External lighting and wiring requirements Discussion ThreadExternal lighting and wiring requirements Electrical Advice
Hello
I'm a competent DIY electrician within the home , COVID gave me time to study City & Guilds although my attention was focused on everything within the home.
I've recently replaced my decking and now looking at wiring in the lighting (ip65 240v up/down lights on the decking posts). An electrician hired by the previous owners had simply daisy chained 1.5mm flex/PVC to light fittings but initial searches suggested running SWA to a dedicated junction/wiska box to each fitting THEN running 1.5mm PVC to the light fitting itself.
Two questions if I may:
1) is SWA a requirement when 100% of the route will be above ground
2) what is the maximum permitted distance from the wiska box to the light fitting itself?
Thanks in advance
External lighting and wiring requirements for the original thread on Electricians Forums
Hello
I'm a competent DIY electrician within the home , COVID gave me time to study City & Guilds although my attention was focused on everything within the home.
I've recently replaced my decking and now looking at wiring in the lighting (ip65 240v up/down lights on the decking posts). An electrician hired by the previous owners had simply daisy chained 1.5mm flex/PVC to light fittings but initial searches suggested running SWA to a dedicated junction/wiska box to each fitting THEN running 1.5mm PVC to the light fitting itself.
Two questions if I may:
1) is SWA a requirement when 100% of the route will be above ground
2) what is the maximum permitted distance from the wiska box to the light fitting itself?
Thanks in advance
External lighting and wiring requirements for the original thread on Electricians Forums
