Am I aloud to do this....

[ant2781]

Hi,

Fitting some up / down lighters into my bedroom. Problem is they are outside ones

The wiring from the lamp is just a connector block with earth, live and netueral.

I have:

source - live, netueral, earth
switch - switched live, earth, live

Just as I test ive taken the flex of the lamp pendent, added a t&e cable from the live and netueral of the lamp flex and the earth to the earth pin. Then joined the wires to the correct end in the lamp. So it looks like this...

Is this ok? or am I asking for trouble? The light rose will have the lid on and boxed in plasterboard.

Ant

 

[chivers67]

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[flameport]

The fact the lights are 'outside' ones changes nothing - they are wired in exactly the same way as any other light.
You also appear to have the same wiring as 99% of other houses - a cable with power and one to the switch.

The light rose will have the lid on and boxed in plasterboard.

Why have you got a rose if fitting these downlighters?
If you intend to conceal the rose with plasterboard, totally unacceptable.

Not clear what the picture is showing - a cable joined with choc terminals and some sort of connection box on the wall?
A shoddy lashup either way.

 

[17thman]

imagine a 500w flood on the bedroom wall with a motion sensor. you turn over in the night to get more comfortable and BOOM. "is it morning dear?.

 

[ant2781]

hi

the choc is the connectors from the lamp wires.

Ive used the ceiling rose because the outside lamp has no facility for it to hold a loop source and a switch live.

If I was going to use this idea, the ceiliing rose isnt going to boxed into a wall etc but into a part of the room to make it look the same as the other side.

 

[ant2781]

its not shoody is a mock up before everything is permently screwed, boxed up, plastered etc.

 

[ant2781]

imagine a 500w flood on the bedroom wall with a motion sensor. you turn over in the night to get more comfortable and BOOM. "is it morning dear?.

lol that would like nice either side of the bed

 

[ant2781]

some more pics

 

[ant2781]

anyway what ive mocked up works...just wondering if there would be any long term problems?

 

[flameport]

The light fitting has 3 terminals.
You require 4 terminals.
Just add an extra terminal into the light fitting, and get rid of the ceiling rose.

 

[ant2781]

thanks. how would I add an extra terminal?? the current wiring is all glued up.

 

[flameport]

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