DIY outdoor socket

[streetlighter]

This was installed on an external wall fed from a fused spur inside the house no RCD protection installed. Apprently the owners late husband did the work himself and its worked find for 30 years !

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• streetlighter
• 9 Apr 2013
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[WabbitPoo]

Of course it worked fine - electrons can travel along it OK.....

 

[TheKeymeister]

I found 2 similar jobs in the house I've just bought, there's 2 floodlights, both running into the house using a bit of bog standard 1mm flex with a twisted and taped joint half way, terminating on a plug top with a 13a fuse Been there for years, and up until 18 months ago all via an old Wylex board....

 

[Taylortwocities]

Apprently the owners late husband did the work himself

Can we guess how he died

 

[mattylad]

Old age.

 

[RF Lighting]

 

[securespark]

Old age.

Installation or

Installer

 

[plugwash]

This was installed on an external wall fed from a fused spur inside the house no RCD protection installed. Apprently the owners late husband did the work himself and its worked find for 30 years !

While water does have some conductivity it's far from a good conductor and the spacings between live parts in a typical extension socket are pretty big.

The reason we get so worried about water and electricity is the hazard it poses to humans not the water stopping the electrics from working.