Knightsbridge ML always seemed to take their wiring accessories one step
further than the competition you may remember a previous video that we made
on their specialist socket outlets as an example and their weatherproof
range is no exception let's just look at the absolute basics first of all
we've got here three ip66 enclosures in black which looks pretty classy on
almost any surface and you can see they've got this lovely
curved appearance and also lots of options for cable entry positions
looking under the bonnet as it were you can see there's a gasket on the inside
of the lid there that provides the ip rating of IP66 and of course that means
it's totally dust proof and will prevent moisture from entering the enclosure
from powerful jets of water from any direction in the back of the box where
the fixings are again a weak point from an IP point of view there's these little
bungs here that slip over the screws and prevent the moisture ingress to the
level that's required so far so simple but let's look at some of the rest of
the range that's available now there's some items that you'd expect as standard
on a weatherproof accessory range we've got here in the studio a double and
a single socket outlet and we've also got an unswitched fused connection unit
along with a switched fuse connection unit now as well as these items there's
also some switching accessories that we've got over here we've got a one
gang two-way switch a two gang two-way switch and this is where knightsbridge
starts to show their innovative qualities there's actually a retractive
switch here as well which could be really useful in certain applications
another thing that i really love about these switches is that they're actually
rated at 20 Amps rather than just the 10 Amps that you'd get for a light
switch normally and that really opens up the field of applications for these
way beyond just lighting and as you can see they've got this really nice
circular feature on the switch which is really unique among weatherproof
accessories now in addition to what we've got here in the studio there's
some really exciting accessories in this weatherproof range available on the
Knightsbridge website including remote controlled sockets and switching boxes
so i suggest you go and check that out when you get a minute but let's
have a look at these accessories here in a little bit more detail now we're
going to use the double socket as an example but many of the features that
we're going to talk about feature on the rest of the accessories as well
the first thing you'll notice is that it's black and that extends to the
translucent cover as well as you can see here now down at the bottom you've
got these nice big chunky catches that hold the lid closed and they're shaped
to help reduce the chances that they're going to break they're not flimsy
little pieces of plastic and there's a place to pull with your fingers
and also press with your thumb at the same time so while it's securely closed
you're not having to wrench the lid open risking damage to you or to the product
opening up the lid of the socket you can see the seal around the inside that
stops moisture from getting inside and it's actually just one continuous molded
piece incorporating the parts that seal up around the flexes which is
really quite reassuring speaking of sealing up around the flexes
the socket lid can be closed and the ip rating maintained with the plug still in
place but Knightsbridge have thought about the loads that get plugged in
in outdoor situations where you're most likely to be using this and
have made the lid and the flex outlet deep enough and big enough to allow
for molded plugs to be installed that have stiff cable retention and still
maintain the ip rating and once this has been closed it's possible to lock
the lid using a padlock and these moulded holes as you can see here
looking at the enclosure on the back you can see that there's a gasket around the
edge that can be removed and actually you will need to take this off to
access the fixing points in the back here and you'll also notice that the
fixing holes in the backs of the boxes are in separate channels to where the
electrical connections are made again improving your confidence in the IP
rating of these outlets you'll notice that the gasket is shaped to cover
over the fixings meaning that moisture can't sneak in through that way either
then you've got a number of points around the edge that you can use for
cable entry and again this is such a lovely feature because i still always
get a little bit nervy about drilling holes in boxes because obviously
once it's been drilled it's been drilled but these entry holes
are actually designed to just pop out from the inside and can go back in if
you've taken the wrong one out i think that is a really neat little feature
there's even some thought gone into the back of the box itself you can
see here that the fixing points are in the corners again to help keep
moisture out of the box but that could lead to instability in the center of
your back box but as you can see here it's got these raised rings of plastic
that will just sit on the fixing surface meaning the chances of the box flexing
and distorting after installation are minimized then once the box is mounted
and the cables terminated you screw the front on with the supplied screws and
there's even little tiny caps that go over the screw heads in order to finish
the nice smooth streamlined look there all in all this is a really
well thought out accessory both for the installer and also the end user so as
the wetter weather rolls around and let's face it we live in the UK so it
really doesn't matter what time of year you're watching this the wetter weather
is always just around the corner it's good and reassuring to know that the
weatherproof range from Knightsbridge is ready to make sure that your electrical
installations continue to maintain their IP ratings thank you very much for
watching