ceiling rose

[Sureitsoff?]

neighbour asked me to take down an old three arm light and replace it with a standard ceiling rose that he already had. what a job! if only the new rose had more choice about where the cables entered.................................

and in case anyone is interested the back of the rose is marked as being made by "everready" who i suppose are the battery people. never seen such a huge knockout area on a rose before.

 

[conny]

It's not a huge knock out area. It's giving you the option of 6 different areas or a combination of suitable ones for your particular situation. Most only give one central knockout, and this can be a pain if you are struggling to locate both fixing screws in a joist. At least with this one you have a better chance in my opinion.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

it was a slightly tongue in cheek remark...

 

[nicam49]

Talking of ceiling roses, I fitted 2 recently, the 1st being an MK one the 2nd a BG one. I must say, the BG one is much better designed, the fixing screw holes for the ceiling are offset from the centre, a brilliant idea 'cos the wires above the ceiling always come thro' a hole right against the joist, not thro' the centre of it, so there's no struggling to get the wires thro' into the rose. I did the MK one 1st and really struggled, the BG one went on like a dream. If I ever need any again, I'll buy BG ones.