Outside lighting

[scottb]

Hi I would like to run outside 240v lighting in my back garden (or maybe low V).

Could I feed off my bedroom socket to an IP.. outside socket and put an RCD on this, feeding the lighting through this.

Or, do I need to run a seperate feed back to my CU...?

Thanks

 

[andy]

put a RCD fused spur unit inside feeding the outside socket. if you already have an RCD protecting the ring main then you can use a fused spur. plug the outside lighting into the socket. this way, youll also avoid part P, since its not wired directly to the mains

 

[onesongrg]

The grey area of part p.
See link nic say you must inform building regs.
Just say it was installed before 1/1/05, if anyone ask's.
http://www.niceic.org.uk/partp/notification.html

Onesongrg