Easy outside lighting and power. 

Thanks for the pin, im famous on the internet now :D

Chris made James become a plumber like him :)

Why sack James and make him change trades and become a plumber? Next Andy will be forced to change trades because of Chris, I don't know LOL :D #Bundy10 #Rihnoinsurance

It also means that you're never fiddling with the end of your long run, just a short (easily replaceable) patch lead. If for example the clip breaks off the end of the lead, they just replace the patch rather than calling you out again to recrimp the end and find some slack somewhere!

he explained why at 3:07

@@Malandrin absolutely he explained why he did it. My point is explaining there is a better way to do it than that 👍

Any length of Cat5 cat6 beyond 10 meters should be solid core and should be terminated in to a proper cat 5 or 6 socket or patch panel. Solid core doesn’t really like crimp plugs on them long term. Seen them fail after a while, so it works and then fails. That’s the spec for the cable, sure you can go outside the spec as there’s always things that works, but how many times have you seen sparkies berate diy’ers for doing things outside the spec. True cat5 isn’t going to catch light (unless it accidentally gets shorted on to mains) but still same principle applies. It should be a set distance from sources of emf interference so running next to power cables is outside the spec too. What if the person decides they want to work from that space and needs a good data rate or decides to stream 4k and the cable can’t handle it. It’ll probably work but I would agree with the op on this.

@@davideyres955 I've seen CCTV installs done into jacks straight into the recorder, and it looks a bloody mess. Much better to panels like you say. There are different types of crimp plug, some with straight blades are for punching into stranded cable, and will kick off to the side if punched into solid core. Others with blades that go "either side" are meant for solid core and act more like an IDC terminal.

Yeah the other end stripped like butter

Yeah got a couple nothing special

Just use a plumbers pipe cutter like i do...cheaper pmsl...🤣👍

Cheers Kevin

@@Cjrelectrical no worries Malcolm

Before pirelli, it was BICC, always regarded as the best brand, their factory was in Wrexham

Yes but I’ve been caught by those being a little aggressive and damaging the primary insulation.

@@MikeSmith-tx2lp yeah deffo but eventually you can gauge how much pressure you need just like any other tool

It’s external rather than armoured, external is generally marginally more expensive but is UV & rot resistant. Armoured has mechanical protection built in and is indeed far more spendy 👍

funny you mention that... had an indoor cat5e on suspended run outside for 10+ years with no visible degradation... was good enough for the purpose it served, that's in +-30c environment 😅👻 people just couldn't afford any fancy cables back then

What switched FCU?

Nyy has no British standard and shouldn't be used .

Haha I think it had a proper cover on it that got knocked off leaving a perfect clear silicone imprint

he explained saying the homeowner wasnt sure about what he wanted so Cris just left the cable like that, at least he explained at the start of the video

Yes . The maximum permissable load is determined by the fuse at the start of the SWA run (13 Amp) . So radials are fine , 1.5mm or 2.5mm twin and cpc can be used .

@@dennisphoenix1 I thought 1.5mm was ok too but got a surprise when I dug a little deeper on the trip curves for BS1362 13A fuses. A 13A fuse like that used in a FCU will happily take 20A steady, all day long, whereas 1.5mm is getting a bit hot and bothered at 17A. I changed to 2.5 for my ongoing radial as a result. Always like headroom, less stress, longer life.

@@MikeSmith-tx2lp if you look at fusing that way a 3036 would carry 60 amp . Feeding a 2.5mm ring main it overloads both ring cables assuming it's a perfect ring . The likelihood of a constant 20amp load I would suggest in this instance is slim .

@@dennisphoenix1 completely agree in this instance. Are cables underrated, I.e. will tolerate much more current than spec. before degradation? Using just the trip curves and cable specs. there does seem to be a contradiction. Thanks for your insight, I’m absorbing and challenging my knowledge all the time.

@@MikeSmith-tx2lp if you read any forum or you tube post sparks are pedantic and opinionated. I know 🙄

Yeah my mistake bud

I would have fitted a DP isolator incase of issues in the future , would make it easier to disconnect in the event of it tripping the internal RCD etc

How you fusing it down ?

@@Cjrelectrical Switched fuse spur rather than un switched fused spur . Switch fuses are double pole . Or DP switch inside or Switch fused spur inside .

You can't fuse a neutral anyway. It would have to be a 2 pole switched spur, fusing the line only. I suppose the only benefit would be isolating the outhouse supply if there was water ingress. Chris went belt n braces with the external boxes so can't see water ingress there, but that's not to say u couldn't get water in the outhouse through the roof or whatever. It's a fancy shed at the end of the day. Good job non the less.

Just buy 50mm underground cable ducting. It's relatively cheap.

I hope he isn't having to have some time off for a personal reason because you fuckers don't give him a second without begging for him, grow up theres a multitude of reasons that he might not be in videos, none of which are anything to do with you

If I remember rightly he's walked away from sparking. 🤔

@@mb-electricalservices sensible lad

He's at college. Chris told you that.

@@acelectricalsecurity you're not wrong! 🤣

Did you put in the discount code?

@@Cjrelectrical no I didn’t ☹️

I was thinking the same

Piece of wood on the inside would be even better - solid mounting for wiska and back box.

heh, he's not swapping. he's becoming a plumber like Chris is a plumber. he's just at college.

@@ChristmasCrustacean1 Well that is good to hear as he seemed to be a good lad though I think he is rather tall to be a plumber LOL!! as I did some plumbing for a while with my father before swapping to nursing and I found that being short I could fit into places easier than a tall fellow!!

How about you watch the video?

@@ninjainabowlerhat ok Mike thanks

Think he said he's back at college.