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  1. S

    Would T&E be approved for use in steel conduit and outdoors?

    Hi, My first post so hopefully I am correct in posting it here. My question is, I am thinking of an IP rated outdoor socket for the back garden. I have drilled out to the exterior and now wish to move the socket 1 meter away from where the hole is. I would say use of steel conduit would be...
  2. 1

    Outside lights and socket

    Wiring up an outside socket , light switch and light all outside , under a covered way and attached to the house. All weatherproof obviously and in conduit , spur in the kitchen to the outside socket and then from the socket to a 3amp fuse (used as switch) and then to the light. Is that the...
  3. S

    Recommendations for outdoor spotlights - actually suitable for outdoors

    Does anyone have a recommendation - preferably without needing a second mortgage - for some outdoor spotlights ? I've tried a number of options and am getting a bit fed up with trying things and them not working out for various reasons. Most LED floodlights have ridiculously wide beam angles -...
  4. cliffed

    Pvc T& E don’t use it outdoors

    Recently many arguments about the deterioration of pvc T&E when clipped outside. Years ago that’s all we ever did,& had no problem with it. Tell me all the wise guys on the block,does it also apply to pvc co - axial, & shotgun cabling,clipped roughly across doorways.over roof’s & any where else.
  5. M

    Garage CU outdoors

    It seems manufactures shy away from stating their IP rated CU’s are suitable for use outdoors - for example the BG IP65 one below which is metal are great sturdy well made boards classed as weatherproof but Implied for garage use (ie indoors) If it’s weatherproof and IP65 then it can be used...
  6. mishev

    Using H05VV-F cable outdoors

    Hi, I'm planning to put an RCD socket on my balcony through the wall, which would mean ~1m of the cable will be outdoors (The other end would be plugged in a socket inside). Now I have the perfect length cable lying around (PK TSE HAR H05VV-F 3x1.5 PX95), however after some research I found...
  7. S

    Mobile equipment not exceeding a rating of 32a for use outdoors.

    Could someone please give me examples of what this would cover. I'm assuming it's irrelevant to portable equipment like a lawn mower on a domestic installation and more to do with industrial. Thanks in advance.
  8. L

    TNC-S supply outdoors question.

    Just a quick question on something I came across today. Had to replace a door on a metal clad box in a car park that vandals have broken off. Inside the Metal housing was a 100 A main cutout TNC-S , a Meter and a small C.U. with two MCB's, One for a car park pay and display meter directly behind...
  9. R

    Technetix Tris fully isolated system outlet, outdoors? Yes or No

    Hi, its my first post, looks like an amazing forum. I have a virgin Tivo box. Usual issue with messy install and I do not like the virgin face plate that covers the splitter etc. I have installed a 37mm deep 2gang metal box into the wall along side another for a double electrical sock. Iv...
  10. D

    Outdoors sockets notifiable or not

    With so many part p pdf files out there in getting a bit lost Also I think the person I was talking to about this might of found a loop hole Basically he tapped in to the house ring to put on a outdoor RCD socket I'm reading in electrician guide to building regs book 2012 Suggests any...
  11. Y

    outdoors christmas lights

    Hi guys, been asked to hang a bunch of 'holiday' lighting, both to a tree and hanging over the road. These lights all plug into ip rated outside plug sockets, and have never had a pat test (or any other sort of test). Is this correct? Or is it exempt for being external? Seems a bit irish to me!
  12. mattyevz

    Fitting consumer unit outdoors open to the weather

    Hi, Im fitting a small consumer unit outdoors to feed some garden lights and a hot tub .Where the customer wants it is open to all wheather conditions, there is no shed or shelter to put it in. Iv looked at an IP 65 rated consumer unit MK, but i was woundering if i should make some sort of...
  13. ringer

    Why can you not use TN-C-S in special locations that are outdoors?

    Looking in BS7671 at Part 7, Special Locations, in those involving circuits that are typically run outdoors, TN-C-S is specifically excluded in preference of TN-S or TT. So why is TN-C-S specifically excluded? I know the ESQCR is quoted, but want to understand why the ESQCR makes this...
  14. D

    Using Electrical Resistence Wire Outdoors

    Hi, I'm working on a project where I intend to use Electrical Resistance Wiring, outdoors, in order to generate as much heat as possible while maintaining safety. What is a good, durable, material that I could use to insulate the wire while allowing as much heat to radiate as possible? What...
  15. M

    Regulations for the use of trailing wires outdoors

    Hello I hope someone might be able to give us a solution to our problem. We are a canoe club and train on a Quay. We have been using 400watt metal halide (240V) on a portable masts, plug into a generator over the winter months for lighting at night. We have just been informed that we can not...
  16. ringer

    Outdoors isolator for PIR floodlight?

    Is there such a thing? Customer has a PIR floodlight over his patio doors. It appears to be wired directly into a jb under the upstairs floorboards. In other words, permanently on. I pointed out to him that it ought to have an isolator, and he agrees but doesn't want floorboards up just for...
  17. J

    Single core 16mm to run outdoors

    Hi all, I'm doing some work on a house with a pool, which has its own ccu about 20 meters from the main board. It currently doesn't have a main earth from the supply. Obviously this means I need to run a 16mm earth back to the supply, with the only option being an outdoor run along an exterior...
  18. T

    Running PME (TNCS) outdoors?

    Alright guys, ime racking my brains and books trying to find out why my boss told me that you are not supposed to run PME outdoors to say out feeding a garage or a shed of some sort, i know about potential differences.... also i know some about special locations but i just cant understand why...

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