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I'm sorry I have no idea which it is. Are you able to tell from the picture I posted?

It's just a standard ceiling rose I think? I've just opened it up and I can see what you mean about not being able to fit that hook contraption I posted above. The blue and brown wires do, however, already seem to be wrapped around a piece of plastic. Is this enough to provide the support...

I think I'll make the assumption that I need the support for both. There's a £600 glass table directly beneath it so there's no point in taking risks here. What sort of strain relief options are available for securing the lampholder? Thanks. Edit: It's a standard Bayonet Cap holder by...

Thanks for the replies. I will take the precaution of adding some sort of strain relief inside the ceiling rose to make sure it doesn't pull the wires out of the terminals. Something like this looks like it will do the job: What is the technical term for this device? If I pop into...

Hi All, I've just purchased a new lampshade weighing 1.7 KG. On the side of the packaging it says to check "pendant wiring is suitable for this load" I just have a standard pendant lamp light fitting - Is this sufficient to hold a 1.7KG load? Thanks, Michael

Nice one, thanks for your help!

Hi All, I'm in the process of changing the pendant lampholder for my light fitting. Once I removed the old lampholder there is a brown (live) and blue (neutral) wire exposed. ie, like this: There is no indication on the new socket that the wires need to be plugged into any...