DIY retailer B&Q have provided a safety notice on the Chartered Trading Standards Institute website. The notice is about the decorating and gardening supplier's product Telamon - LED floodlights and security lights. B&Q, which supply to Barrow's store, are raising awareness of the correct power supply cable for this product. Round 3-core cable, 6-10 mm in diameter should be used. Use of flat, twin and earth type cables will render the product susceptible to water ingress, which may present an electric shock risk.
B&Q has published a detailed notice on the Chartered flood ##light Institute website about installing LED floodlights and security measures . The notice states that installation of flat , twin and earth type cables will render the lights susceptible to water seepage , which could result in an electric shock risk , and recommends that a round 3-core cable with a 6 - 10 mm diameter be installed .