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I have three outdoor wall lights which were installed by a certified electrician when the house was built 20 years ago. I am replacing these lantern type lights to modern up/down decorative lights.
I read the new light manufacturers instructions which stated that these new lights should NOT be wired into a lighting circuit. They must me wired in to a circuit which has a fused spur.
Have the IEE regulations therefore changed since my original outdoor lights were installed in 2000.
To achieve the installation of a fused spur would be a major undertaking, as the present installation of the lighting circuit is from the Distribution unit lighting MCB, I would have to locate and isolate that part of the circuit somewhere in the Walls/Ceilings that power the wall lights and then install a fused spur. This sounds to me to be totally unnecessary as the lighting circuit is already protected by the Distribution Unit MCB.
Any comments from anyone about simply replacing the existing Lights with these new Lights without a Fused Spur. Both the old and the New Lights are and will be Earthed.
I read the new light manufacturers instructions which stated that these new lights should NOT be wired into a lighting circuit. They must me wired in to a circuit which has a fused spur.
Have the IEE regulations therefore changed since my original outdoor lights were installed in 2000.
To achieve the installation of a fused spur would be a major undertaking, as the present installation of the lighting circuit is from the Distribution unit lighting MCB, I would have to locate and isolate that part of the circuit somewhere in the Walls/Ceilings that power the wall lights and then install a fused spur. This sounds to me to be totally unnecessary as the lighting circuit is already protected by the Distribution Unit MCB.
Any comments from anyone about simply replacing the existing Lights with these new Lights without a Fused Spur. Both the old and the New Lights are and will be Earthed.