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Oct 9th, 2004, 1:13am
 
Have purchased one of those decorative lanterns for installation outside the front door. The wiring instructions say that it should not be wired directly into the lighting cicuit. Does this mean not at all, or that it can be wired in provided it is protected via a switch fuse unit, or is it preferable to spur it from one of the ring main circuits. Thanks in anticipation. 8)
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Re: Outside light
Reply #1 - Oct 9th, 2004, 2:21am
 
Hey Spongebob

What type of light is it?...more details needed really.
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Reply #2 - Oct 9th, 2004, 10:47pm
 
Argos catalogue, page 200, item 6, Valencia flush wall lantern, requires 60 watt BC GLS bulb. Is this enough info?

P.S. It's a Micromark product.
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Re: Outside light
Reply #3 - Oct 10th, 2004, 1:33am
 
Hey Sponge

Must be in the old argos catalouge! (Spring/Summer)

In that case I would suggest you take a FCU from a ring circuit (not lights) and wire 3-core Flex from the FCU to the outside light (1.5mm best)
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Re: Outside light
Reply #4 - Oct 11th, 2004, 6:39pm
 
L.Spark...I assure you it is in the current catalogue. Our local store is classed as an "extra" so it carries a bit more stock than usual.
The method of connection you describe is how I would usually do this sort of thing. In truth I was looking for a short cut to save me a bit work. Into the ring main it is then. Thanks a lot for the info. 8)
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Re: Outside light
Reply #5 - Oct 11th, 2004, 6:51pm
 
[quote author=L.Spark  link=1097280807/0#3 date=1097368407]In that case I would suggest you take a FCU from a ring circuit (not lights) and wire 3-core Flex from the FCU to the outside light (1.5mm best) [/quote]

Is any part of the flex feeding the outside light open to the elements? That is, you take it thru the wall and then run it along a bit to the light fitting? If so then I'd be cautious about using ordinary unprotected flex because over time it might be affected by UV light.

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Re: Outside light
Reply #6 - Oct 11th, 2004, 7:50pm
 
if it is exposed what cable would you use
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Re: Outside light
Reply #7 - Oct 12th, 2004, 4:05am
 
something like hi-tuff or arctic grade flex
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Re: Outside light
Reply #8 - Oct 12th, 2004, 5:13am
 
[quote author=spongebob  link=1097280807/0#4 date=1097516363]L.Spark...I assure you it is in the current catalogue. Our local store is classed as an "extra" so it carries a bit more stock than usual.
The method of connection you describe is how I would usually do this sort of thing. In truth I was looking for a short cut to save me a bit work. Into the ring main it is then. Thanks a lot for the info. 8) [/quote]

no problem, it wasnt on the page you said, may have been in the catalouge but on another page, was all sofas on page 200!
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Reply #9 - Oct 12th, 2004, 5:55pm
 
Can anybody think of any reason why a 60W light should not be wired directly to a lighting circuit?
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Re: Outside light
Reply #10 - Oct 12th, 2004, 8:40pm
 
Not if it's wired in the same cable as the feeding circuit. then no problem  Tongue
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Re: Outside light
Reply #11 - Oct 12th, 2004, 10:44pm
 
AH HA! Re:- the comment made by ban. That was what I was getting at, using a feed cable, hopefully from the ceiling rose and routing through an FCU. As it is since I'll probably have to lift floorboards anyway I may as well use the ring cicuit. Hope to be able to go straight through the wall into the back of the fitting so no exposed cable, but I have some arctic if the need arises. The fact that it has a 60W bulb was why I asked about using the lighting circuit. If it had been a halogen I would not have considered it. Thanks again lads. Next post coming up.
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Re: Outside light
Reply #12 - Oct 12th, 2004, 10:51pm
 
Well you can get away with out the FCU using a light circuit, but at least ur have a switch for it with a FCU
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Reply #13 - Oct 14th, 2004, 8:45am
 
[quote author=spongebob  link=1097280807/0#11 date=1097617443]AH HA! Re:- the comment made by ban. That was what I was getting at, using a feed cable, hopefully from the ceiling rose and routing through an FCU. [/quote]
Why do you think you would need an FCU if you were using the lighting circuit?   You don't have FCUs for any other lights, do you?

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As it is since I'll probably have to lift floorboards anyway I may as well use the ring cicuit.

If you want to use the ring, then you will need an FCU.

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The fact that it has a 60W bulb was why I asked about using the lighting circuit. If it had been a halogen I would not have considered it.

Why not - what's so special about halogens?   Even a 500W one is only just over 2A - how close to the limit are you with your existing lighting circuit?
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Re: Outside light
Reply #14 - Oct 14th, 2004, 1:22pm
 
There's no problem feeding the outside light from the existing lighting circuit. What they probably mean in the instructions is that it should be via a light switch anmd not just straight off the Mains!

UNLESS there is something else in the instructions you haven't mentioned.

Got a light switch for the Hall just inside the front door?
You could just change it for a 2 gang one.

Failing this, loop off the existing nearest celing rose for both L+N and fit a new light switch on the wall.
Drop a pair down to the light switch (for Live in and switchwire back) the take a pair out to the light (L+N)

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Reply #15 - Oct 14th, 2004, 11:24pm
 
Ban...I don't have the wiring instructions to hand as it is a job to be done for the mother-in-law and the light is down there. I'm sure that in addition to saying that it should not be wired directly into the light circuit it also says that the light should be protected by a FCU. I presumed that this was to do with it being an outside fitting. I may be wrong. Will get hold of instructions and post.
Re:-  halogens. An electrician I once worked with suggested that I install on the ring main. Sorry I can't remember his reasoning now. I currently have 2x500 and 1x150, all on their own FCU.
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Re: Outside light
Reply #16 - Oct 15th, 2004, 12:02am
 
[quote author=spongebob  link=1097280807/15#15 date=1097792644]Ban...I don't have the wiring instructions to hand as it is a job to be done for the mother-in-law and the light is down there. I'm sure that in addition to saying that it should not be wired directly into the light circuit it also says that the light should be protected by a FCU. I presumed that this was to do with it being an outside fitting. I may be wrong. Will get hold of instructions and post.
Re:-  halogens. An electrician I once worked with suggested that I install on the ring main. Sorry I can't remember his reasoning now. I currently have 2x500 and 1x150, all on their own FCU.
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It most probably wanted an FCU because it also suggested running the light from the ring main, and you would have to have an FCU to do that, because there is a change in cable size, this has nothing to do with it being an outside light fitting.

Your light fitting is not a floodlight, and floodlights are the ones that have halogens, so this doesn’t really affect you, there is also however nothing wrong with having a floodlight & a halogen lamp.

re TT's post, you would however need a switch so you could manually operate this light, the hall is a good position for this, and a local switch could be swapped for a double switch without too much difficulty.


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