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    Install of Outside Power Supply

    Hi, Some advice required please.... I have a new build house and the electrician left an armoured supply into the garden, unterminated but weatherproofed outside and disconnected from a fused spur 13A in the house. I'll be getting a qualified electrician to carry out all works and not...
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    Outside Socket

    Hi All Recently came across an interesting situation whereby a client wanted some extra sockets and lights in the garden. The current lights are fed from a spur run in 2.5mm SWA and buried for approx 3m across a lawn to existing installation of two single sockets and some floods in the borders...
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    Can someone suggest what wire to use to make an LED outside dandelion light

    Hello, Thanks for reading. I want to make an improved version of the small solar powered dandelion lights you can purchase as I feel these are too small, and won't work very well in the UK winter months when its not very bright in the daytime. However, I'm stuck on deciding what type of wire...
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    The consumer Units for flats in communal area

    My daughter has ground floor flat, there are four flats on each floor. The consumer Units for each flat are located just outside each flat in the communal hall way, Is this against the Regulations?
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    fitting outside weatherproof sockets with rcd

    Hello. I am thinking of fitting an outside weatherproof socket unit. I will run the cable back through the wall via a surface mounted box to a kitchen socket where it will be plugged in with a 13 amp fuse. I will use 2.5mm square cable and trunking. The kitchen socket is already covered by...
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    Steel Awning frame outside EP zone, bondit?

    Hi customer had installed a 10m awning that is secured to a very substantial 6” box steel frame, concreted in either end - large goal post if you will. It is fitted on the garden patio, just outside the entrence to his living area accesd by sliding doors. The motor is a low current single...
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    Outside light wired in flex

    Outside light wired in 0.5mm flex but protected by a 3amp fuse. A 0.5mm flex max is 3A current carrying capacity, would you give that a code for an EICR? Cable size is small but it’s protected by the fuse, was thinking maybe a C3 due to it being a flex outside
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    Best electrics for a hot tub outside

    Hello, I want to connect a hot tub outside on the patio. It is a plug and play with a standard 13 amp plug. It is around 10m away from the house. I have been told it draws around 7 amps when all equipment turned on. Is it best to connect an outside socket somewhere near using 2.5mm twin and...
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    Need advice on replacing 35 year old flood light on outside of house. I would like to use LED light. Thanks

    I will be using an electrician but I will have to buy the fixtures. The base plate for most new Flood Lights are small 3 - 4 inches and and don't appear to be durable . Old one is about 5 inches and metal . I need a lot of light down my driveway. Will there be any problems using a GE 3000...
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    How to turn off or unplug outside light which is on alot (UK)

    Hi there I am new to this forum. I am a single mum and trying to do any jobs around the house myself so if the advice is I need a professional then let me know. I moved into this house 2 years ago and have never got to the bottom or root of my outside light. It has a sensor and seems to be...
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    Conduit install outside

    Hi all PVC Conduit install outside, for a socket and this socket is supplying a lazy spa hot tub plug and play thing. Conduit is top entry into socket, I can see they have used conduit cement at joints and also installed a flat plastic IP washer at the top entry where the conduit adaptor...
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    Replacing an outside bell box on an optima xm6 alarm.

    Hello. How do you replace an optima xm6 outside bell box. What would be a reasonable replacement and what connections would i find in the box. Thank you for your help.
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    Outside lighting help

    Hi all, So I want to install some outdoor uplights running along the bottom of my house sitting low to ground & to be operated via a light switch from indoors. Can this be done in 1.5mm / 1.5mm flex clipped around low to each light or does it have to all be done In SWA? Thanks!
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    Adding Outside sockets to existing

    Hi all , I understand that you can’t spur of off a spur , ideally adding sockets would best be done by splitting the ring and completing it. Currently have an outside socket on the back of the house which won’t be used at all but we have a decking area further up the garden which I want to add 2...
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    Remote control for outside lights?

    Recommendations for a middle range priced unit appreciated?
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    Outside light trips circuit

    I have a exterior flood light, this circuit also is connected to my kitchen lights and 2 other outside lights. All lights work fine except the flood light. Once the flood light is turned on the breaker trips, all other lights are off and it will still trip. This is an arc fault breaker if the...
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    The hunt for a suitable outside light.....

    Hi guys, Just a question in case any of you know the answer before I spend a lot of time hunting..... I am after a Black half lantern PIR outside wall light with the facility to switch on via another switched live. I have run a 3-core and earth to the fitting. Does anyone know of a place I...
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    Outside floodlight with PIR

    Hi. I want to put a floodlight with PIR outside. The light will be powered from a fused plug plugged into an internal plug socket. The cable will run through an external wall. There will be approx 1m of surface run cable outside. What size/type of cable do I need? The spec for the light is 240v...
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    Wiring in outside socket

    I have installed outside socket by spuring of a socket from inside the house..(straight off the back of it. No distance). I am now wanting to put an outside socket at the bottom of the garden roughly 20 metres away for a hot tub or speakers etc..... I have bought 6mm 3 core armoured cable...
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    Outside lights rcd?

    Was just reading and watching about the poor young boy that died in a pub garden. :*( My question is rcd or rcbo protection required on outside lighting in a commercial installations? Say an ecir was done now on a commercial installation with existing outside lights would it be coded as a c2...
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