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Hi All,
before I start, thanks for a great resource, this site has been indespensible.
Anyway, recently moved into a new house. One of our upstairs bedroom light doesn't work. I changed the fitting on a hunch and still not working. Also changed switch, no luck. So I decided to check out the cabling in the attic to see if anything obvious has happened.
The wiring is described in the faq as 'light circuit using single core and earth cables, looping at switch'. The broken light fitting is at the end of the circuit. The previous light on the circuit is in the bathroom. My next idea is to test the cables running from bathroom light/switch to bedroom to see if any are bust. I have a few concerns.
Ive read that single cables should be protected by conduit. Is it safe (& legal) for me to ignore the fact that none of my cables are protected by conduit or should I get something done about it?
If I do need to replace a cable from the bathroom to bedroom can I
a) do this legally (as it terminates at bathroom light fitting/switch)
b) I assume its a good idea to change the bedroom to use a rose type circuit? (NOT single cables)
Thanks in advance for your help!
before I start, thanks for a great resource, this site has been indespensible.
Anyway, recently moved into a new house. One of our upstairs bedroom light doesn't work. I changed the fitting on a hunch and still not working. Also changed switch, no luck. So I decided to check out the cabling in the attic to see if anything obvious has happened.
The wiring is described in the faq as 'light circuit using single core and earth cables, looping at switch'. The broken light fitting is at the end of the circuit. The previous light on the circuit is in the bathroom. My next idea is to test the cables running from bathroom light/switch to bedroom to see if any are bust. I have a few concerns.
Ive read that single cables should be protected by conduit. Is it safe (& legal) for me to ignore the fact that none of my cables are protected by conduit or should I get something done about it?
If I do need to replace a cable from the bathroom to bedroom can I
a) do this legally (as it terminates at bathroom light fitting/switch)
b) I assume its a good idea to change the bedroom to use a rose type circuit? (NOT single cables)
Thanks in advance for your help!