Socket wired of a outdoor light!

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Guys please back me up on this, went to a mates house and he has "proudly" shown me his DIY electrical handy work,

Few years back I ran a swa cable to the bottom of his garden tapped off the outside light as he wanted a light at the far end of the garden to for his shed etc.

He has adapted it now and added sockets to the shed for bits a pieces. But he has to turn the outside light on for them to be energised.

As he only uses the sockets whilst he is down there and so needs the light on anyway "there is no problem" can someone back me up so I can show him please as my qualifications don't appear to count.

Main switch 61008 on Con Unit and outside light circuit fed from down stairs lights 60898 B6.

Cheers

 

[dazza1981]

Show him Table H2.1 of your on-site guide, A2 Radial. Explain that his circuit is a type of radial and that it needs to be a 2.5 cable for him to have sockets.

Or, is it a fused connection, see H2.3..."Where a fused spur serves socket-outlets.....

What thread you on mate.... im confused

 

[Pete999]

Show him Table H2.1 of your on-site guide, A2 Radial. Explain that his circuit is a type of radial and that it needs to be a 2.5 cable for him to have sockets.

Or, is it a fused connection, see H2.3..."Where a fused spur serves socket-outlets.....

No mate, the dozy customer has stuffed some 13amp sockets on the end of a bit of 1.5mm which is feeding an outside light switched from the house, I really don't see what all the fuss is about.

The OP did the original job which was to install an outside light, and his mate(the customer has done the dirty deed with the socket abortion)

The OP has asked for advice on what he should tell his mate, and has received a lot of good advice. There is nothing more he can do, perhaps if he showed him all these threads that may make him see sense, although I doubt it/

 

[Lou7]

I'm sure I've seen a reg that states that 13amp sockets can be used for connecting lights.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

I'm sure I've seen a reg that states that 13amp sockets can be used for connecting lights.

Yep, 916.11.216
"A 13a socket can be used for connecting a light".

Pretty conclusive I'd say

 

[davesparks]

What has that got to do with it though? This socket has not been installed for the purpose of connecting a light.

 

[trev]

I'm sure I've seen a reg that states that 13amp sockets can be used for connecting lights.

Yep, 916.11.216
"A 13a socket can be used for connecting a light".

Pretty conclusive I'd say

Is there a corresponding reg which dictates how that 13A socket will be supplied?

 

[dazza1981]

Not interested in what the regs say in this instance..... this is a bodge job and that is that.

 

[HandySparks]

Is there a corresponding reg which dictates how that 13A socket will be supplied?

That would be the following section, 916.11.217 :wink5:

 

[Geordie Spark]

No mate, the dozy customer has stuffed some 13amp sockets on the end of a bit of 1.5mm which is feeding an outside light switched from the house, I really don't see what all the fuss is about.

The OP did the original job which was to install an outside light, and his mate(the customer has done the dirty deed with the socket abortion)

The OP has asked for advice on what he should tell his mate, and has received a lot of good advice. There is nothing more he can do, perhaps if he showed him all these threads that may make him see sense, although I doubt it/

Aye well .... you can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.