PIR and lights

[Davem]

Hi I am new to the forum I am currently rewiring my house and I have nearly completed (finally) but I am wishing to install two lights with pirs on the exterior of the house. I am having a normal switched outside light. But I also want two lights with PIRs to both come on when either is triggered. Can I have info on how to wire these and which cable I will need? I will also be feeding the lights from a SFCU and help would be greatly appreciated cheers

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I do apologies but like I said I am new and looking for advise and info but because I may not understand what is being said I am being told I am Incompetent! Sorry for the rash comments !! Thanks for the advise we will leave it there for now until I have another issue hopefully not !!

so you bloody should be...
now go enjoy the forum

 

[Davem]

)))) cheers guys sorry

 

[trev]

Are you still here TREVOR ????? WHY ? :/

Dave, look mate. sometimes I take the mick as everyone on here does. Sometimes it doesn't come across as intended, sometimes people get the wrong end of the stick because you cannot tell people's inflections from the written word but here's a little bit of advice for you....Wind your neck in son, everyone gets along a lot better when you do that.

 

[trev]

)))) cheers guys sorry

Obviously that came in while I was typing me last post. Hopefully all is now well and everyone is happy. I know I am.

 

[Davem]

Sorry trev lesson learned mate cheers

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Dave, look mate. sometimes I take the mick as everyone on here does. Sometimes it doesn't come across as intended, sometimes people get the wrong end of the stick because you cannot tell people's inflections from the written word but here's a little bit of advice for you....Wind your neck in son, everyone gets along a lot better when you do that.

does with me...sometimes...lol...

 

[trev]

Sorry trev lesson learned mate cheers

The apology wasn't needed mate but is appreciated. Now it's my turn, sorry that my twisted sense of humour wasn't plainer to spot.

 

[dean.diy]

Underneath the surface this thread lays out the electricaltrade’s dilemma. Time served,
respected (by me),experts are unhappy giving out infowhich can be read and used by anyone.
Anyone over apprentice age who may have got thequalifications after career change etc.
can’t get a placementwith a firm/one man , and need to ask the everyday wiring set-ups.

 

[Eggster71]

Hi Dave,
depends on the type of lights you have purchased, if there are 3 terminals (excluding earth), Live , Neutral and switched (maybe marked up as L1) then maybe, you would have to put a triple+e in between the fittings. IF not, u could get two seperate PIRs and two light fittings

Probably not mate, you shouldn't be fitting t and e outside! Principle's right though.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Probably not mate, you shouldn't be fitting t and e outside! Principle's right though.

but we see it all the time dont we...

 

[sedgy34]

I am believing that you clue have not and electrician qualified consult should. Further, I am thinking that DIY DAVE you are and that LABC consultationing should considered be in order to make sure safety is paramount. If doubt is in then an electrician of qualification should be consulting. Funerals less expensive than electricians are, also more traumatic. Please be telling me how testing you are?

Thats all gone out the window trev he can get it tested under the new changes of part p can't he lol
you don't need to be qualified to be a spark just competent will do lol
I do wonder why I'm paying every year though

 

[Eggster71]

but we see it all the time dont we...

Been doing Rising and lateral mains surveys for a London council, most of it's MICC with some SWA repairs which are OK barring the fact the Ryefields are mostly rotten as s**t...Nice continuity to the sheath methinks... but there are at least 7 16mm t&e's lashed in outside (old colours so not a recent stop gap), one's running across about 2 foot of dirt in a back yard half buried under smashed glass. :banghead:

Nice!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Thats all gone out the window trev he can get it tested under the new changes of part p can't he lol
you don't need to be qualified to be a spark just competent will do lol
I do wonder why I'm paying every year though

thought this one was still at consultation stage sedg....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Been doing Rising and lateral mains surveys for a London council, most of it's MICC with some SWA repairs which are OK barring the fact the Ryefields are mostly rotten as s**t...Nice continuity to the sheath methinks... but there are at least 7 16mm t&e's lashed in outside (old colours so not a recent stop gap), one's running across about 2 foot of dirt in a back yard half buried under smashed glass. :banghead:

Nice!

i had one a while back....10mm twin feeding an outbuilding...not clipped/secured or owt...there it was just flailing about....
he had a length of 16mm 3 core armoured...so i just put that up for him...secured....