power shopping for the shed

introduction

I bought 25 metres of 30 amp armoured cable (£75). I paid an electrician to spend a day wiring up the ends, and adding everything else (£450).

go shopping

The electrician supplied these extras.

• a new consumer unit (AKA fuse box AKA breaker box).
• four wall-mounted double sockets with switches. My domestic AC power plugs and sockets are defined by a British Standard catchily named BS 1363. Each socket can handle up to 13 amps, way more than I need.
• two four foot flourescent light strips
• a light switch
• wiring for the lights
• a ring circuit for the sockets

I bought the power cable because I wanted to save a little cash. I don't want to rent an electrician for the stupid stuff like digging a garden trench. I do want his time for the clever stuff like connecting the cable ends.