outdoor security light

[misszrph]

hiya im new here and think i should be blonde most days so i hope someone can help me! i want to get a security light for my back garden but was wondering if its safe to put a 3 pinned plug on it??

 

[wingcoax]

Yes you can put a plug on, BUT, being outside it should really be on a RCD. Which would make it a permanent fixture and liable to notification to the local building control, who will want money from you.

 

[misszrph]

so i wont blow anything up? to be fair it wont be used that much its just that my gardan i quite big and its only so i can see my dog to get him in when its dark.
thanks for the reply

 

[cumbriahandyman]

 

[ban-all-sheds]

hiya im new here and think i should be blonde most days so i hope someone can help me! i want to get a security light for my back garden but was wondering if its safe to put a 3 pinned plug on it??

It's safe. But it's really really horrible.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Yes you can put a plug on, BUT, being outside it should really be on a RCD. Which would make it a permanent fixture and liable to notification to the local building control, who will want money from you.

It's fixed equipment whether it has an RCD or not.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

A complete waste of money if the circuit already has an RCD.

 

[OwainDIYer]

so i wont blow anything up? to be fair it wont be used that much its just that my gardan i quite big and its only so i can see my dog to get him in when its dark.

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