How To Install an Outside Socket | External Plug Installation Guide

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[walkerrobinson]

An excellent teacher you are. Straight to the point, clear explanations, breaks things down. Better job than many teachers out there.

[vidbarber]

This bloke really knows his stuff. Follow him and you'll save time and do the job safely.

[schmutzlibuab]

I know that this is 3 years old but I followed your instructions today for tge exact same outside socket and am thrilled that I was able to do it tha ks to you 👍
I really enjoy your videos and they have not only helped me do jobs myself but my confidence is growing as well.
Thanks DIY King 👑

[QuickstepFC]

Just watched this video having been a subscriber for a while. The quality and style of your video has come on leaps and bounds. Same great helpful content of course 👍

[stanley]

Clear instructions, great explanations of why to do something, no ego (ain't I clever) just confidence boost to make me give it a go. Thanks

[melovemax]

Nice one. Thank you.
I need an outdoor double socket so I can get power to my greenhouse and so I can plus my mower in outside instead of going through a window or door.
I was going to pay somebody to do it for me but this looks super simple... I've fitted electric sockets before but was a tad worried about moisture with an outdoor socket. This has eased my worries of doing it myself.

Thanks 👍🏾 😁

[a.a.alexander]

Thanks for this video. This is exactly the sort of job I want to do but have never tried. Thanks for the ABC style step by step guide. The tools, the method and the 'just how much of a job is it' - those are elements a lot of us look at as it may be a one-off job for many of us.

[ID]

Brilliant video really easy to follow and clear. Got a nice outside waterproof socket now installed👍🏻👌

[John]

Good job, well explained and although it isn’t exactly what I need to do, (I need to put one out to a decking area)it’s given me a good idea of what’s involved. Thanks

[michaeltaylor]

Great vids...helped me out enourmously. Thankyou.

[deborahsharpe]

Very good description of how wire up an outdoor socket. Easy and clear. Thank you. As a diy beginner, I will enjoy following your channel.

[NafBamf]

Great video and channel mate, I'm doing my lv3 at moment and learn by watching and doing. Your vids are clear and easy to follow, brilliant and helpful 👍👍

[terex]

Good DIY video, some nice detail with the protection of cables through walls for example but for anyone that may attempt to follow it:

Check the inside face of the wall for services not just the outside with those detection devices, they will not penetrate a cavity wall. Also, electrical cables can/should be run directly vertically and/or horizontally in any direction from any accessories (switches and sockets etc).

PROVE that the circuit is dead before working on it - don't just rely on the fact it says it's off at the Consumer unit as it may be mis-lablled or fed from a different circuit entirely.

TEST your modification afterwards. Plug in testers are a minimum as you will not notice a disconnected earth(CPC) conductor. As this is an outside socket has a high potential for faults.

[sianwilliams]

That's awesome! Thank you! I thought it would be harder to get the electricity to it, but it's so simple! X x

[shendrew]

Very straight forward and to the point. Keep it up!

[peterchiu]

You made this look so easy and gave me confidence to try it! I hope I can locate the cable for my socket behind the back box but I assume that'll be easy

[steve]

If you drill from the outside in at a slight upward angle or inside out at a slight downward angle then no water can get inside. Its not relevant in your case but it should be said that if you come off a ring circuit you can only spur once so you cant spur off a spur.

Another tip I would always put an outside socket connected to a fcu, think about this, its christmas day and hammering it down with rain, water has as it always will eventually got into that socket and has tripped the rcd, you have a freezer in the garage that you need but everytime you turn on the garage circuit it trips the rcd. If you have a fcu you can isolate the outside socket so you can deal with it at a later date.

I would also run a bead of silicone over the top and sides of the socket just to reduce the chance of any water ingress. You could make life easier for yourself by stripping more of the outer sheathing, there is plenty of room in the socket and you will find it easier to terminate if you leave more of the single insulated conductors in the socket. pull the cable out, measure 3 fingers beyond the box then cut and strip back as much as possible. If you terminate only one cable into a socket it is really better to fold the end of the conductor over so it fills the terminal better which will ensure a better connection..

Finally as a minimum do a zs test and test your rcd to make sure it will trip, no point having an rcd if it wont trip in the required time.

[hectorheath]

Nice video, thanks. I have an aversion to knocking nails into masonry, it just don't seem right, but I know that's how the professionals do it. Also my experience of using the plastic clips is the plastic part eventually cracks and splits, so I use nylon 'P' clips and screws.

[leeroberts]

Brilliantly presented
Really clear and concise and given me the confidence to tackle the job 👍🏻

[montystelevision]

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