I'm after some 3 core and earth outdoor type(H05RN-F?) flex to replace a section on my outdoor lights.
The exisiting flex is probably not outdoor type stuff as the sheath is perished and failing.
The flex goes between a junction box and a PIR.
The existing flex is 3 core with the green and yellow earth core used as the switched live.
The only outdoor cable I can find to replace it with is 3 core pond flex, but then I would have to sleeve the earth colours to signify switched live, which doesn't feel right?
It also doesn't seem right to leave the earth out as my understanding is that it is there to protect the whole circuit(even the wire), even if the end appliance is double insulated?
The junction box is supplied with 3 core and earth, it looks like hi-tuff. I can see why the original installer added the junction box and flex because there isn't any way that the hi tuff is going to fit or bend into the PIR terminal block!
I tried that already and it is impossible!
So does anyone know where I can get 3 core and earth outdoor(pond) type cable?
Or do you think it would be OK to just replace with the pond flex with the earth colour sleeved and the earth omitted for the short 15cm inaccessible(without a ladder) run of flex?
FYI, the PIR supplies 2 linked 30Watt LED type outdoor lights(these must have been updated more recently than the PIR flex), which is why there is a switched live.
The PIR is double insulated and high up out of reach at the eves.
Any ideas for a replacement solution?
Thanks!
The exisiting flex is probably not outdoor type stuff as the sheath is perished and failing.
The flex goes between a junction box and a PIR.
The existing flex is 3 core with the green and yellow earth core used as the switched live.
The only outdoor cable I can find to replace it with is 3 core pond flex, but then I would have to sleeve the earth colours to signify switched live, which doesn't feel right?
It also doesn't seem right to leave the earth out as my understanding is that it is there to protect the whole circuit(even the wire), even if the end appliance is double insulated?
The junction box is supplied with 3 core and earth, it looks like hi-tuff. I can see why the original installer added the junction box and flex because there isn't any way that the hi tuff is going to fit or bend into the PIR terminal block!
I tried that already and it is impossible!
So does anyone know where I can get 3 core and earth outdoor(pond) type cable?
Or do you think it would be OK to just replace with the pond flex with the earth colour sleeved and the earth omitted for the short 15cm inaccessible(without a ladder) run of flex?
FYI, the PIR supplies 2 linked 30Watt LED type outdoor lights(these must have been updated more recently than the PIR flex), which is why there is a switched live.
The PIR is double insulated and high up out of reach at the eves.
Any ideas for a replacement solution?
Thanks!