Wiring in a security light

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Is it possible to wire a 150w halogen security light with a plug? Is this safe??!!
 
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lisap said:
Is it possible to wire a 150w halogen security light with a plug?
Yes.

Is this safe??!!
Why should it not be? Is 150 ÷ 230 > 13?

It might not be safe to use, though - where is the socket you're going to plug it into?
 
we want the light over the garage and it will be plugged in inside the garage. It was just a way someone suggested we could do it ourselves, without having to get the cerificate you have to have now if wired in to the circuit.
 
couple of points to remeber

use arctic flex (as it will be outside) and put a drip loop in the cable as it comes in (stops rain running back down the cable)
 
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lisap said:
It was just a way someone suggested we could do it ourselves, without having to get the cerificate you have to have now if wired in to the circuit.
That suggestion, BTW, came from someone who didn't know what he was talking about. You don't need a certificate to fix an outside light to a garage wall and connect it up.
 
But you have to admit, cable outside should be arctic flex (since its a light) and its also easier to put a plug on the other end, although that does mean you loose a socket in the process
 
An electrician said we needed it certified. someone else said to put it on a plug. Should we try a different electrician? Was he trying to up the price saying we had to pay for certified work??!! He did do the 'rubbing the chin, shaking the head, deep in take of breath' look!!!
 
Everyone we have asked on this matter seems to have their outdoor lights wired with a plug so guess its ok! :confused:
 
lisap said:
Everyone we have asked on this matter seems to have their outdoor lights wired with a plug so guess its ok! :confused:
strange - most people whose houses i have visited have their lights wired up permenantly. :eek: They must have expensive taste in electricians!

The main point is that it is more convenient, and looks better, to have the light wired to a switch on the fixed wiring of the house.

Incidentally, isn't a light fixed to a wall classed as "permenantly fixed appliance/wiring" anymore? Thought even though this light is plugged in, it still comes under notifiable? Or have i got it wrong?
 
ban-all-sheds said:
lisap said:
It was just a way someone suggested we could do it ourselves, without having to get the cerificate you have to have now if wired in to the circuit.
That suggestion, BTW, came from someone who didn't know what he was talking about. You don't need a certificate to fix an outside light to a garage wall and connect it up.

Fixed current using equipment installed outside is subject to Part P and therefore is notifiable work so will need to be certificated

Taken form http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/Home/E...nningService/BuildingControl/bcnotifiable.htm
Part P applies also to parts of the above electrical installations:

in or on land associated with the buildings - for example Part P applies to fixed lighting and
pond pumps in gardens;
in outbuildings such as sheds, detached garages and greenhouses.


and also you can look here http://www.niceic.org.uk/downloads/Pocket Guide 8.pdf and scroll down to the outdoors section
 
Yes, you could look at the Wandsworth website (spectacularly inaccurate, BTW - one of the worst I've seen).

And you could look at the NICEIC one.

And you too could join the long and far from illustrious list of people who choose to believe what fools as ignorant as themselves tell them.

Or you could read the actual law. Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 3210 The Building (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2004

You might also learn the difference between "subject to Part P" and "notifiable".
 
I'm Confused! :confused: Can I connect to a plug or not? Is it safe or not? Is it legal or not??!! :rolleyes:
 

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