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  1. D

    Timed outdoor lights trip..then they don't?

    Hi all, New to this forum. I have a weird scenario and wondered if anyone might be able to help. I have a Grasslin timer socket switch (not digital) in my garage. This powers 4x lights outside my house. I have 70 Watt bulbs in each. When they are set to come on, at 6pm, it trips the...
  2. Chris S

    Electrician Jobs West cambs - outdoor supply for hut 40A+ on 63A socket

    Hi, My inlaws have a new garden hut arriving in three weeks to the bottom of their garden which is around 103m from the house. It has various electrical appliances including a 8.4kw electric shower (!). The company making them do an EIC measured on their supply before transporting it to us. The...
  3. HumbleWorker 91RT

    Best Sockets for value and longevity?

    Just wondering which sockets you guys tend to go for, your typical plastic units for internal no brushed steel effect types, as well as your external 1 and 2 gang 13 amp. Based on price low to hi, brand perceived view (high quality through to Chinese crap) and ease of installation has good...
  4. D

    Outdoor Junction Box with wire from back

    Hello, I am looking for an outdoor junction box for a night flood light. Most boxes I see have openings from sides of the box only. I would like the junction box to be installed on top of the wire coming out from the wall and have one wire going out from the top to light. Any ideas which box...
  5. Dobes_88

    Outdoor lighting sensors - any idea what make/model these are?

    Good evening! Had a bit of a flying visit to property earlier to look at something completely different, but was asked to have a quick nose at the outdoor lighting sensors. There's multiple halogen floodlights controlled by these multiple sensors throughout the property, 2 x sensors in...
  6. R

    Outdoor lighting - no waterproof junction boxes

    Hi, could someone please let me know whether the attached pictures is safe for step lighting? From what I can see, the contractor has cut away the insulation from the cabling that was suplied by the manufacturer and used standard junction boxes wrapped with electrical tape. This doesn't feel...
  7. M

    Outdoor supply for gate control

    Hi Guys, I need to supply the gate control fitters with a 10a supply for the control of some new electric gates im having fitted. The supply would be on the outside wall of what is my Dining room. My plan is that I was going to come off of an existing double socket into a new fused spur set...
  8. M

    Outdoor power from a spur

    I recently bought a new build house and asked for a socket to be put on the outside of the house but the builders put the socket in wrong posistion so moved it to another part of the house they have left the part installation of the socket, the wiring was left and covered with a white box , this...
  9. J

    Outdoor Lighting and PIR

    Hi guys, Just need some advice. I want to add a couple of security lights to the front of the house off one PIR. I have a porch ceiling light which I want to 'tap in to' to supply the power. Is this possible? If so, how would I do it? The issue I am thinking is that the power to the outdoor...
  10. B

    Outdoor wiring question

    Hello folks, I currently have a waterproof box out in the garden which is fed by an armoured cable from the house. This currently provides power via switches and sockets for a small pump in a water feature and a few lights around the garden, both of these items run off transformers within the...
  11. S

    Outdoor kitchen earthing

    Evening all, My client is installing an outdoor kitchen in their garden. This will consist of a bespoke steel frame which will house the cooking equipment. The frame itself will be sat on a concrete floor. There will be a stainless steel gas burner (mains gas - copper pipework) and sink...
  12. Frimley111R

    Checking other circuits after fitting outdoor socket?

    Hi All, Firstly, I am not an electrician but, two of us are starting a electrical contracting business in a niche product area. Our newly qualified electrician is saying that if he fits, for example, outdoor sockets, that he has to do a ton of testing of other circuits in the house to verify...
  13. Andy-1960

    IP ratings of outdoor light fittings

    Just stumbled across this on YouTube and I have to say I agree with this guy... how can this fitting be suitable for outdoor use?? I had a quick surf and found the fitting for sale at Screwfix and they state IP23 and weatherproof.. how can it be IP23 AND weatherproof, the two things contradict...
  14. L

    Outdoor junction box for armoured cable

    Hello all, Got a bit of a situation with my new garage, I've got a 2.5mm cable coming out of the house consumer unit for supplying mains to the garage, there is an armoured cable inside a conduit that goes underground and comes out in the garage. Inside the garage, it goes into its own consumer...
  15. S

    Selection of Outdoor Lighting system in Hazardous area

    Dear all, We need to install Outdoor lighting system in Oil treatment plant. For the that please guide, in the selection of lighting suitable. Regards, Aamer
  16. S

    Patio lighting and outdoor lighting in general.

    Hey guys, I'm getting an extension and new patio. I want to have some nice lighting but outdoor lighting is a bit new to me. I work with low voltage mostly, alarm engineer. Can I run mains in plastic conduit that will then be concreted over? If not, can I use metal copex or does it have to be...
  17. J

    2 FCU in Series for Outdoor Socket

    Hi everyone, hope you're well on this dull Sunday afternoon :) I want to add an outdoor socket for the garden and was hoping to use an existing (unused) FCU inside the house... For clarity, when we moved into the house I saw there was an FCU next to a double socket. I was told this was for an...
  18. LeeH

    Outdoor LED flood dimmer?

    Im after dimming 4 of the floods below, the seem a nice fitting for the money. Suitable IP rating would be preferable but I'm propaged to use an enclosure if necessary. http://www.screwfix.com/p/luceco-guardian-slim-led-led-floodlight-10w-black/4483h Cheers!
  19. 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...

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