I have a 60 watt strip light over a mirror in the bathroom which needs replacing. Having inspected the wiring, it connects to the shaver socket on the same wall. The cable runs out the back of the light fitting directly through the wall into a cupboard in the room behind, through flat conduit and back through the wall directly into the back of the shaver socket. Shaver socket is connected via cable that runs through conduit to bottom of cupboard and connected to socket spur via a fused switch.
My questions are:
1. Is it OK to source power to the light in this way?
2. I am thinking of replacing the light with a low energy fluorescent strip light. If using the existing wiring set up is OK, is there any reason why I shouldn't insert a junction box or switch along the cable course between the shaver socket and the light (it would save disturbing the wiring at the shaver socket)?
My questions are:
1. Is it OK to source power to the light in this way?
2. I am thinking of replacing the light with a low energy fluorescent strip light. If using the existing wiring set up is OK, is there any reason why I shouldn't insert a junction box or switch along the cable course between the shaver socket and the light (it would save disturbing the wiring at the shaver socket)?