Garden Lights from fused spur - Notifiable?

[jtownson]

Hello All,

I require two garden lights wiring up about 5m from the house. The plan is to use a FCU taken from an indoor socket and have the external cabling in SWA, dug to a depth of approx 60cm. The circuit is currently protected by a fixed RCD. Is this work notifiable or not? I am a bit confused with the newer regulations.

Cheers

 

[ban-all-sheds]

No, it is not notifiable.

How do you plan to terminate the SWA at the FCU, and, more importantly, at the lights? Not many are designed to take 1 SWA gland, let alone the 2 you'll need at the first light.

 

[jtownson]

Good point, I hadn't thought about that. Could I use a wiska junction before the lights?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Yes, provided that the cables from those to the lights won't be hidden and at risk of damage.

Don't forget to use earth clamp bars in the Wiska boxes - makes life a whole lot easier.