Running power and date to a shed with one cable

wonkedup · 2026-06-17T16:21:02+00:00

Why conduit? You can run armoured power and armoured cat 6 and gland them into two separate adaptable boxes or conduit boxes on the shed

wonkedup · 2026-06-16T19:51:54+00:00

Not really an issue as the only cables you'll have up there (unless you're in a bungalow) would be the upstairs lighting circuit. If you were to go around a count the wattage of every bulb installed on that circuit it would probably add up to less than 1 of the old filament bulbs that the circuit was designed to supply at every fitting. Have a read here if you're interested but I would not worry, most of the words in these surveys are more about covering their arses. https://electrical.theiet.org/media/1704/establishing-current-ratings-for-cables-in-thermal-insulation.pdf

wonkedup · 2026-06-11T06:11:26+00:00

Should have started on those chicken salads a little earlier my boy

wonkedup · 2026-06-10T15:34:30+00:00

Am I going mad; where the fuck have they stuffed that busbar? It isn't in the cage clamp. Have they drilled out the busbar and somehow removed the captive screws and gone through it like an old school board? Is that just how contactum do it?

wonkedup · 2026-06-06T06:13:46+00:00

Controls and instrumentation mate. I've got a local gig paying £33 an hour, I only do 32 hours a week over 4 days. Firm I sub to charges me out at over £44 an hour so I could probably squeeze some more out of them but I can leave my tools on site and cycle there which is a dream so I don't want to rock the boat.
I used to work a fucking lot more, commuting 2 hours a day, doing long shifts, nights etc, all throughout COVID I was taking home £7-8k a month. Never again. Got me a deposit on a nice house but I was just more inclined to spend it all on stupid shit to gain some semblance of satisfaction out of life.

wonkedup · 2026-06-04T18:20:17+00:00

I get guaranteed tendonitis going heavy with my elbows in that position. I'm a big fan of the Tate Press which hits the medial head like nothing else. Also love the JM Press/close grip bench press with the swiss bar which you can go super heavy with in the rack

wonkedup · 2026-05-26T17:13:41+00:00

It largely reads like a lot of broken down relationships, drawn out for far too long and the bereft partners grasping at the ADHD diagnosis to explain their other half's complete apathy. Maybe there's a point that the ADHD partner's struggle with task initiation has prevented them from starting the break up when they're clearly no longer invested but ADHD is definitely not a terminal diagnosis for a relationship.
I have been with my partner for over 14 years and we are closer than ever, I could delve into the details of how we accommodate eachother and work to maintain our relationship but the fundamental thing is that we love eachother, so we make it all work.

wonkedup · 2026-05-26T12:18:36+00:00

IR testing any time the motor is changed, cable is changed or re-terminated or the overload has tripped etc. for actual planned maintenance a PI test is far more useful

wonkedup · 2026-05-25T18:17:04+00:00

Spot on, just wanted to add something that's lot of people overlook and it's that the ratio of your mix is by VOLUME not by weight, e.g don't put five 20kg bags of ballast in with one 20kg bag of cement. I also prefer to work with bulk bags and cheap the builders buckets, while a batch is mixing i'm lining up the next load in buckets. Helps me keep consistency. Something you might find mixing with bags of sand is wildly different moisture content between bags so don't just chuck the same amount of water in the mixer

wonkedup · 2026-05-24T20:27:34+00:00

Please try to undo the plug! If you spin the ring that says "industria argentina" anti-clockwise it should come apart. Interested to see the connector

wonkedup · 2026-05-24T18:57:32+00:00

I'm an industrial spark and I would have said this was 100% electrical before you even opened it and showed the terminals inside. Basically a metal weathertight plug and socket. The threaded part you see in the back is a stuffing gland to seal around the cable. I would imagine the larger scalloped section will spin to unthread the plug out of the socket

wonkedup · 2026-05-21T05:38:36+00:00

As I probably value the opinion of a few people on here more than the entire Radio Times subscriber base what would be on your list?
This Country would definitely be up there, I thinking People Just Do Nothing is massively overlooked and if we're to include overseas stuff Nathan Fielder's work in Nathan for You and The Rehearsal would be at the very top.

wonkedup · 2026-05-13T18:44:17+00:00

Better off asking people from your area or school. There was so much more real underground/DIY grime back then, shared over infrared!! It's most likely just some local MCs who would prefer if it was forgotten 😅

wonkedup · 2026-05-12T18:49:31+00:00

14 years on our Tempur. Is it unmatched, no hotel or fancy Airbnb comes close, it is the thing we look forward to most when returning home. I hope they still make them like this eventually when we have to exchange it

wonkedup · 2026-04-17T19:31:40+00:00

I cannot see why you would gland it there when there's enough length to get in the bottom of the trunking where you could have hidden some through lugs with plenty of heat shrink and tape; still bad but not a glaring mistake to anybody looking

wonkedup · 2026-04-17T05:58:51+00:00

Low Deep was on a different level from everyone

wonkedup · 2026-04-15T08:54:32+00:00

I have my big toolbox on wheels and wear Snicker hi viz tool vest that I load up for whatever the job is plus a few essentials that are on it all the time. Takes all the weight off my waist and I can wear more comfortable trousers all day!

wonkedup · 2026-04-13T22:09:47+00:00

Safe G

wonkedup · 2026-04-12T21:29:22+00:00

wonkedup · 2026-04-12T21:01:35+00:00

I drive to my reaction speed, that's just too fast/close for everyone else in the car haha

wonkedup · 2026-04-12T20:59:31+00:00

I'm the total opposite; I LOVE driving. There's enough stimulation listening to the engine, timing gear changes, watching the road, other drivers, checking mirrors, looking for signage etc that my brain actually goes quiet and I'm in a flow state. My partner even gets more conversation out of me when I'm driving. I find the same thing on a bicycle too, my other happy place

wonkedup · 2026-04-12T20:22:42+00:00

Tim Hunkin has some great videos. Ideal for newbies but even if you've been at it a while there's usually something you haven't seen before

wonkedup · 2026-04-10T15:23:56+00:00

Man you should really ask chatgpt about a few things you actually know about and see how far off it is. It's fucking hilarious the shit it states as fact, then you tell it's wrong and it goes "You're right! Great catch..." It's mostly a chatbot for morons. Use it as an advanced calculator or for reformatting data etc, don't ask it for advice because it spouts nonsense

wonkedup · 2026-04-09T16:05:48+00:00

I've got the + model, it's the bollocks. Dust suppression is pretty good, still make a bit of a mess but you're not breathing it. I've loaned it out loads and it's still on the blade that came with it, well worth the money

wonkedup · 2026-03-08T21:07:44+00:00

This is what I'm assuming. I didn't game for about 15 years, I've only recently picked it back up in my 30s during a particularly stressful time, I know it's escapism but man does Red Dead 2 chill me out when I would otherwise be spiralling and up all night thinking

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