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  1. Dartlec

    Suggestions of decent but not expensive Class 2 exterior wall lanterns?

    Has anyone fitted a Class 2 exterior wall lantern recently that was good and not too expensive? Struggling to find any "drop" type in white. The story: Simple job for Friday afternoon I thought - swap two wall lanterns and add a new one. 50's Bungalow, but had consumer unit updated to a twin...
    • Dartlec
    • Thread
    • cheap class class 2 decent expensive exterior external lantern suggestions wall
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. B

    DIY Extension lead in hose pipe for external power to shed

    Hi all, looking for advice, based in the UK. I have a 30m long garden with shed at bottom that I want to run an extension lead to on a permanent basis. Use is for power tools (drill, jigsaw) plus lamp in the winter so neither constant nor heavy usage. Currently I run a single 40m reel...
    • Blackemerald
    • Thread
    • diy extension extension lead external external power lead in outdoor permanent power protection shed
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  3. P

    SWA to external flexible cable

    I'm looking at adding an electric lock to our driveway gates The lock runs on 12v from a lock control module and I can pull an additional length of 1.5mm SWA through the underground conduit from the garage and terminate it into an IP65+ Wiska box using a 20S storm gland - that's all pretty...
  4. C

    Best euro converter plug for wood burning hot tub ?

    Hi what external waterproof socket will allow for the use of 2 SC3P euro 2 pin to uk 3 pin convertors? I've tried the flip up versions but they won't even fit in due to the tapering of the housing - let alone let the waterproof lid shut! (I tried LAP, 2G & MK) I need to run LEDs ( 10w / 240v...
    • claira
    • Thread
    • allow burning converter don't external fit hot tub plug socket tried waterproof
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. cliffed

    iTunes to external hard drive

    What’s the best way to add only new songs to my hard drive from iTunes. I’ve got over 14,000 songs,& I don’t won’t my hard drive to sync & fully load all songs again & again. Just the new songs I’ve added.
  6. D

    External surface wiring

    So been to look at a job today, several lights to put up around the outside of a house. there is already 1 light in situ I plan to use to supply the other lights. no access to fish cables in the house so everything is going to be surface mounted Outside.. money is tight so conduit not an option...
  7. dlt27

    Faulty external lights Help Needed

    Hi All, thanks for any advice. I fitted some spike lights about 12 months ago in a customers garden and also some in my own (14 in total). Last October customer phoned to say lights were tripping RCD and when I investigated it turned into a nightmare. It was my fault partly because I...
  8. D

    External socket advise.

    Hi, I'm currently putting up my lazy spa jaccuzi. It will be positioned up the garden so I will need a socket located away from the house. I have spoke over the phone to several electriction but had several different options. One has recommended spuring of a nearby socket and another has...
  9. R

    External wall dowlight with MR16

    Hi Does anyone have a link for something like this, but with takes MR16s rather than GU10s as I need to use a 12v supply: The only one I can find is about £50. I'm looking for something a bit cheaper than that. Cheers
  10. W

    Fire sealing an external hole?

    Hi, I'm drilling through the kitchen wall into the wooden leantoo. I'm using 20mm conduit through the hole, with a conduit box one side and a wiska box the other. Do I have to use any fire sealing? Whether inside the conduit or around it as it exits the brickwork? I found a link that said...
  11. D

    Is my external wiring dangerous?

    I've struggled to find a way into the soffits for some of the downlights I'm fitting. I figured that I could drop the cable from the upstairs soffit and run a short way along wall/frame of my house before dropping it into the lower soffit. I guess what my question comes down to is whether it's...
  12. D

    External LED tape termination

    Hi All, Were currently having a rear extention being built, after we will be having our garden landscaped. Our garden is on two levels, the steps and retaining wall will be made of timber sleepers with the top one having a slight overhang and I'd like to put led lights on the underside. I've...
  13. D

    UK External Wiring query

    Dear all, firstly, thanks for being there. I must make clear, I'm not a sparky, I'm a Fire Risk Assessor, but I've been asked some specific questions about external wiring and I don't know where to find the information. Any clues where to look please? The questions are about the standard/quality...
  14. S

    Options for external lights

    Hi all I’m planning on getting some garden lights installed but wanted to think about options (And potentially costs) before deciding way to go. Do you think following is a reasonable possibility? I currently have some wall mounted outside lights (switched from inside house) run from RCD...
  15. S

    UK Wiring External lights

    Planning a decking project for the rear garden, looking to install 2 bulkhead lights on the fence adjacent to the decking and LED lights around the base. My plan was to install and external socket which will connect to the mains via a 3 plug pin, is it suitable for the External socket to power...
  16. cliffed

    External lights in garden areas

    Spot the mistake. External lights,Swa 3 c 2.5mm,connected in metal conduit boxes,lid & gasket. Water getting into connections, tidied up & re connected filled with magic gel. Anyone spot the mistake....clue there’s no flying lead from conduit boxes to earth.
  17. Bobby34

    External PIR (LED)

    Hi guys and girls I'm doing some work on a old cottage and the clients want an old outside PIR light replacing. The circuit is on the lighting circuit but I can't see where the cable enters the property I can only see where it cones out the wall from on the outside. There is no FCU on the...
  18. Roaders

    What wiring will be required for Solar, ev charger and powerwall in external garage

    Hi All I am buying a new house soon and plan to get quite a bit of work done to it - but not all at once. Initially I am planning a kitchen extension and moving around some internal walls. Eventually I would to add solar panels, EV charger and power wall to the garage which is a separate...
  19. M

    External Electrics, cable

    Hi all, I'm after a second opinion before I allow somebody to do the work on my garden in Yorkshire. I got a few quotes from qualified electricians to run electrics from the house to a garden room (approximately 6m away). Each electrician (including the one I instructed) made mention of the...
  20. Moley

    Wifi extender with external aerial

    I've got a wooden chalet on a site in Somerset. The site wifi isn't the best but since I put Kingspan wall insulation in the signal has dropped, no doubt thanks to the foil on each side of the insulation shielding the signal. The only way I can think of to improve things would be to have a...

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