External power socket, aerial install & chasing my tail.

[@harhar4607]

Hi What a clear,concise & truly educational video. All aspects- working at heights , clarity of why installations fail, crappy weather, people not being considerate having committed you to see them!! You must have the patience of a saint!! Bravo 👏 👏

[@aardvarkinstalls]

Thank you very much

[@janchrismurphy5866]

Great 👍🏻 video

[@Waffledogchat]

Keep going. Good videos

[@aardvarkinstalls]

Thanks mate

[@Scotscan]

Love the prawn sandwich - will have to try!

[@Nyle95]

I recently fitted an external power socket myself, from a Fused Connection Unit in the living room. I take it there's no requirement to go from a FCU and spurring off a socket is fine? I didn't bother with a grommet as I ran some 15mm PEX through the hole drilled with a 16mm SDS bit and siliconed around the hole in the knockout of the outdoor socket.

[@TheRCBiker]

Spurring off is fine, you can use an FCU (20a DP switch is better) so that it can be isolated from the inside. This is useful if, either there is a fault on the outdoor socket allowing you to isolate to avoid tripping until it's fixed, or to prevent electricity theft.

[@Nyle95]

@@TheRCBiker Could you please explain to me the pros & cons of connection the outfoor socket to a 13A FCU vs a 20A DP switch? The FCU that I have spurred from is also RCD protected at the consumer unit. Cheers.

[@TheRCBiker]

@@Nyle95 Because a DP switch will isolate both Live and Neutral. Unless double pole, FCU's just isolate the Live. Therefore in fault situations, isolating by the FCU may not stop the tripping. Ultimately though, both are fine.

[@Nyle95]

@@TheRCBiker Okay thank you

[@christopherhulse8385]

Hi, are you getting any issues around 5G interference? i'm getting loads of calls from areas that have had a 5G mast recently switched on and it appears to affect people who use relays most, i'm guessing vertically mounted aerials pick it up more?

[@aardvarkinstalls]

Not really mate no

[@christopherhulse8385]

@@aardvarkinstalls your lucky! but fitting filters or replacing aerials and amplifiers seems to be the way forward, take care.

[@aardvarkinstalls]

@@christopherhulse8385 yea it’s basically what I do most of the time. The frequencies used for the tv channels on the transmitters I work off aren’t really up that end of the spectrum. I have plenty of people come to me because they are losing picture or getting interference and they still have WB aerials so I just change everything over to filter it out. Some transmitters are better than others, but I only really have 1 relay that is in my catchment area and it’s caused much issue yet? Did you like this latest video by the way, a lot of chatting in the van this time

[@L1RW]

All UK transmitters are now only using UHF 21-49 anyway. So shouldn’t be getting interference. As 5G is using UHF 50-59 and 4G is using UHF 60-69.

[@aardvarkinstalls]

@@L1RW that’s correct, but a W/B aerial will still pick up the 4G and 5G signal and if there is the option to use an aerial designed to reject it at source then it’s a good idea to use it