Hello
I am recieiving conflicting info and would be grateful for any views. Basically, our new house has been wired (on the lighting circuits) with 1.5mm T+E. However, when it comes to the two rooms that have downlighters in the ceiling, the wiring is 1.5mm upto the junction box and then 0.75mm flex to the first downlight, and then 0.75mm flex to the next downlight and so on in series.
The first room has 16 downlighters and the second room has three banks of 8 downlighters (each on its own switch). The downlighters are all mains voltage with 50w bulbs. The bulbs are such that heat is shed away from the light and not back up into the light fitting.
I have been told that the 0.75mm flex is wrong and either needs to be changed to 1.5mm cable between each downlight; or i need to change the downlighters to low voltage units. Another person has told me that the 0.75mm flex is ok to carry this load.
Any clarity would be appreciated.
I am recieiving conflicting info and would be grateful for any views. Basically, our new house has been wired (on the lighting circuits) with 1.5mm T+E. However, when it comes to the two rooms that have downlighters in the ceiling, the wiring is 1.5mm upto the junction box and then 0.75mm flex to the first downlight, and then 0.75mm flex to the next downlight and so on in series.
The first room has 16 downlighters and the second room has three banks of 8 downlighters (each on its own switch). The downlighters are all mains voltage with 50w bulbs. The bulbs are such that heat is shed away from the light and not back up into the light fitting.
I have been told that the 0.75mm flex is wrong and either needs to be changed to 1.5mm cable between each downlight; or i need to change the downlighters to low voltage units. Another person has told me that the 0.75mm flex is ok to carry this load.
Any clarity would be appreciated.