Installing external lights in a new school kitchen

[chivers67]

How would you do it personally? Run external lighting with PIR fitted

I ask as i now know how they've been run at the school I work in (not by me) they have RCD protection as it's a new build & Dis board.

 

[Chri5]

Post Subject: Installing external lights in a new school kitchen

Why do you have external lights in a kitchen ?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The kids have stolen the lead off the roof.

 

[chivers67]

Post Subject: Installing external lights in a new school kitchen

Why do you have external lights in a kitchen ?

Sorry on the outside walls of the new kitchen for when it gets dark

 

[Spark123]

Probably in Pyro or similar around the outside if access is a broblem internally.

 

[sparkwright]

How would you do it personally? Run external lighting with PIR fitted

I ask as i now know how they've been run at the school I work in (not by me) they have RCD protection as it's a new build & Dis board.

It's just about impossible to give you an accurate answer when you have omitted detail such as the construction of the building, the required installation technique, how many lights, how many PIRs, what type of lights, are the PIRs stand alone or part of the lights...

Know what I mean?

 

[sparkwright]

I take it the job has been done badly?

 

[Lectrician]

I would have thought that RCD protection could be avoided....

 

[MalcofArabia]

If your going to run surface then no real need to RCD the circuit.

Loads of way to run it Pyro. Galv conduit, SWA or even Hi-Tuf

Also rather than PIR perhaps a twilight switch?

 

[Taylortwocities]

An important question.

Are you insured, competent and permitted to do this work?
Most schools and governing authorities have strict critrea for who is allowed to provide systems where children and electricity mix.

Some of that has already been covered in your topic from a while ago: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=219639&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15