ss wrote:
So I guess mine is really bad news. I plug the electrics for my shed
(when ocassionaly required) in to a socket in my porch, the cable goes
outdoors overhead suspended on a wire to my shed.
If I need to sell will just unplug and rip the cable down.

My neice has exactly this setup in place permanently. She runs a chest
freezer and a tumble drier from it, and it's been plugged in for over 6
years without trouble.