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  1. A

    supply for hot tub and garden services

    been asked to install a supply to a hot tub. old one that is there has been fitted to a board in a shed. the feed to the shed db is 2.5mm then at the house 6mm. there is no power there due to tripping. i want to install a new supply and get rid of all that. they may be getting rid of the...
  2. O

    elec. power to a garden shed

    Hello, I have following scenario, 20A circuit breaker in the CU. 3 x 2.5 SWA cable feed to a garden shed CU. In the shed CU I have 0.69 ohm on the income cable. On the shed are two 16A radial circuits of socket outlet. When I do Ze on the sockets , I get 2.9 ohms. The radial circuits have...
  3. M

    Trying to source coloured LED garden floodlights/similar with a catch

    Plan is to illuminate a bunch of impressive trees (including a few Californian Redwoods!) in a garden. Client wants to be able to change the colour of the lights easily and (here's the catch) independently from each other. I've found lights that look suitable in several places but they're all...
  4. R

    Rainwater Harvesting water pump not working

    Hi guys, I'd appreciate any help on this. I have a large rainwater harvesting tank sunken in my back garden (wife dug the 2m square hole whilst I carried the soil through the house) - the tank works perfectly; the submerged pump on the other hand periodically goes faulty and I've had to...
  5. stidge

    Outside lighting in a garden run in swa

    Just after some opinions on what you all use , I'm starting large garden lighting project at big posh house . There is led spike lights and uplighters everywhere which will be run in 1.5 swa . I am going to terminate with cw glands into whisks box at each point , then fill with gel , stuffing...
  6. LeeH

    Random Swans In The Garden.

    Not pets, but any fellow animal lover will appreciate this. A pair of swans very occasionally vist us, but this time they brought along some babies! I thought I try and feed them for the first time, turns out they are pretty tame. View My Video
  7. weevilward

    Metal lamppost in garden... TNC-S

    Evening all, Need some opinions on this one please: TNC-S house, complete new install, all going to plan, nearly finished second fix, customer then arrives with a huge metal lamppost (bought from Frinton-on-sea promenade...) and wants it hooked up in the back garden. What is the general...
  8. N

    Outdoor socket flush with the ground in the garden

    Is there a problem with installing an outdoor IP65 socket flush with the ground, fed via SWA cable? Are there any regs or issues I should be aware of besides the usual when installing outdoor socket on a wall? Of course, I have to make sure it's in a location where it may not easily be...
  9. R

    Electrician Jobs Garden Office - First Fit Advice and Electrician to connect up

    I am looking for an Electrician to advise on my first fit of lights and ring main for a garden office I am building. Once I have all the wires run in and the ceilings and walls on I require them to connect up to Consumer Unit and then connect an armoured cable to the house. Job is in SO45...
  10. R

    Garden lighting, decking

    Hi, got a job to put 20 lights in decking and was looking for best way to approach. There is an outside socket, simple method would be to plug 2 lots of the lights into the socket, but was looking for a better, more permanent method as the run from the extension to the decking is 15meters. I...
  11. A

    Garden install questions

    Hi all, Im new to the forum. I have been given a garden to electrics installed. Originally it was just a lighting system but now they want power as well. TheY have had patio at the back done and dont want it lifted up. I have to run the swa from the basement to the front of the house and...
  12. A

    Broadband to garden office: a tale of moving master BT sockets, WiFi woes and long ethernet cables

    Hi Everyone, First post for me, I've not been able to find out a solution to my problems so hoping someone can help me here. I've added a few photos and drawings to help with my explanation below: The phone line coming into the house in a rather bizarre location - an upstairs bedroom (see...
  13. R

    Garden Pond Pump installation.

    We are considering putting in a garden pond with a mains operated pump. Is it legal to drill through the wall of the house and connect to a waterproof RCD box on the outside of the house. Use armoured cable in ducting running under the lawn, then connect up the pump. Two connection ideas. 1...
  14. M

    Two completely different quotes for garden lighting

    Hi guys, new to this forum. I have two quotes to get electricity in put in the garden. One quote was £250 and the other was £900. The person quoting £900 wanted to install another fuse box and have a cable going from there around the entire garden (which isn't large, probably 10x6m). I also...
  15. Pete999

    Pete's Videos How to wire some Garden lights

    Cool isn't he? wonder which Scam he is with? kin hell
  16. J

    adapt boxes in garden

    morning guys What do you guys normally do for a swa supply down to a garden office- where the customer doesnt want the swa viewable inside- so swa needs to be made off outside and then cores coming into the back of the consumer unit. I know I could use a ip65 plastic box as I have fly banjo'ed...
  17. FatAlan

    Garden Lighting

    I know this has been discussed before but here is a slant from my angle. (Does that count as a pun?) I've been asked by some friends (true in this case ) to sort out their garden lighting. They already have three RCD protected circuits from a seperate CU feeding outside junction box via SWA...
  18. A

    Electrician Jobs Electrical mate/trainee/improver Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire

    The company I'm working for as a subbie are looking for one maybe two electrical mates/trainee's/improver's for a site in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire. Its mainly all domestic works and would be ideal for someone who is starting out and at college and wanting to get a foot on the ladder...
  19. R

    Garden Heaters question.

    Hi all I was at a job and an electrician was fitting 2 patio heaters. They were fed by a 4mm armoured and were 2Kw each which was fine. He was doing a nice neat job but I did notice that he cut the plugs off the heaters and terminated the flex straight into the adaptable box via a stuffing...
  20. C

    Garden lighting

    hello guys I have a garden lighting install coming up, Everything is decided apart from the type of cable to use. We have bedding lighting on a 30ma RCD so I assume I can do away with SWA or if anyone has any suggestions?

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