Hi, I went to visit a house to fit in a doorbell system, by the way I have been asked about the garden lights:This is the kind that FWL_Engineer loves...
1) The lights are on the ground in front of the house triggered by the security lights sensor (nothing wrong with this one), but one of the bulb (GE par 38 flood, 240V, 80W, Hungary 030913199), is damaged and the rubber seal on the back (between the bulb and the housing) is missing, I tried to get one but I have been told that it is not sold separately but with the housing only, any ideas?, it seems to be quiet dangerous if water can penetrate from the bulb side.
2) As I looked at the bulb housing I found a T&E cable connected to the housing to supply the power, there are 4 lights (different parts of the garden) and they all the same. I thought may be it is only this part of the circuit, but what I found was that all these lights are supplied by A T&E 4mm2, To my question whether the cable in protected (at least), by using a conduit the reply was that there are just under ground so they will not be seen.
3) I looked in the garage at the CCU (garage attached to the house), all the circuits are protected using MCB's, I expected to see a RCD or RCBO for the garden lights. I would expect a SWA type cable put underground according to the regs for this circuit.
I did not say much (I was in shock...), because I don't want to compromise the safety of these people, and will come back to them when I have done my homework.
Please your remarks
1) The lights are on the ground in front of the house triggered by the security lights sensor (nothing wrong with this one), but one of the bulb (GE par 38 flood, 240V, 80W, Hungary 030913199), is damaged and the rubber seal on the back (between the bulb and the housing) is missing, I tried to get one but I have been told that it is not sold separately but with the housing only, any ideas?, it seems to be quiet dangerous if water can penetrate from the bulb side.
2) As I looked at the bulb housing I found a T&E cable connected to the housing to supply the power, there are 4 lights (different parts of the garden) and they all the same. I thought may be it is only this part of the circuit, but what I found was that all these lights are supplied by A T&E 4mm2, To my question whether the cable in protected (at least), by using a conduit the reply was that there are just under ground so they will not be seen.
3) I looked in the garage at the CCU (garage attached to the house), all the circuits are protected using MCB's, I expected to see a RCD or RCBO for the garden lights. I would expect a SWA type cable put underground according to the regs for this circuit.
I did not say much (I was in shock...), because I don't want to compromise the safety of these people, and will come back to them when I have done my homework.
Please your remarks