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Sorry, that was in response to Morqthana. I can only assume it’s genuinely earthed, being a ring spur, and the ring appears to be earthed from the sockets I’ve seen. Can I look at the CU for that circuit to confirm or is testing the only way? I wouldn’t know how.

Yes, had the cover off earlier and it’s earthed, they just didn’t bother on the junction box end

Thanks Flameport, I’ve found your YT content to be very clear As a possible alternative, could another JB be added to the FCU output (which is earthed) before the bathroom switch. Obviously I’d need to add a T&E for the bedroom switch but would this be a safer alternative? I’m assuming I can’t...

Ah, this is for the bathroom lights + fan. All powered from an FCU. Added maybe 10 years ago. Nope, earths are just folded back. If it’s from an FCU, why wouldn’t they use the earths?

Didn’t see the report, just commented to my Dad while doing the CU. Yes, it’s the original cabling from 1961, no earth. I’ve just had another look in the loft and the bathroom lighting and extraction is fed from an FCU in the airing cupboard to the bathroom switch. So less load on the...

Hi all, I’m looking to replace a pendant with 4 downlights in a bedroom at my Dad’s place. The wiring is from the 60s, a single lighting circuit for the whole 3 bed house with no earth. All the first floor lights are radial spurs fed from a single Bakelite JB in the loft. Bathroom downlights and...