May 30, 20242 yr Hi I have two sets of 3 garden lights as shown in the attached image and 1 singular garden light. Each set of lights has a mains plug at the end of it. I would like to connect all 7 lights to one circuit by daisy chaining them. They are all connected via these T connectors: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterproof-Junction-Outdoor-Connector-External/dp/B091CJWCLL My plan is to connect them together via a 2.5mm twin and earth armored cable. I would remove the mains plug as it would be redundant. My question is the current cable is only twin (live and neutral) but I only have twin and earth armored cable. What would I do with the earth? Does this sound like a feasible DIY job? Thanks
May 30, 20242 yr Author 25 minutes ago, Mattg4321 said: I’d advise to forget it as those lights will almost certainly be junk quality. Oh really? How so? Edited May 30, 20242 yr by Brian0782
May 30, 20242 yr 41 minutes ago, Mattg4321 said: I’d advise to forget it as those lights will almost certainly be junk quality. On what do you base your assumption?
May 30, 20242 yr 17 minutes ago, joe90 said: On what do you base your assumption? They look pretty crappy. Trustpilot is not keen either: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/link2home.co.uk
May 30, 20242 yr Author I've had a set of 3 lights up for a few days and so far so good. The app is great and no problems yet. I did get them for £30 rather than £120 RRP so no major loss if it stops working.
May 30, 20242 yr 4 hours ago, joe90 said: On what do you base your assumption? 22+ years experience of pulling that stuff out to replace with something that will last more than half a British winter.
May 30, 20242 yr 3 hours ago, Brian0782 said: I've had a set of 3 lights up for a few days and so far so good. The app is great and no problems yet. I did get them for £30 rather than £120 RRP so no major loss if it stops working. If you want to carry on using these then I would advise treating them as a temporary installation. Plug them into a nearby external socket and leave in situ for the summer period and pack away for winter. If you start burying cables/joints or leaving that stuff out all winter I’ll have money on it not lasting more than a year or two before it lets water in and starts tripping your RCD, rusts to bits or just stops working.
May 30, 20242 yr Author 21 minutes ago, Mattg4321 said: If you want to carry on using these then I would advise treating them as a temporary installation. Plug them into a nearby external socket and leave in situ for the summer period and pack away for winter. If you start burying cables/joints or leaving that stuff out all winter I’ll have money on it not lasting more than a year or two before it lets water in and starts tripping your RCD, rusts to bits or just stops working. Yes they're connected to an external socket with a spur. In terms of my above proposal of daisy chaining them - is that feasible
May 30, 20242 yr I'd like to see a layout drawing of the lighting positions to before I suggest another option. Personally I prefer a wiska box than the inline connectors, unless it's in an obvious or difficult position. It gives you more options to check for problems or alterations.
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