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    Lighting circuit without earth...can I move ceiling roses without rewiring the whole circuit?

    Hi, Not really, it's my home, but maybe in the future? I just like to do things properly, or as properly as I can, saving avoidable headaches or at least knowing what headaches I might be creating..
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    Lighting circuit without earth...can I move ceiling roses without rewiring the whole circuit?

    Thanks Harry, As it happens, the sockets etc have been rewired, just the lights haven't. Odd, maybe, but that's how it was when I bought it. I'm not looking to conceal anything...was going to add using maintenance free junction box using twin and Earth, with the earth properly terminated for...
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    Lighting circuit without earth...can I move ceiling roses without rewiring the whole circuit?

    Ah, true, but I'm thinking about likely EICR results, which do matter to me.
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    Lighting circuit without earth...can I move ceiling roses without rewiring the whole circuit?

    Thank you everybody. My reading, then, is that the quoted reg, BS7671 132.16 doesn't seem prevent what I propose - ratings won't change and the Class 2 switches, rose and fittings are, on their own, 'adequate' protective measures.
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    Lighting circuit without earth...can I move ceiling roses without rewiring the whole circuit?

    Hi, This question is really about whether moving a few ceiling roses (requiring the addition of wire) on an older circuit without earth will constitute a modification, requiring a rewire of the whole circuit to bring it up to current standards? The current circuit has been tested as safe, and...
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