[3wire]

HELP...i want to have two ciruits in my shed. Now i'm using an outdoor recepticle w/heavy duty ext. cord to a multi recept plug-in...want something safe,inexpensive, and more permanent. I'm an old wire/cable man and understand diagrams. will some one talk me thru...a circuit please...thanx

 

[AllanJ]

I would say that the hardest part is stringing the cable -- underground? overhead?

(You need a trench just over 6 inches deep to run wires inside of a conduit (gray PVC most common nowadays) or 18 inches deep to run a cable by itself (suitable for direct burial).

What is the size of the shed and do you know what electrical equipment (tools? refrigerator? TV?) you plan to use out there? What is the distance to the house?

 

[3wire]

outpost shed

thanks for answering...the cable i got it! i have two options as have a pergula between house & shed...want to light the P'la w/on/off switch & 1 outlet...then to the shed 6-10' away...p'la is 10' from outdoor house rec'tcle...B U T ...it's the two circuits in the shed i'm flumx'd about? 1st can i "tap" the outside line to p'gla>>to shede. 2nd what do i need for the 2 cr'ts re (shed)? shed will use power tools ie"chop-saw" ...etc...possibly some elec heat(1500btu elrc heater w/fan) and lighting/florecents(2ea)...4 outlets & 1 to run power strip! NEED TO KNOW PARTS NEEDED AND A CIRCUIT DIAGRAM...THANKS