provisions for outside sockets

[vertigodj]

Can someone clear this one up please, if you want to install a socket outside i understand that it has to be according to regulations be rcd protected. If the consumer unit has rcd protection for the power circuits already, do you also install a socket that has rcd protection incorporated in it or is it ok to install one without on one of the circuits being either a spur or extending the circuit

 

[daytona]

no need for additional rcd protection if you already have it in your comsumer unit.

thats saved a few quid hasnt it

 

[ban-all-sheds]

More than a few - have you seen the price of Masterseal RCD sockets?

 

[djrichie_t]

Sometimes you can get masterseal rcd (or normal) sockets very cheap on ebay, and brand new hush hush to how the seller gets hold of them!

 

[bernardgreen]

hush hush to how the seller gets hold of them!

Counterfeit springs to mind

 

[daytona]

make sure if your using it to power christmas lights or something,that you can close the lid with them plugged in.