Can I use an outside wall light to feed garden lights

[Peterscott]

Hi,

I have an existing external wall light connected to a switch inside the house that runs off the existing downstairs lighting circuit MCB.

Can I connect to this wall light, using an appropriate armoured cable to run down the garden, to install a couple of garden pillar lamps that will work off the same switch.

Is there any additional benefit in adding a weatherproof fused spur unit to run off the external wall light.

...or should I attach to some sort of RCD !

Thanks for the advice


P

 

[breezer]

any electrical appliance that is outside has to be protected via an rcd, so unfortunately the answer is no you can not do that.

You could run it off a plug via a spur PROVIDED it is protected by an rcd or you can plug it in with an rcd plug

 

[Peterscott]

...hmmm, suspected as much. thanks for keeping me out of trouble.