Newbie from Prescot, Merseyside

The 'lawn seed' wasn't my choice - unfortunately - it was what the Housing Association considered necessary and they just gave that instruction to the 'team' who they brought in to do the job.

I've got an extension lead that can run from my small porch, but it won't extend all the way down to the rear garden. Does anybody know if it's 'electrically safe' to run one extension lead from another - both with 'safety cutouts'? If it's ok to do that, I'll get a second extension ................ .

 

I'm not sure what the etiquette is on this board, so I'll reply to you in a PM, Palustris - just to keep the thread 'on track' .

 

The health and safety brigade might whinge. Years ago, in my first job, I used to be the general dog's body at a household electrical appliances shop. We used to deliver and install people's purchases. I remember on more than one occasion we had to tell disappointed customers that we can't install their new appliance because the power source they'd given us was an extension lead. I'm not sure if that was some silly law or just company policy.

In real terms, I can't see a problem with what you describe. As long as the ground is dry and the extensions are in good condition. If you wanted to play it extra safe, you could get a plug-in RCD, whose job it is to protect you from being electrocuted in the event of an electric fault. Here's a cheap one:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplu...tracking url&gclid=CO3Y0Iz6u7gCFRMctAodswsA7A

Other than that, just don't mow the power cable I guess. It sounds obvious, but I had to say it because I have a mate who can't seem to keep garden power tools because he's forever mowing/strimming/hedge trimming the power cables on stuff.

 

Definitely you need an RCD, it is very easy to run over the cable and at least with one of those you do not get electrocuted.