Yes, out door extension cables are available all over the place ... I've just checked and ours is labelled for outdoor use ...... but I wouldn't use one for permanent installation. There used to be all sorts of regulations about that ... I know they've changed but since I'm no longer involved in the building business I'm not sure what the new regs are ... I think @raisingirl knows ...
Right … thanks @wild edges … we were obviously talking about two different things … however the description of every single one of the extension cables on that link describes them as suitable for ‘temporary power’. Speaking personally I would be very chary about using them for a permanent installation outside; particularly where they might be easily accessed.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The second photo Fire posted is a sealed box with the plugs protected inside. I know a few people using these for ponds and things but often they make an extra protective box for them to go inside just in case. Someone might knock them or leave them open by accident so it never hurts to have a roof over them.
They're actually safer than one wired to the ring main in some respects. You have the fuse on the device's plug, the RCD in the socket, the fuse in the extension lead cable and hopefully another RCD on one ring main it's plugged into. Double fail-safe all round. The weakest point is really the cable which you need to protect from damage and secure along the full length to prevent movement.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
The weakest point is really the cable which you need to protect from damage and secure along the full length to prevent movement.
As it's only me in the house and using the back garden, the wiring I have around the garden is fine. I keep it attached to the fences and it's for all very low voltage stuff (pond pump etc). But yes, it's always good to keep in mind where cables and wires are placed when digging, drilling etc.
@wild edges I had no idea that installing an outside wall socket could be so easy. Thanks for that. I'm too wary of electrical DIY but I should get my hand in and be braver.
He does pretty much the same thing for installing an outside light - drilling a hole in the wall and running a cable through to an inside plug. Good to know.
@wild edges I had no idea that installing an outside wall socket could be so easy.
The best part about doing it that way from my point of view is the ability to put a timer on the plug. I need to get my moth trap to switch off just before it gets light and don't want to wake anyone else up if I set an alarm to do it myself.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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The second photo Fire posted is a sealed box with the plugs protected inside. I know a few people using these for ponds and things but often they make an extra protective box for them to go inside just in case. Someone might knock them or leave them open by accident so it never hurts to have a roof over them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As it's only me in the house and using the back garden, the wiring I have around the garden is fine. I keep it attached to the fences and it's for all very low voltage stuff (pond pump etc). But yes, it's always good to keep in mind where cables and wires are placed when digging, drilling etc.