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  1. C

    Power to garden shed

    I've looked around on here and have seen a lot of chat about this issue, but nothing that answers my specific question. I'm not an electrician, so rest assured (when the time is right) I will be calling one in. My question is this: Would it be acceptable to, rather than dig a trench to bury...
  2. Soulcraft Electric

    Making "good" an existing garden "installation"

    Neighbours, eh, who'd have 'em? I was asked to investigate why a neighbour's garden "installation" was faulty and being neighbourly agreed to take a look. It was clear that the neighbour expected (required) that only remedial action to be taken... I've documented the initial state and the...
  3. Paula

    Electric Cable running across Garden

    Hello Looking for a bit of advice. I live in a flat and the upstairs neighbours had an unarmoured electric cable running from their house down the property wall and across my pathway. I asked them to look at it as live and unarmoured and they got someone in who has put armoured cabling in...
  4. P

    Adding more lights to an existing garden lighting circuit

    Hello guys I am new and have just finished my level 3 2357 electrical installation and waiting to carry out my AM2. My uncle has asked me to do a small job for him . He wants more lights added on to his existing garden lights. At the moment he has 4 spike lights , he wants another 4 spike...
    • P666
    • Thread
    • adding circuit existing garden lighting lighting circuit lights
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. rolyberkin

    What are your garden lighting method?

    What are your proven methods for installing garden lighting? I have always gone the low voltage route using swa to feed an led driver housed in a IP65 box then to the light using pond flex. I have a job where I need to run 6mm swa to a small CU in a shed (Mounted on gravel boards and/wooden...
  6. J

    Additional meters for garden studios?

    I have a client for whom I do PAT testing. She has a couple of studios in her garden which used to be holiday lets, they take electrical supply from the house. As she's now letting them out as long term lets, she'd like to install separate meters and asked me if that was possible. As a lowly...
  7. S

    Need some advice for garden lighting

    whats good as in coloured spiked lights as I fancy lighting the garden up, someone mentioned Ansell but do they have spike lights with green, red or yellow lamps? Also if I was to run an armoured to my shed which in the future will be rebuilt to about 30m2 will a 10mm suffice as it may also...
  8. FatAlan

    Just below the soil surface in my front garden!

    Builder started scraping the vegetation off my front garden last week. Bang! Power cable no more than about 30-40mm under soil. Interesting watching the DNO guys come out and fix live. Very efficient
  9. M

    Help needed wiring led security garden light to outside.

    Help needed wiring led security garden light to outside. As you can see in pictures the electric wire is connected to this switch as seen in picture. I know the basic in wiring but i dont know why there is 2 electric wires. I have the 13a switch aswell 20180208 130848 - https://ibb.co/m2ZAox...
  10. J

    Materials advice / help for external garden lighting

    Hello, I have 10 spike / LED spot lights to install in my garden and each comes with it's own flexi cable. I have purchased 100 metres of 3 core 1.5 armoured cable. I have been told I must purchase glands and waterproof connector boxes to join armoured cable to flexi cable for each light. I have...
  11. Smart Gardens

    Smart Garden Offices

    A range of beautiful, timeless garden offices which we purpose-design and manufacture as home offices, garden rooms, artists’ studios, family spaces, teenage dens and personal retreats, loved across the UK. Using the traditional Suffolk Barn weather boarded architecture as inspiration, our...
  12. rolyberkin

    Low Voltage Garden Spike Lights

    Anyone used any that they can recommend, as always client doesn't want to break the bank so mid range would be good.
  13. J

    Power and lighting to garden shed

    Hi. I would like to supply power and lighting to my new garden shed from my bungalow which is approximately 4 mtrs, away. I intend to have a small fluorescent light and two double 13amp sockets. The shed will also house an under counter freezer and a tumble dryer. I have discovered an old...
  14. R

    Garage electrics - running cable through garden

    Hi, I have asked an electrician to install electrics in my house's garage. I'm happy with the electrical work he has proposed and quoted for, but I wanted to check his approach to running the cable to the garage. A armoured cable will exit the house through the meter cupboard on a side wall...
    • Rob Fox
    • Thread
    • cable electrics garage garden running through
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. J

    Garden lighting prefered methods

    Evening guys just looked at a really nice local house with a lovey garden! she wants 20x spike lights dotted around her garden- split into 4 zones will be using a 4way wise box fitted at the shed in the bottom of the garden what are you guys prefered methods if price isn't too much of a...
  16. G

    Outside lights required at end of garden

    I need to install some outside lighting at the far end of the father in laws garden (brownie points available here!). They have existing power outside (sockets only). The preferred method is to run the cable along the side wall down to the required position. Please could i have some advice on...
  17. L

    12v ES LED Bulbs and Garden Lights

    I've been searching for a 12V LED lighting setup for my garden and have just come across this forum - and I hope that someone can provide some advice. Specifically, I'm looking for lights to light up a patio area. It's an area of about 6m square and I'm thinking of using 4 wall lights (two each...
    • LucianH
    • Thread
    • 12v bulbs garden garden lights led led bulbs lights
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  18. R

    Recommendations for LED Floodlight for garage and garden

    Hi All, I will be having a full rewire done shortly and will fit an LED floodlight for the garage and driveway, and one for our garden. My budget is £35 per light (or thereabouts). So far, 2 manufacturers have come up in my research: Timeguard (Timeguard LEDPRO10B 10 Watt Black Professional...
  19. Lou

    Plants V Zombies Garden Warfare 2

    I never play computer games but I am so addicted to this game!! Has anyone else played it?
  20. R

    Some advice please, regarding wiring inside garden shed workshop?

    Some professional advice greatly appreciated here for design and costing purposes - two simple questions. Background: We've just replaced a 25 year old wooden shed - good service but sagging a little from age and too small for our needs - with a larger one from Beast Sheds Ltd. (Recommended!)...

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