Outdoor socket query

[redfrog]

Hi all,

I have a dedicated 32a circuit on my FB which goes outside into a isolator switch and then into my hot tub under a pergola which is about 4m from the FB via swa cable wall mounted. Tub has been sold and I want to convert the area under the pergola into an outdoor kitchen type thing. I'd like a double socket (for a fridge and wall mounted patio heater), a single socket for a pellet grill and one light fitting. Can anyone suggest a route for these please? I was thinking the swa into a junction box, a spur from this to a double socket, a fused spur from the double socket to the single socket and a fused spur from the double socket to the light switch and light. I was hoping to use 2.5mm T&E as it's under a pergola and not in direct sunlight at all, perhaps in conduit. Thoughts?

Cheers.

 

[pete01]

Swa into first socket 4mm T&E clipped or in conduit to next socket 2.5mm to switched fcu and 1mm to light.

And the sockets must have rcd protection.

 

[redfrog]

Soz, slight correction. As it's a radial circuit, existing swa into double socket, then 4mm2 swa into single socket. Lights taken as fused spur (3a) from double socket into switch and light fitting using 1.5mm2 swa? OR. Existing swa into junction box and spur out from this to all sockets (same size swa as feeding junction box) then fused spur to light from double socket?

 

[redfrog]

That was timing! Sounds like we agree on the first option in my latest post

 

[pete01]

That was timing! Sounds like we agree on the first option in my latest post

Yeah that sounds ok

 

[ericmark]

I have a dedicated 32a circuit on my FB which goes outside into a isolator switch and then into my hot tub under a pergola which is about 4m from the FB via swa cable wall mounted.

I would assume FB means fuse box, and a fuse box will not have RCD protection, so that will need adding, hot tub you say is gone, but it would likely have had a TT earth. (uses an earth rod)

So although questions answered, I would say it may need a bit more, you need to be wary.