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I'm replacing a standard lamp fixture and ceiling rose with a halogen light fixture. The current is on a loop and the light is 2-way switched - lots of wires. The new light fitting comes with a choc block already attached, however as it is a 5A block, I can't get the the three wires into the terminal of the block. Therefore, I've going to connect two of the wire in an intermediate choc block and then connect this to the choc block in the fitting. Space is already limited inside the fixture so I have used flex wire, i.e. multiple stranded wire, to connect the intermediate choc block to the final terminal block. Would there be anything wrong with this?
On a related point, I'm a little confused about the colours of the wires on the existing ceiling rose. The house is brand new and so uses harmonised colours. However, I was surprised to see a grey wire connect to the neutral terminal of the ceiling rose. I have transferred the connections to the corresponding one on the new light fitting and everything works fine. Can anyone shed some light on this?
On a related point, I'm a little confused about the colours of the wires on the existing ceiling rose. The house is brand new and so uses harmonised colours. However, I was surprised to see a grey wire connect to the neutral terminal of the ceiling rose. I have transferred the connections to the corresponding one on the new light fitting and everything works fine. Can anyone shed some light on this?