Outside lights

[westward10]

Well they could have done but didn't think this at the time. somebody else has gone in and changed it to flex or fp on the wall bare with no protection and just clipped about 6 inch above the shale which in my opinion is worse as the cable could get damaged and touched!

Bit confused now about the FP.

 

[fatgreeny09]

Bit confused now about the FP.

They have used either fp or flex around the wall couldn't tell as I didn't feel it

 

[The Ghost]

Yeh it does sound worse actually. Should have gone in in black conduit at least. Doesnt sound like it meets reg 134. And presumably they still buried the lights in the shale?

 

[fatgreeny09]

Yeh it does sound worse actually. Should have gone in in black conduit at least. Doesnt sound like it meets reg 134. And presumably they still buried the lights in the shale?

No used wall lights instead

 

[westward10]

So the pic doesn't show this.

 

[fatgreeny09]

So the pic doesn't show this.

No doesn't show the new ones they did. but they put their cable 6 inch up on the wall where the glass is

 

[The Ghost]

anyway ground light make you look like frankenstein, blind you when you look down and provide no useful light imo

 

[telectrix]

who designed it, and who supplied the lights? because it's a pants design. the lights should go on the brickwork with short flexes into ad, boxes fed by SWA.

 

[fatgreeny09]

who designed it, and who supplied the lights? because it's a pants design. the lights should go on the brickwork with short flexes into ad, boxes fed by SWA.

Don't know who designed the patio bit I did electrical design and bought the lights too

 

[westward10]

Don't know who designed the patio bit I did electrical design and bought the lights too

I don't want to kick you in the teeth but it isn't the best design, I suspect you think the same or else you wouldn't be asking on here, sorry.

 

[StefOtter]

Looks dodgy to me bud start again I think and do it properly to regs.

 

[LedsUniverse]

Hi, I've put some under ground lights in a restaurant with outside seating. The lights are in the ground but there is a kirb all the way around then some shale then a wall. I have come from armoured cable into a weather proof box. into a light sensor. then into a galvonised t box. this first t box is in the shale along with the rest of the wiring. from the t box with stuffing gland which goes to a ground light with flex which is fixed to the ground light. then also from the t box to another t box with armoured and then continues in the same pattern. Each t box has gasket and lid and is also filled with electricians silicone giving it ip68 compliance. I know there is a hundred opions about other ways it can be done BUT is there anything wrong with this way as this is the way I was taught and I don't believe it goes against any regs ? reason being is some other company has gone in and told them they need it all ripping out as it wrong