Ceiling light fitting

[bonvin78]

Hi,

I'm hoping somebody might be able to help me.

Currently in the process of changing a light fitting, I've identified all the wiring everything seems to make sense. The only problem I have is the manufacturers instructions tell me to "position the terminal block outside the backplate in the ceiling void"

This is a problem as I don't have room to fit the terminal block in the void, and these instructions don't take into account the extra loop wires that need a separate terminal block.

The previous fitting had the L/E/N terminal block and a separate loop terminal block inside the fixture. There is room for me to do this in the new fitting, I just wanted to know if it was OK to do this?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

This is a problem as I don't have room to fit the terminal block in the void, and these instructions don't take into account the extra loop wires that need a separate terminal block.

They often don't. Why should they when looping at the ceiling fitting is such a new system, very rarely encountered

The previous fitting had the L/E/N terminal block and a separate loop terminal block inside the fixture. There is room for me to do this in the new fitting, I just wanted to know if it was OK to do this?

Basically no, probably not. We don't know why the makers tell you not to - they may have good reasons, or they may be idiots, but you are supposed to install things according to the manufacturer's instructions...

 

[jtizzard]

Is looping at the ceiling a new mehtod of wiring though?

 

[Spark123]

I detect a level of sarcasm in BAS's post

 

[ban-all-sheds]

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