garden wall lights
What sort of cable is required for external garden lights?
I’ve had two answers from electricians – one says armoured cable and the other says conduit.
Obviously we want to be safe and legal. The wires will run round the back of a patio & up walls etc.
Thanks for your help.
***NOTE*** The regulations are very different for the U.S. vs the U.K. The below is for the U.S., per the National Electrical Code
You’ve got a couple options-
-UF Cable — “romex” rated for direct burial – must be buried at least 24″ deep
-Non-metallic Conduit – looks like grey sprinkler pipe – 18″ deep
-Water-tight flex conduit – 18″ deep
-Rigid Metal Conduit – heavy walled metal conduit (not EMT) – 6″ deep
-Low-voltage Cable – looks like heavy lamp cord – 6″ deep
For garden lighting, I’d strongly recommend a low-voltage system. If you’ve got an outdoor outlet, low-voltage is an easy DIY project. If no convenient outlet, you might want to get an electrician to mount a junction box in a convenient location for the transformer and timer.
note: if you decide to run conduit (and it might make sense at least to the edge of the patio, to supply an outlet and possibly 120v overhead lights), do NOT run NM cable (“romex”) thru the conduit. While it’s not specifically prohibited by the National Electrical Code, it’s not standard practice, and it would be a huge pain in the *** to try to pull romex through a long run of conduit.
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