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  • Has anyone wired up an outdoor socket off an amoured cable before?

    How long are we talking start to finish, and any pitfalls?

    I'm guessing cutting and trimming the wires will be a fucker. Especially in the cold.

    I know

  • It's not that bad but it is lots of trying to work out the best tool (I think I ended up using a combination of hacksaw and snips) and making sure you've got all the bits that fit together.

    Assuming you have all the correct bits and access is fine then an hour should be ok

  • Cheers. I've done what I can inside the house. Unfortunately my plans about doing it while my 2nd did crafts have gone south and I'm now trapped in the bathroom with painted 3yo having a tantrum about not going to a party now (the party is tomorrow). So looks like it's a night time job then!

    @tw for now it's just to run the Xmas lights to our fur tree. Previously it's been an extension cable to a weatherproof box with a cable across the lawn. So I'm calm about not notifying anyone 😁

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