Outdoor Socket - Flying Earth

[pbar]

I'm fitting an outdoor socket (has been notified) running a spur from an indoor socket on the ring, with an FCU inbetween.

The outdoor socket is an MK Masterseal one, all plastic. Someone told me that you should always connect a flying earth from the earth terminal on the socket to the earth terminal in the back box.

But I always thought that this is only required if either the back box is metal of the front plate is metal.

So, typically, would a flying earth be connected, or not, as I cannot see any point or need myself.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I'm fitting an outdoor socket (has been notified)

Blimey. Surely it would have been cheaper to get an electrician?

with an FCU inbetween.

Why?

So, typically, would a flying earth be connected, or not, as I cannot see any point or need myself.

No point.

 

[BS3036]

with an FCU inbetween.

Why?

Prevent malicious acts from people outside the house?

 

[pbar]

with an FCU inbetween.

Why?

Prevent malicious acts from people outside the house?

Precisely.

 

[TheOriginalTonkaToy]

If it's switchable, it provides a means of preventing unauthorised use of the outlet. Not a bad idea really.

 

[pbar]

I'm fitting an outdoor socket (has been notified)

Blimey. Surely it would have been cheaper to get an electrician?

with an FCU inbetween.

Why?

So, typically, would a flying earth be connected, or not, as I cannot see any point or need myself.

No point.

1. Well, no, it would not have been cheaper to get an electrician, as it's part of other jobs too.

2. The FCU, is also inside (within a porch) so the outside socket can be turned off to avoid the unlikely event of anyone stealing the electric.

3. That's just as I thought, thanks for the confirmation.

 

[pbar]

If it's switchable, it provides a means of preventing unauthorised use of the outlet. Not a bad idea really.

That's the exact reason. It's worked out well, as it passes through a porch, so the FCU is in the porch, switching off the socket to the outside.
Thanks very much.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

OK - for some reason I didn't think about the possibility of it being accessible to the public.

A switch would have been cheaper than an FCU though...

 

[bernardgreen]

OK - for some reason I didn't think about the possibility of it being accessible to the public.

So you do live in a crime free area after all ?

Always think out of the box ( or out of someone else's meter ) when thinking what might happen.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

So you do live in a crime free area after all ?

Nope.

Always think out of the box

Or even in the box, which is where I've got my sockets outside the front of the house, for reasons including security...



It was because the OP used an SFCU - I was thinking of it as being there because of the FCU, not because of the S....

 

[Chri5]

BAS does that cable entry in to the house break the DPC

 

[ban-all-sheds]

No