Joining LED driver to mains

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Hi, I've recently had an electrician round to fit a new circuit for me in to my bathroom ceiling. I didn't have the LED lights at the time, but they have since arrived and I now want to connect them up.

Both the LED driver and the LED strip lights are IP67 waterproof, and I need to make my connections steam/moisture resistant too. The lights are out of view, but not embedded in to the ceiling and easily reachable via ladder - I'm putting them into a large light tunnel that has a small shelf on either side - the lights will point upwards to provide ambient lighting, bit hard to explain!

Anyway, key point is - the cable is solid core, on a 6a light circuit, and the connections need to be steam/moisture resistant though will not come in to direct contact with flowing water. I'm thinking of using crimps, sheathed in shrink wrap tubing, and a generous silicon coating at both ends.

Question is - does this like a reasonable/safe approach?

Many thanks in advance!
 
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Well, i'm going to get started soon, but before I do I thought it was worth checking if anyone could advise whether this was a good idea or not?

I guess it's a little unusual to be fair.

If anyone's got a much better idea though, any suggestions would be very gratefully received :)

Cheers
 
Sounds fine, but may be easier ways. From your description you have some sort of translucent platform suspended under the ceiling on/into which the lights are fitted? Is this correct? Would the driver lie on the platform? Can the ceiling be seen directly (a no) or will all be hidden from the view of the user (a yes)? If all above is true then a ceiling rose with flexible cable to the driver would be fine. Good ventilation is probably more important than trying to make things watertight
 

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