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the three halogens are on self indivdual PIRs, the sun flood is on a timer. gonna change the sun flood to 500w so i can keep the circuit on a 10 Amp and will most probably change it to a type C MCB if thats a good recommendation

thanks for the excellent info breezer 3 x halogen 500w each 1x sun flood 1000w theres alot of land to cover :-)

total comes to 2500 W why do you not RCD is it because of the nuisance tripping with the elements heating up etc? Plus the reason i asked is because it thought you had to RCD anything outside the building?

Hello i have a lighting circuit running outside fixed to the outside of my building each light about twenty feet in the air adding up to around 10.8 Amps 3 x Halogen and 1x sun flood looking at the calcs i obviously need to protect it by a 16 Amp MCB becuse its over ten but is it wise to RCD...

many thanks guys your help is much appreciated, what i have gone with is 3 PIR lights im going to come out of the fuse board through a switch (connect the neutrals etc) into a JB which will sit by my entry point for outside i will then take my feed to my first light and from the JB loop to the...

briwire thankyou very much for an excellent explanation, i think your right and just get three on their seperate PIRs built in if i make them sensitvie enough thay will all come on near enough at the same time :-) just to clarify for my own mind, wiring in parallel means bringing all lights...

added on sorry instead of one at JB and rest daisy chained for series

hello guys so does son not work on pir fullstop? Plus how come there isnt a pir that can handle the switching load of three security lights? would you mind letting me know how it should be wired if so, that would be much appreciated if you have time, many thanks guys when you say...

Hello im looking to install three security lights possibly 500w each halogen or son lights and i want them on one PIR I just wondered if there was a wiring diagram in the sticky or if someone could help me out with this (maybe better to run to a JB first then daisy chain the lights? Plus i...

ive found it thankyou very much that is so useful, just out if interest if you or anyone would like to help me out with the next part of my renevaton i want to put up three son or halagen 500w each security lamps all controlled from the same PIR on one feed from the ccu? if theres a...

thankyou very much i appreciate it however excuse me but whats the sticky?

many thanks so can i just box it in like normal then as long as it can be acessed for servicing etc?

Hello Ive been thinking about moving my Combi boiler from my bedroom to the loft so will soon be looking for some quotes but im also thinking about keeping it in the bedroom. what are the regulations for keeping it in the bedroom plus the rules for boxing it in like a cupboard etc and in...

from the junction box do i take a 3 core and cpc cable from the permanent live, switch live and neutral to the isolator then with a 3 pole isolator take the 3 core and cpc to the fan? i also just wondered if their was a way i could take it from the daisy chain lights, i dont think there is...

hello Heres what ive done so far.. i have rewired the lighting circuit on my first floor and when i got to the toliet/sink area i decided i wanted downlights and to make it easy for me i have wired in a junction box so i have the feed in, the feed out to the next room, the drop to the...

thanks mate that helps alot, i take it i can connect to the exisitng Supp bond in the bathroom using any route i can eg if i locate the pipes in the loft i can run from the shower pipes to the pipes i find in the loft

Hi Guys, thanks for all the advice so far, any chance could got a definate on the above question, One bond or two? Many thanks and again cheers for the info

thankyou very much so just to clarify.... From the earth terminal run my bonding to the pipes, then from the pipes run another cable to link on to the supplementary bonding? or is this already existing because ive connected to the pipes and the pipes are linked somewhere to the supplemtray...

Thanks guys, just wanted to clear that up as i have seen people do it and think why? It will be included in the supplementary bonding in the bathroom Now talking of that where do you actually connect the bonding to the shower? at the earth terminal inside? or one of the pipes connecting...

Hello I just wanted to clarify a few things when installing a shower feed, it will be Part P certified etc etc When i install the 10mm T&E from an RCD protected CCU do i have to run a seperate bonding earth cable along side it to run from the shower earth terminal back to the CU? If so...