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Title: Outside electrical socket
Post by king.bob on May 17^th, 2017, 11:27pm

Hello,
I have just purchased an outside RCD protected socket which is ip66 rated.
Part of the supplied instructions say that you MUST drill a small drainage hole for condensation to escape from the casing. A little later on it tells me that by drilling the drainage hole, it will lower the ip rating.
So I suppose my question is; how do I keep the ip rating at 66, if I have to drill a drainage hole?

Title: Re: Outside electrical socket
Post by Lectrician on May 18^th, 2017, 5:29am

Is the socket likely to be jet washed?

Most electricians will usually only drill the drain hole if you enter the socket with wiring on the rear or top.