Outdoor electrical junction box

[steve_b_wales]

I have a mains electric security light fitted to the outside wall of my kitchen. I would like to fit another one on the wood fence near the top of my garden, and would like to join the cable to the existing cable that runs through the wall of my kitchen. What type of connector box would I require?

[ph5172]

Waterproof junction box would do the trick

amazon do them 

[hedge]

My sparkie swears by WISKA junction boxes. About £10. There are other cheaper brands that claim to do the same thing.

WAGO connecters seem to have replaced choc blocks. 

[udderlyoffroad]

Another vote for Wiska & Wago combo. EBay or local electrical wholesaler.

Do not fit cheap stuff outside, you’ll regret it. Also don’t run twin and earth outside.

[Rupert]

There is a gel you can fill the Wiska box with to protect the connections 

[steve_b_wales]

1 hour ago, udderlyoffroad said:

Another vote for Wiska & Wago combo. EBay or local electrical wholesaler.

Do not fit cheap stuff outside, you’ll regret it. Also don’t run twin and earth outside.

What's recommended for an outside security light? The cable will be attached to the back of Feather edge boards.

Edited January 19 by steve_b_wales

[udderlyoffroad]

Steel wire armoured is the official answer.  It's actually not that expensive but requires you to terminate each end in a gland.  This is not difficult and I taught myself to do it from youtube videos.  Practice first on the bench holding the gland in a vice using offcuts of cable. SWA is typical British overkill and the rest of the world uses exterior rated cable/flex, such as HOR7NF.  But you may find SWA just easier to get hold of in the small quantity you presumably require.

I wouldn't be attaching anything to the feather edge boards themselves, but the uprights & rails

 

[moondoggy]

19 hours ago, steve_b_wales said:

What's recommended for an outside security light? The cable will be attached to the back of Feather edge boards.

Wiska and Wago is the way to go. Gel is expensive and unnecessary unless on the ground or buried.

I would recommend cable entry and exit through the bottom of the Wiska box.

[steve_b_wales]

46 minutes ago, moondoggy said:

Wiska and Wago is the way to go. Gel is expensive and unnecessary unless on the ground or buried.

I would recommend cable entry and exit through the bottom of the Wiska box.

Thanks. 

15 hours ago, udderlyoffroad said:

Steel wire armoured is the official answer.  It's actually not that expensive but requires you to terminate each end in a gland.  This is not difficult and I taught myself to do it from youtube videos.  Practice first on the bench holding the gland in a vice using offcuts of cable. SWA is typical British overkill and the rest of the world uses exterior rated cable/flex, such as HOR7NF.  But you may find SWA just easier to get hold of in the small quantity you presumably require.

I wouldn't be attaching anything to the feather edge boards themselves, but the uprights & rails

 

Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks.

[Huntly]

Hi Steve, did you get sorted with this? I have a couple of spare Wiska JB's you can have one if you still need? Wagos as well, so much easier than screw terminals.

[steve_b_wales]

1 hour ago, Huntly said:

Hi Steve, did you get sorted with this? I have a couple of spare Wiska JB's you can have one if you still need? Wagos as well, so much easier than screw terminals.

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