What type of electricity cable should you use outside (in the garden) to a outdoor socket?

Answer 1

armoured cable should be used
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Answer 2

Outdoor Electrical Cable

Answer 3

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What type of electricity cable should you use outside (in the garden) to a outdoor socket?

Answer 4

2.5mm 3 core or armoured cable depending where it runs, plus water proof sockets.

you need to think about how you are going to run it out there. It should have a separate circuit breaker or RCBO indoors, and it goes to a shed, a breaker in there before you route it to any sockets etc.

there are Build Regs on buried and over head cables too. So if you can come straight through the walll from your house to the socket the wall will sit, you save yourself some hassle.

Plus, new regs mean it should be done by either self certifiying leccy, or be checked.

EXTRA - The above applies to UK, not US.

Answer 5

This is a easy answer. They sell Outdoor wire that you shold run inside of a pvc conduit at least 18" underground. (frostline) Make sure you put this in an easily recognized and mapped out location to ensure that you know where it is to prevent breakage in the future when digging. Once outside in the garden bury a 4 x 4 post inside the ground with approximately 24 inches exposed above the ground. Wire staple the wire to the post and into the Exterior wall receptical with plug covers. (you see these on decks usually and on the outside of homes.) you will want this plug to prevent water from getting inside the outlet, hense preventing electrocution, unwanted circuit breaker trips and unwanted sparking. You should also spend the extra money and make sure it is a GFI (ground fault induecer) so you won't overload the circuit, it will simply trip the plugs breaker at the plug. If you run into an issue, please dont hesitate to email me.

Answer 6

Hi, I don't understand if you mean running a new electrical cable to a outdoor socket being installed, or if you want to use a extension cord outdoors in a existing outdoor socket. If you and running cable to a new outdoor socket being installed,use UF cables and bury it 12" deep if it is protected by a GFI,and it's circuit is no larger than 20 amp.If the circuit is not protected by a GFI(and it should be),or it is larger than 20 amps,bury it a least 18" deep. You can prevent shock by making sure all outdoor receptacles are protected by GFI'S. Outdoor receptacles should be at least 1 ft.above ground level ,and if it is going to be freestanding receptacle, it should be at least 12", but not more than 18" above ground level. Never use NM cable for outdoor wiring. If your local code requires that underground wires be protected by conduit,use THHN/THHW wire instead of UF cable. Bye

Answer 7

I'd use Steel Wire Armoured (SWA) cable with waterproof glands and shrouds. I'd also use a 30mA Residual Current Circuit Breaker (RCCB). If you are going to bury the cable, lay warning tape above the cable.

Answer 8

2.5mm 3 core SWA (Steel Wire Armour)
The outdoor socket must have a suitable IP rating (Ingress protection Rating {IE IP56})
The outdoor socket must have a disconnection time of 0.4 of a second so it must really have a RCD/RCBO

MK sell a 2 Gang one with an internal RCD:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=50803
but there about £50

Please note this is for UK only!

Answer 9

underground pvc sould not be buried less than 24", where it comes up it should transition to rigid pipe.
if its used though a garden you want to be sure that it wont be hit by a rototiller.
you can also use sunlight resistant romex cable, #12 for 20 amp circuits and #14 for 15 amp circuits.

Answer 10

Checkl your local ordanince but, typically, there is outdoor wiring with thick grey insulation and it is usually required to be placed through small PVC pipe up to and sealed to the outlet box.

PVC pipe and fittings are extremely inexpensive.