I've just rewired my living room lights, and seeing as I don't have any formal training in wiring (although I think I'm pretty competant) I'd just like some input from you guys so that when I call the inspector in he doesn't laugh at me and tell me to rip it all out )
The general idea is 4 lighting circuits running a maximum of 7 50W halogen downlights per circuit. (I think one is 7, second one is 6, third is 6 and fourth is 4) I've followed the advice of a B&Q guru who seemed pretty clued up and used a central heating box. I took the mains from the existing ceiling light and wired up 4 separate cables to the switches. I then took another cable to the individual circuits. All this is using 1.5mm cable. Here's a snap of the box (sorry about the slightly large image - I wanted it to be nice and clear!!) :
The general idea is 4 lighting circuits running a maximum of 7 50W halogen downlights per circuit. (I think one is 7, second one is 6, third is 6 and fourth is 4) I've followed the advice of a B&Q guru who seemed pretty clued up and used a central heating box. I took the mains from the existing ceiling light and wired up 4 separate cables to the switches. I then took another cable to the individual circuits. All this is using 1.5mm cable. Here's a snap of the box (sorry about the slightly large image - I wanted it to be nice and clear!!) :