Hi All
I intend to fit a mains-powered PIR floodlight on the front wall of our bungalow to replace a solar unit which has been generally reliable but never very bright. I have a PIR light on the back of the house which is connected via a 13 amp plug to a socket in the kitchen, but I want the new one to be wired in permanently.
I plan to wire the light into a junction box on the lighting circuit, and to fit a 3 pole isolation switch between the junction box and the light unit for maintenance purposes. I don't intend to have a manual wall switch for this light, so it will be permanently live (unless I switch it off via the isolation switch).
Couple of questions: what size cable should I use from the junction box through the switch to the light? Would it be circuit cable or flex?
Secondly, can someone recommend a budget voltage tester? I always isolate at the CU, but the other day I discovered an anomaly in the labelling of the circuits, which brought home to me the importance of not only isolating a circuit but testing it before doing any work.
Thanks in advance.
I intend to fit a mains-powered PIR floodlight on the front wall of our bungalow to replace a solar unit which has been generally reliable but never very bright. I have a PIR light on the back of the house which is connected via a 13 amp plug to a socket in the kitchen, but I want the new one to be wired in permanently.
I plan to wire the light into a junction box on the lighting circuit, and to fit a 3 pole isolation switch between the junction box and the light unit for maintenance purposes. I don't intend to have a manual wall switch for this light, so it will be permanently live (unless I switch it off via the isolation switch).
Couple of questions: what size cable should I use from the junction box through the switch to the light? Would it be circuit cable or flex?
Secondly, can someone recommend a budget voltage tester? I always isolate at the CU, but the other day I discovered an anomaly in the labelling of the circuits, which brought home to me the importance of not only isolating a circuit but testing it before doing any work.
Thanks in advance.