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  1. banny07

    UK Armoured cable to garden shed

    Hi Guys. Customer want to install some double sockets and few lights in new built garden shed which is 35 meters away from Consumer unit. I suggested 10mm 0r 16mm swa cable as customer want use it as a gym and also install washing machine and tumble dryer in the future. Only route available is...
  2. Mypyh4ooo

    Daisy chain garden spike lights

    Hi all, I am after some help in regards to the below. I have had my garden lights in for around 2 years now and working without any issues. There are 6 spike lights wired to a 3 pin plug each and plugged into an extension lead within a weatherproof outdoor box. The extension lead is then...
  3. K

    Garden lighting project

    Hi guys . Doing a garden lighting project for a friend . The house supply is tn-s the lighting circuit is on its own 6amp type A rcbo. Armoured cable feeding 8 type 1 led spike lights via ip rated junction boxes via photocell. My question is. As it’s a tn-s system would it be best practice to...
  4. M

    Garden Fence Lighting

    Hi All, 1st Time Post, wish I knew about such a forum ages ago!! Anyway, I’m here for some advice on best way to set up some Garden lighting. Predominantly on the perimeter fencing. Already have a summerhouse in garden which has consumer unit with MCBs for sockets internally and 4x lights on...
  5. M

    RCDs in series and garden power

    I wired a new circuit in my garden last year. One thing I wasn't sure of but figured it can't be much of an issue was having two rcds on the same circuit. So from the consumer unit I have a 2.5mm ring to a Wiska box outside. That then is a roughly 5 metre piece of 4mm swa into the shed consumer...
  6. A

    looking to buy cordless drill for garden auger

    I am looking to plant around 400 bulbs! As you can see, it would be quite a big ask, so I am looking to buy a cordless drill for my garden auger ( It’s a 3 inch diameter auger) Actually, my neighbor has got a 18V dewalt and initially, I thought about asking for the drill. Then something hit my...
  7. J

    LITAKE LED garden lights failing

    I purchased Litake led garden spotlights several months ago and they recently started flashing and have now packed up altogether. I’ve checked the wiring and there is power to each light. When I unscrewed the lens I could see it’s not a conventional led bulb. How can I detect and fix what the...
  8. N

    remote control for garden feature

    customer wants to turn on their garden fountain from inside the house. the fountain will take its feed from the shed and the shed will take its feed from the external meter cupboard, so a switch in the house is out of the question. has anyone fitted something similar, i know you can get remote...
  9. Mramin

    Installing wired floodlight using existing spotlight wiring.

    I currently have 3 spotlights that are controlled by a switch and I'd like to replace these with wired floodlights. Would it be possible to reuse the existing wiring + switch?
    • Mramin
    • Thread
    • downlights existing floodlight garden installing lights spotlight using wired wiring
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. R

    External wiring of indoor sockets in a SIPs garden room.

    Hello everyone, First time post here. I've been tasked with wiring a garden office, but the customers would like the internal sockets and the electric heaters to be wired externally - between the SIPs panel and the external cladding - as they intend to keep the internal chipboard finish of the...
  11. M

    PIR motion light for garden

    My new PIR light for my garden/yard arrived today but i was wondering how Wago connectors work within a junction box? The box is waterproof of course, but i only know how a terminal works. Can someone explain how you use them with wires? As i've got no idea. An electrician told my dad who bought...
  12. Deanosss

    Garden workshops/Shed supplies

    Hi All, I’m looking for a bit of advice with regards to a clients outdoor workshops. Would the diagram attached be a acceptable method of installation? One supply from the house into a DB (RCD protected Garage unit) in the first workshop then a supply from there into the second workshop with...
  13. M

    Garden security light

    An old halogen light has been on the side of my house for a long time and i want to replace it with a brand new LED PIR light, but i don't know if it's possible. The old light was dead, so i've just taken it down (which was annoying to do) but i was wondering if i could put a new one up or not...
  14. K

    24volt voltage drop on a multiple garden LED layout design? Best practice?

    Hi all, This is my first time posting something on this forum. I'm busy putting together a design for some LED lights that are going to be mounted on some columns along a pathway. The supply will run twenty odd metres to an enclosure on the outside of the building that will encase the...
    • kiwigroenie
    • Thread
    • design garden layout led multiple practice voltage voltage drop
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  15. M

    Supply to garden room with hot tub

    There’s is currently a 3 core 6mm swa installed/40amp breaker, the garden room has its own consumer unit with a 32amp ring circuit and 6amp lighting. The ring circuit has a 1kw heater and a computer/ printer so not a lot of load and the lights are led -total 60w. They now want a 32amp hot tub...
  16. A

    New garden shed supply and garden sockets RCD protection?

    Hi, I need some advice on a garden supply project. An existing small garden shed is being replaced which had a supply to it for a light and two sockets , and a radial socket circuit which continued around the garden. The old installation had a 6mm supply coming into a 63A 30mA RCD as a main...
  17. Rockingit

    Garden / Hot Tub / Pond pumps feed

    Just want a quick foggy-Monday-morning-brain check..... Customer wants a mixed feed for general outdoor shenanigans, plan is to run a supply from a KMF in the meter box down some 10mm SWA to an outdoor pillar style distro and then go from there. If divorce it at the pillar box, so the entire...
  18. S

    UK Second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitt

    I have a customer who has installed a second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitted in here, does it have to be in an ip65 enclosure also or can a ip65 plastic csu be used. I get csu has to be non combustible within a dwelling...
    • sidekick
    • Thread
    • cabinet circuits consumer consumer unit garden metal meter second standard unit
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. S

    What is the best cable to run down a garden cavity wall to feed led brick lights on each side other than swa

    With a cavity wall running down between a two drive way each client would like led brick lights. Other than swa, which is not that flexible to work with in such a small space, looking for tips on what other type of cable would be acceptable to use which is also easier to work with and terminate...
  20. K

    Garden room installation

    Hi all, i am planning to install electrics to a garden room, cable length from CU is approx 45meters external,burried. Should i use 3 core SWA and rely on earth from there or treat it as a T-T earth installation and just run 2 core from C/U ? there will be 2KW heater and 4 2G sockets plus led...

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