Outside Electrical work.

[Whitey-Ford]

I'm an Improver with six months experience in the Commercial sector, mainly with first and second fix contracts but have recently had a friend ask me to do some minor work on the outside of his home.
Im 90% confident I can do the job but wanted some advice first...

He wants a normal ring main socket on the outside of his house to power a water filter, my plan was to buy an IP rated socket box and spur from the ring main from inside his house. Either feeding the 2.5 from the back of the socket on the inside to the back on the outside so there is no expose cable or, under the box and up into the socket. Fixing the box to the wall is no problem, I have all my own drills and tools.

Excuse my naivety, but will the IP socket box come RDC protected or will I have to install one into the CU and feed it to the spur I'm installing? Like I said, I've never done any Domestic work and what I learnt at college is a blur as I qualified almost two years ago. I never did an apprenticeship I just went to college then like most of other people struggled to get into the industry.

I'll stop justifying now... lol
Hopefully what I was going to do is correct if not I would love to hear from you, along with anything else you think I should know. Cheers!

 

[Spazz]

If you sign up with Napit, you dont need your 17th Edition till 6 months after you sign up

Then you need 2391 within 12 months.


Register now and give it a go, I take you will have at least a Lv2 in Electrical Installation.

 

[Whitey-Ford]

If you sign up with Napit, you dont need your 17th Edition till 6 months after you sign up

Then you need 2391 within 12 months.


Register now and give it a go, I take you will have at least a Lv2 in Electrical Installation.

I'm qualified to levels two and three 17th edition, like I said I'm hopefully doing my Part P next month. The only testing I've ever done were in my practical exams so wasn't sure if I would get through the 2391?

 

[Deleted member 9648]

I'm qualified to levels two and three 17th edition, like I said I'm hopefully doing my Part P next month. The only testing I've ever done were in my practical exams so wasn't sure if I would get through the 2391?

Whats a part P Whitey?....I've never quite got my head round this idea that you can get a part p qualification,it's a building regulation document,not a qualification.....or have I got it wrong?

 

[Spazz]

Some people call the 17th Edition Part P,also some people call Electrical Installation Part P as well

 

[mogga]

when will PEOPLE GET IT THROUGH THEIR HEADS part p qualified ISNT A QUALIFICATION ffs as FOR napit NOT WANTING 17TH EDITION for 6 months and 2391 12 months IM Amazed No wonder there are so many problems with Joe Bloggs calling electricians "cowboys"

 

[Deleted member 9648]

There's an awful lot of people conned into doing 'my part P' thinking they are then qualified it would seem......

 

[Whitey-Ford]

I've just had a thought, lets say I take this on... Will I have to Bolster into the wall for a back box or are IP rated socket boxs simply mounted in such a way all I'll need to do is drill a hole for the cable?

Hope that made sense... One thing you'll learn about me is that I'm loaded with stupid questions.

 

[Des 56]

No need for any chiselling,use the stuffing glands provided for the cable entry,dress the conductors with a drip loop where it enters so that if water did track down the cable it doesn't get to the connections, also drill a small hole in the bottom as a drain hole