Outdoor socket.. Help please?

[DPrice]

As title says.

Me and my dad have been thinking of doing this for a while so thought id ask for some suggestions on here.

We want to put a single outdoor socket on the side of our house for a small charger which stays outside.

In the house there is a double socket just over 2 feet to one side of where wed like the socket to be outside.

Would it be o.k if i spur off of this through the wall, and take a short bit of a plastic conduit from the wall to the outdoor socket?

Or does anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

 

[Sintra]

Sounds fine as long as there is RCD protection.

 

[Notsosmart]

Sounds Ok, but make sure that the circuit is protected by an Rcd

Edit: Beaten to the draw again

 

[Sintra]

Beat ya.

 

[Notsosmart]

Yeh, as always Buddy.

I'm getting a rep as Sssllllow

 

[baldsparkies]

As others have said plus the socket needs to be fitted into an IP rated enclosure, you can pick them up at wholesale or diy stores. The job comes under part P for what its worth.

 

[pennywise]

Remember to solvent weld the conduit to the adaptor and stop end box, and gasket the box lid

 

[Notsosmart]

As others have said plus the socket needs to be fitted into an IP rated enclosure, you can pick them up at wholesale or diy stores. The job comes under part P for what its worth.

Or fit an MK masterseal

 

[pennywise]

Or fit an MK masterseal

Or Masterseal Plus

 

[DPrice]

Thanks for the quick replies, really appreciate it.

Yes, ill make sure i use an IP rated enclosure.

The socket i will be spurring off is part of the ring main, which is protected by an RCD?

And one last question which may sound stupid. Would it pay to fit a fused spur in between or no because of the RCD protection already?

Thanks all

 

[baldsparkies]

Fused spur I would, as for enclosure and socket go for basec range from Denmans much cheaper than MK.

By the way, the rcd offers fault or shock protection to earth, the fused spur will offer overload protection/discrimination with regards to your boards mcb,so worth fitting, could save your telly going out in the middle of the cup final

 

[m25maintenance]

turn d power off 1st ha ha

 

[pmac10]

rcd's dont offer short circuit protection, use an RCBO,then no need for the fuse, (but there's no such thing as too safe.

 

[baldsparkies]

rcd's dont offer short circuit protection,

Yes they do when the shorts to earth

 

[ezzzekiel]

fused spur and rcd are two seperate beasts used for different things, if there is just one socket (single or double) to come off ring then fcu not required.