isn't always the way you step outside to do some electrical work you look up there's dark clouds
everywhere and a hint of rain which brings into Focus the IP rate of the enclosure you're going to
install in this case, it's the BG Storm weatherproof twin socket Outlet it has an IP rating of ip66
but the first thing I need to do is drill a hole into the enclosure in order to bring my cable in
in this video you're going to see how I reinstate that IP rating during the process of fitting it
but make sure you stick around to the end because there's a clever little design feature on the
front of the socket which makes electrician's life easier before working on any electrical system you
must first Carry Out the safe isolation procedure I've done this off camera if you want to brush up
on your skills I'll leave a link to a CPD in the description below first of all let's take a look
at the original socket Outlet on the wall and how it maintained its IP rating this seal here
against the back box was relying on the screws in the front of the socket to all be done up
to the correct tightness if one was under tight or over tight you could actually affect the IP
rating of the enclosure when finished when I took off this enclosure I'll notice that the hole was
in the wrong place should have been in the center and this area here should have been filled with a
silicon sealant we have four fixing positions that were chosen to fix it to the wall you need to use
a minimum of two on the new back box we have a top section the whole section in the back and
two drain off points it's important you choose the correct one especially when you do that drilling
process I drill out the drain off point using a five mil high speed steel drill bit once the hole
is drilled it's important that when you fit to the wall you get that on the bottom side on the back
of the new socket I will drill the hole in the correct position in the center and fill this area
up with silicon as well as the four fixing holes and silicon those as well there is a handy little
measuring chart here to make sure you get those fixings in the correct position as well next I'm
going to drill out my four fixing positions top tip for you to try and keep those in the center
of the area that you can screw through because it will make it easier to put a little black ceiling
cap on once you've got it fixed to the wall so all four of these need drilling out in the center I'm
not going to drill a 20 mil hole I'm going to be slightly smaller want my cable that comes through
here to be quite tight as it comes through that hole there we have it now I'm just going to fit it
through and see how tight it is and it requires me just to get it level and use a Sharpie pen to mark
my four fixing positions once those four fixing positions are located I just need to pull it back
off and check those marks are on the wall I can see those black dots and now I can drill out all
four fixing positions a couple of reasons why I'm using a dustpan to catch my brick dust is I don't
want to sweep it up off the floor but I'm also going to use that brick dust to try and make a
repair to the holes that will be seen with the new position of the socket remember the cable before
came into the top corner is now going to come into the back of the new one therefore a couple of
the holes you can see on the right hand side here will still be seen once the new one's in position
with my fourth hole drilled I can just put my red plugs in now in all the positions okay there's a
lot on there so what I'm going to do now is I'm going to use my screw in order just to tap the
old ones through into the wall so I can seal them up later on and hopefully that brick does still
come back and save the day so they're all punch back ready to put my silicon sealant this needs
to be appropriate so check the manufacturer's instruction for the one you're using around this
well here slightly over filled it that's good and then I'm going to do exactly the same in all four
of the screwed positions once that silicon's on we're up against time but also you don't want to
position it in correctly at any point and alter the Silicon in those areas so when we put it back
to the wall it's pretty crucial that we get it back into the right position and that's where my
smaller hole in the center is going to help me once I'm happy with the levels of sealant that
I've got got to be very careful now not to touch it and I'm going to put the cable through the hole
in the center and you'll see again how tight that hole is I've got my drain off point in the right
position when I put it onto the wall down want to leave it in the wrong position in comes our
cable and it will take a little bit of wiggling to get it in because of that hole being quite
small and once it's in position I'm just going to push it back on top of my wall plugs so I
don't want to move it around from that position I hold it with one hand I'll bring in my screws
now to get it into position I don't want to keep taking it off putting it back on because obviously
I'll affect the Silicon that I've installed in those little reservoirs once they're in and I'm
happy with this position it's nice and level I can tighten those back so there we go so that's
nearly secured to the the wall once all four are done next stage is I'm going to strip back
my cable a little bit further remember it came in the top corner and the cable is quite long so I'm
just going to strip back the outer PVC mechanical protection my conductions will be longer then than
I need them so I'll strip them back a little bit further as well just straighten those out
and once you've got them straightened out into the right length I'll bring in my CPC
sleeve in and I can strip Back and Double over my terminations I always like to double over
the terminations especially when there's only one cable in there so line conductor
first make us nice neat doubling over it gives it more material for the screw to hit so as we
screw down onto the top of it it's my neutral one done and believe it or not this is a CPC I
know everybody will say it's an earth it's a circuit protective conductor and that's also
doubled up over so we can bring in our color coordinated terminals they're also captive
so they won't fall out as well nothing worse than dropping a screw there's nothing worse
than dropping a screw outside it'll hit the floor and it'll bounce in completely opposite direction
than what you think so nice touch there all my connections are in once I get them into position
I'm gonna just make sure they're nice and tight yep they are tight I'll put the little caps on
I spoke about earlier on they fit in nicely into the position if for some reason you're struggling
to get them on I suppose you could use a little bit of sealant on the back of them in order to
hold them in position but they just pop nicely in another nice touch so once all those in I'm going
to push back my socket and Pull It Forward again so I always like to pull it Forward afterwards
and just recheck the terminations of tight once you've moved them around a little bit they can
loosen up so just give them a little nip once I'm happy with those we can attach it to the back box
so push it back sits back nicely now this bit was worth waiting for half a turn locked into
position and we repeat the processor all the corners and that will hold it securely in place
and return that IP right and see the Gap close that but they're on the edge next thing I'll
address the four holes on the right hand side of the socket and use a little bit of silicon
in here fill those up and then I'm going to use that brick dust that I collected from earlier on
so the brick discipline in the dustpan hasn't gone into the bin I'm just going to pop some in there
and blow this onto the silicon and then over time that will give it a lovely opportunity for it to
look like it's Blended back into the brickwork so I keep blowing it back in there you are once I've
carried out all my necessary electrical tests I'm ready to use my socket Outlet press the Clips in
order to open it up bring in my plug I want to insert my plug and turn it on you'll see an LED
indicator to show it's in use the flex sits nicely within here in order to maintain its IP rating I
close down the lid press the clips and hold it into position this is painter did technology
from BG and gives you a smooth finish on the front when I pull against the flex you'll see
the socket front will not fly open like it does on other sockets you also have the choice of two
positions if you wanted to lock the cover closed the great features continue on on the back of
the socket Outlet rotate the tabs out of the way the socket will come away from the enclosure and
some people find it easier to do the second fix like that or maybe you want to change or replace
that socket I started off the video worried about rain and end it in glorious sunshine and is that
my reward for installing the BG storm weatherproof twin socket outlet with its ease of returning the
IP be rating those screws on the front that make electrician's life easier I don't know however
what I do know is the storm range also have a smart enabled outside socket Outlet which can
allow you to add functionality to water features in garden lighting however if it's your indoor
electrical accessories you're looking to level up check out the video on the Evolve range over here