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  1. G

    Outside light trips circuit

    I have a exterior flood light, this circuit also is connected to my kitchen lights and 2 other outside lights. All lights work fine except the flood light. Once the flood light is turned on the breaker trips, all other lights are off and it will still trip. This is an arc fault breaker if the...
  2. D

    The hunt for a suitable outside light.....

    Hi guys, Just a question in case any of you know the answer before I spend a lot of time hunting..... I am after a Black half lantern PIR outside wall light with the facility to switch on via another switched live. I have run a 3-core and earth to the fitting. Does anyone know of a place I...
  3. B

    Outside floodlight with PIR

    Hi. I want to put a floodlight with PIR outside. The light will be powered from a fused plug plugged into an internal plug socket. The cable will run through an external wall. There will be approx 1m of surface run cable outside. What size/type of cable do I need? The spec for the light is 240v...
  4. P

    Wiring in outside socket

    I have installed outside socket by spuring of a socket from inside the house..(straight off the back of it. No distance). I am now wanting to put an outside socket at the bottom of the garden roughly 20 metres away for a hot tub or speakers etc..... I have bought 6mm 3 core armoured cable...
  5. dokkan1080

    Outside lights rcd?

    Was just reading and watching about the poor young boy that died in a pub garden. :*( My question is rcd or rcbo protection required on outside lighting in a commercial installations? Say an ecir was done now on a commercial installation with existing outside lights would it be coded as a c2...
  6. M

    Is this acceptable for an outside light?

    Just after opinions. See what the general consensus is. Who thinks this is acceptable and who thinks its not
  7. T

    Running meter tails outside in trunking

    Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. Got a job starting next week for a rewire of a studio flat, currently they have 10 mm T&E as metre tails , So definitely got to be an upgrade. The existing meter box is situated outside ( under cover ) the bathroom wall , On the right hand side of the...
  8. 1

    Outside lights and socket

    Wiring up an outside socket , light switch and light all outside , under a covered way and attached to the house. All weatherproof obviously and in conduit , spur in the kitchen to the outside socket and then from the socket to a 3amp fuse (used as switch) and then to the light. Is that the...
  9. J

    Running sockets and lights outside

    Hi all, I've got a question and I'm not sure if anyone can help? I have recently built a gazebo and as part of the built I required sockets and lighting. As with these sorts of things the gazebo was no where near the main board. So firstly I already had an outside socket IP66 (not a spur)...
  10. C

    Hot tub has uncomfortable current only from outside and grounded.

    I am a very knowledgeable DIYer with no issues on any beginner to intermediate wiring because my father is a retired electrician. The issue: I have a safety issue I am concerned it might be an expensive discovery mission if I hire an electrician early on so trying to narrow down to am easy fix...
  11. B

    Unable to run cables at a sufficient depth outside

    I’ve installed electric gates at a property. One of the issues I’ve had is I was unable to bury the cables at a sufficient depth as this would have weakened the driveway. So, I laid an earthed SWA cable around the edge of the driveway and encased it in 5cm of concreate, marker tape over that...
  12. J

    EICR and outside lighting

    Hello, How would you go about testing outside lights on an EICR if they are supplied off an outside socket? The sockets are supplied off the downstairs ring main, inside there is a 13amp switched fuse spur, then a double pole isolator running outside to 3 x double outdoor sockets all run in...
  13. V

    Contactor for outside lights on a PIR - Opinion requested

    Hi I wondered what opinions would be on the following. I have installed 2 20W LED floodlights which will be controlled by a PIR and a 3 position switch to override the function of the PIR. The manual of the PIR seems to imply that if it used to control more than one light it should be via a...
  14. dokkan1080

    Main earth run outside?

    Can the main earth be run on the outside of a building from the MET to the consumer unit clipped direct? Would it not need some form of protection
  15. L

    Outside armoured cable

    I need to run an outside armoured cable to a pond pump. I will install all the necessary protection devices. MY question is can the cable be laid loose on the ground between trees or attached to the trees. I dont really want to dig a trench all the way over a 40metre run. Thanks
  16. DJAndy

    CU outside the front door

    I've been asked to 'remove the light cable over the front door' so as I was passing I decided to take a quick look before contacting the tenants. Picture is taken from the path, the head, meter and CU are in the storm porch outside what is now the front door. Presumably the cable I'm to remove...
  17. 1

    Outside lights / socket outside covered way

    Hi there , Some advice about running power from the house to a covered way , obviously slightly different to a shed as it’s more open to the elements. Is it best to get a unit/cupboard for the CU ? Or not have a CU at all outside and place a switched spur on the inside wall to power them ...
  18. OnlQQker

    Merry Christmas, Watch Those Load Ratings On Outside Lights...

  19. B

    Outside heater circuit

    Hey guys .. I'm running a new circuit to a large outside area in a garden , consisting of 5 heat lamps 250w each ... I've done the calcs and it will.be pulling 5a . Cable run is only 15m Are there regs on outside heater lamps in the 18th ? And Would 2.5 armoured on a 6amp MCB be ok ...
  20. N

    Tracing supply to an Outside Light

    Hi I've recently moved into a new property & have the following issue. There's an outside light at the back & I can't find the on/off switch for it. There's power to it, as the light comes on if the sensor is tripped, but I want to change it to a normal floodlight & only have it on when I...

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