Garden lighting can improve and transform outdoor entertainment spaces, decking, planting schemes and the outdoor aesthetic of your home but where hard wired lighting is required to be installed, many hidden dangers can be present.
If you are considering battery powered or solar powered outdoor lighting then by all means carry on and enjoy your project. If you are considering having wired-up lighting installed then YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED AN ELECTRICIAN. As your local electrician in Abergavenny, we are able to assist you with your requirements and make any outdoor lighting projects come to life.
You see, there are many safety regulations that have to be adhered to in order to ensure that any electrical installation work does not introduce electric shock risk or other electrical hazards and without the correct knowledge, tools, and specialist testing equipment, it is absolutely impossible to meet these safety requirements.
What are the dangers?
- Incorrectly sized cables
- Electric shock risk
- Fire
- Poorly installed cabling
Incorrectly sized cables
Where cables are the incorrect size, they can be difficult to install, leave gaps where moisture can enter the lights or electrical system, mean that lights flicker or even introduce a fire risk.
Only an electrician can correctly calculate the cable sizing for each installation. Without some electrical testing, calculations and safety checks, the cables could be the incorrect size resulting in dimming flickering lights or possible fires.
Electric shock risk
There is absolutely no way to know if an electrical system is safe without carrying out testing as laid out in the wiring regulations (BS7671). Before extending an electrical circuit, electrician have to check that the current system has the correct earthing, is safe to extend and that it will not be adversely affected by the new wiring.
At PG electrics, we know the requirements for safety testing, electrical installation works and other regulations that apply to garden lighting. We also have the correct specialist test equipment, knowledge, and expertise to carry out the installation safely and to ensure it stands the test of time and Great British weather.
Fire
Poor connections, faulty equipment, poorly manufactured or questionable imported light fittings and undersized electrical wiring can all lead to electrical fire occurring. Where we install garden light fittings, we carry out the correct design requirements to ensure that the lights will not dim, the cables are correctly sized and that all connections are correctly tightened or torqued according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
Some jobs are best left to the professionals and make no mistake, we will make sure things are done right.
Poorly installed cabling
Where cabling is installed outdoor, buried or otherwise likely to become damaged, some special requirements apply to the installation of the cables. We will correctly assess the work that is required, the cable runs that need to be installed and ensure that any cable routing is done so in order to minimise the risk of damage, electric shock, and other hazards.
It is not acceptable to bury cables unless they are sufficiently protected from damage and in most cases, this will involve special cable types along with installation methods AND a sufficiently deep trench with appropriate warnings in place.
Garden lighting electrician in Abergavenny
As your local electrician in Abergavenny we have you covered for all your electrical needs. Where you have a garden lighting project that you would like carried out, get in touch with us so we can help you plan, design, and produce the outdoor lighting scheme that you want.
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