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http://www.partp.co.uk/consumer/consumer_doesit.asp can't find the bit about before 2005 now

sorry :oops: should have said that all live, neutral and earth connections are back at the JB, i put the cables on top of each other for neatness and they now look like "T" connections, but i will do it the way you said - wanted to cut down on cable runs that was all :lol:

pompeysparks is this what i meant and i think you confirmed:

OK point taken, what about using one JB to branch for switch feed and the 3 banks and then daisy chining along the lights? this way i can hide the JB on the joist behind the stud wall, but it would still be accessible as i have to put an opening for access to gas, electric and consumer unit...

to draw it i used visio, i typed light in the symbol search box and it gave me a down light - that was handy! the junction box i made myself - just a load of circles. as for the design, i wanted to limit the number of holes i drilled in my joists, and while i could daisy chain them, if for...

i take it as it wasn't shot down in flames seconds after putting up the diagram it is OK?

not at all, thats what i thought at first, but if you dig deeper in the section it does say you ccan alter existing lighting circuits add a spur to a ring etc. as long as it was there before 2005 and is not in the bathroom or kitchen

here is a handy link http://www.partp.co.uk/consumer/index.asp

lets see if this works

thanks for the reply, thought about daisy chain them, but then if at a later date i want to make the room habitable, would the junction box method not be more acceptable to the planning control people? i knocked up a drawing quickly to run through in my head what had to be done, comments...

Hi guys, hopefully one of you sparkies out there can help me? i want to put some down lighters in my cellar as part of its refurb from a hole into a respectable storage area. i have 10 240 V AC gu10 50 watt down lighters, 2 for the stairs and 8 for the cellar in 3 banks (3, 2, 3). I...