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Thanks Iggifer, Option 2 it is..! I'll pick myself up a 3 Amp FCU, 2m of T+E, a 20mm Rubber Grommit and a couple of inches of Earth Sleeve later today and hopeful put this job to bed this evening (y)

I hope you all don't mind but I'm going to open this thread up again. I really do appreciate all the advice so far and having re-read the comments it seems I have a couple of options: 1) Still take the feed from the wall socket, but use use flat twin & earth coming from the socket and place a...

To be honest, this light is going to be turned on about 3 times a year. I think I'll just put a 3 amp plug on the twisted core cable and plug it into the wall socket as and when I need it. Thanks for all your advice everybody.

Oh Dear, seems I was badly advised by the Electrical Supplies place, which I will not name and shame. I told them what I was wanting to do, including tapping into the wall socket, and they gave me all the bits I would need. I did ask them if I should use the solid core cable but they said the...

Hi, I have recently floored my roof space and I am in the middle of installing a 4ft florescent lighting unit. I've the unit mounted and wired (Live - Brown, Neg - Blue and Ground - Green/Yellow) and the cable fed through the roof space to the roof space hatch where the I've installed a 2 Way...