on their 18v batteries.
@@jcoul1sc If it wasn't going to be used as a workshop/home gym needing a solid supply then yeh we could do something independent but it will add some value to the house in general to put in a proper supply for future use/loads. The quote was for just shy of 700 all in but I know I can shave plenty of that getting trade prices myself for the parts and wiring. I think he's putting a margin on that stuff too. This was for a days work too, so I think it's taking the piss to say the least.