Nothing your suggesting sounds even remotly legal or logical.
Where do you plan on mounting this to the house?
Got a picture of the light fixture?
Where do you plan on mounting this to the house?
Got a picture of the light fixture?
fitting security light using fused connection unit
Hi guys.
Good looking forum here. i have tried searching for this with no luck.
My question is
i am looking to install a motion sensored security light outside. its a 150w halogen flood light.
my plan was to use a double socket outlet in my bedroom and drill directly behind to outside where the light will be fitted.
i will then feed the cable through and fit a dual gang box behind capable of housing 2 single sockets.
i was then going to fit a fused connection unit(13 amp but unsure of this correct rating as i read i should only need a 5a for 150w?) i was going to terminate the light along with the spare power feed to the fcu.
on the other side will be a single socket which will house the other power cable.
Will this work?
I have thought of of just feeding cable through and reconnecting plug and plugging into socket directly but i did not want this as i wanted it to be hidden.
I look forward to ur replies.
Regards
brett
Good looking forum here. i have tried searching for this with no luck.
My question is
i am looking to install a motion sensored security light outside. its a 150w halogen flood light.
my plan was to use a double socket outlet in my bedroom and drill directly behind to outside where the light will be fitted.
i will then feed the cable through and fit a dual gang box behind capable of housing 2 single sockets.
i was then going to fit a fused connection unit(13 amp but unsure of this correct rating as i read i should only need a 5a for 150w?) i was going to terminate the light along with the spare power feed to the fcu.
on the other side will be a single socket which will house the other power cable.
Will this work?
I have thought of of just feeding cable through and reconnecting plug and plugging into socket directly but i did not want this as i wanted it to be hidden.
I look forward to ur replies.
Regards
brett
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What are you calling a "fused connection unit"? Are you in the USA?
As stated in my post i plan on drilling out directly behind where my double socket is located in my bedroom.Nothing your suggesting sounds even remotly legal or logical.
Where do you plan on mounting this to the house?
Got a picture of the light fixture?
Its just a basic halogen flood light. am on my phone so can not upload photo.
Tbh whats not logical about this. its basically replacing a double socket with a new back dual gang box and then putting a single socket and a fcu. rather than having the plug directly plugged into the socket.
What are you calling a "fused connection unit"? Are you in the USA?
Google fused connection unit?
Google fused connection unit?
Why should I? You are the one looking for info.
This is primarily a US/Canada based site and methinks you are not in either. Although there is a electrician in France who posts regularly.
He is in the UK. He is attempting to spur off of a ring circuit.
I guess he doesn't realize that ring circuits are more British than driving on the wrong side of the road.
I guess he doesn't realize that ring circuits are more British than driving on the wrong side of the road.
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