Hey All,
I've been informed by better half that I will be braving the elements this Saturday to put up our outdoor Christmas light display.
In previous years its been a case of running the cables through an ajar window and plugging into a 6 way socket, normally resting on the window cil.
As we now have a few more lights, I think a bit more thought it required....
I am thinking of purchasing an IP65 junction box, and hard wiring the lights into this, on the other end will be a long cable that will plug in somewhere in the garage, with a circuit breaker.
Is this Ok? Effectivley splitting the power 6 ways at the junction box, sourced from 1 standard mains socket? What sort of load can I put on this without causing problems?
Any advice much appreciated! I did look for a housing that would take 2 x 6 gang mains socket blocks, but no luck there.
Any help/advice much appreciated.
Cheers,
Simon.
I've been informed by better half that I will be braving the elements this Saturday to put up our outdoor Christmas light display.
In previous years its been a case of running the cables through an ajar window and plugging into a 6 way socket, normally resting on the window cil.
As we now have a few more lights, I think a bit more thought it required....
I am thinking of purchasing an IP65 junction box, and hard wiring the lights into this, on the other end will be a long cable that will plug in somewhere in the garage, with a circuit breaker.
Is this Ok? Effectivley splitting the power 6 ways at the junction box, sourced from 1 standard mains socket? What sort of load can I put on this without causing problems?
Any advice much appreciated! I did look for a housing that would take 2 x 6 gang mains socket blocks, but no luck there.
Any help/advice much appreciated.
Cheers,
Simon.