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    Garden Lights

    Hi All Quoting for installing some outside lighting, need to install six lights on concrete fence post. My plan is to run a swa cable which will be eventually under block paving and tee of at each position a light is required. What I would like to know is has any one had any experience with...
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    Connecting swa to garden lights

    I'm currently fitting brick lights in a dry stone wall. I was wondering if anyone can suggest an easy way of connecting 2 x 1.5mm swa cables at each light. I don't think theres any way theyll fit into the lights terminals. Am I looking at joining the swa in a waterproof jb and flying lead into...
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    Garden lights tripping

    Got called out to someone's garden spike lights tripping out , gu10's metal bodies but there only 2 core flexed! Now the cable is an armoured that is buried and all joints have been resin'd up and no work has gone on in the garden ( apparently) the ir result is 0.14 e-n and l-e ( havent taken...
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    Garden Lights Tripping

    I went to see a job today where the garden gu10 spike lights trip out the rcd after an hour. i done an insulation resistance test from the switch and was getting a short between line and earth. All the spikes and connecter boxes look ok and can't see any signs of water getting in. I...
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    cheap 12V garden lights!

    Got called out to look at 12V 20W plug and play garden lights with MR16 lamps that are working at varying levels of brightness. Before i start taking everything apart anyone got any ideas on what would effect the lumin output of different lamps on the circuit or is it likely that its just down...
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    Garden lights 230V or 12V?

    Which do you prefer? I must admit I like to sit on the side of safety so would feel better knowing I had a 12 Volt light setup but what do others think? I mean the garden is probably the most dangerous place in a domestic set up for any electrical equipment. Thanks.
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    Sockets, lamps, garden lights, various bits

    Ideally would like someone to take the whole lot but let me know if you want individual bits. Can be collected from Berkshire or will post if costs covered. Have pictures of everything so if you need more info, just let me know. Will accept any reasonable offers. Pair of Irwin Quick Grips...
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    Garden lights

    Hi all, I have been to look at a job and part of it includes installing some garden lights. The customer has purchased 2 gu10 mains spike mounted spotlights that come already wired to 3m of black 3 core flex and wants them installed into a flower bed. Ihave explained that they need to be fed by...
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    Garden lights

    Got called out today to look at some garden lights which are only 12-18 months old because they keep tripping the rcd. When I get there I have a look and I find armoured coming out of the house and going into a ip rated jb which is buried underground. What then happens is non armoured flex joins...
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    Garden Lights

    I want to install some garden lights on a wooden pergola which is next to a fence.The fence has concrete posts and gravel boards, can anyone advise me on the best way to do this. Also can i clip the SWA to the concrete posts and gravel boards rather than bury the cable.
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    RCD fused spur for garden lights.

    Going to install some decking lights. The fuse board is old school re-wireable fuses - no RCD protection. The owner doesn't want a consumer unit change (yet). My plan is install an RCD protected fused spur from the kitchen ring main. The ring itself won't be RCD protected but the spur...
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    bright low voltage garden lights?

    Could anyone advise me about garden lights? We would like some quite bright lights but want to use low voltage for safety. I have seen some 36V LED stuff around but would like to do something that is "standard".
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    PME Garden Lights in SWA

    Hi, I am concerned in the event of neutral faliure the CPC will take the installation load so should i TT the external garden lights from the PME of the house, or connect them into the CPC of the providing supply?
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    suppy for garden lights

    Hi Guys woul it be ok to supply garden lights from a outside socket spurred off the house ring( rcd protected) i planned to change the socket for an ip rated FCU( 5 amp switched) then SWA to an IP box then flex off to lights total load is 4.5amps the lights are only for occaisonal use...
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    garden lights

    my dad wants me to install 3 glass bulb 230v lights around his garden but i've never fitted outside lighting before and i'm not sure of how to go about this. what is the easiest, safest way of doing this. does all outside wiring have to be swa cable? also, the garden is patioed, so i don't...

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