CAN I RUN A TELEVISION FROM A CEILING LIGHT ROSE

[swaring]

HI THERE,

Can someone help, Can I run a television from a ceiling light rose. If so, what wiring do I ned to use?

Cheers in advance,

 

[breezer]

plug it in like everyone else does.

 

[swaring]

But that means wires showing all down the wall to the plug socket which is on the opposite wall. Very MESSY, dont you agree. I hate the thought of trunking all over the bedroom.

 

[breezer]

life is like that.

do it properly and live, bodge it and..............

 

[swaring]

But can it be done from the ceiling rose? I have been told to mount a 3 pin round plug socket on the wall so nobody goes plugging in power drills and stuff. Is this stupidity or is that true?

 

[securespark]

I have been told

By whom?

 

[swaring]

An electrician down the pub. Is it true?

 

[breezer]

let me see, you are in the pub and this bloke says I am an electrician...


that asside, most ceiling lights are in the middle of the ceiling, so if it were true, you would have to have a socket and a plug and trunking, but wait a minute didn't you just say

I hate the thought of trunking all over the bedroom.

give up and plug it in

 

[swaring]

Shall I tell you exactly what he said. Basically you connect the wire from the ceiling rose up into the loft, drill a small hole back into the bedroom by the wall, mount a 3 pin socket at the top of the wall by the ceiling, so no wires can be seen, mount the tv and plug the 3 pin plug into the 3 pin socket. WALA. Have I answered all your questions, god I thought people were supposed to help you on here!!!!!

 

[breezer]

I am helping.

my first reply said

plug it in like everyone else does.

you obviously doubt this "electrican" in the pub since you are asking here.

in short, don't do it.

no one is going to say yes, which is what you seem to be looking for.

 

[swaring]

Don't worry been on the screwfix forum. They say you can do it. YOUR OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ELCTRICIAN ARE YOU?

 

[RF Lighting]

Well if the muppets on screwfix say it's ok it must be.

Go for it. I don't know you, so I wont need a day off work for your funeral.

And yes, I am an electrician

 

[swaring]

What are 3 pin round plugs for exactly then?

 

[RF Lighting]

In a domestic setup, they are generally used for plugging table lamps etc. into lighting circuits so they can be controlled by the lightswitch as if they were a normal lighting point.

They have not been itended for use as a way to connect a standard appliance to the mains since the 1950s.

They are also commonly used in theatrical lighting installations as the plugs do not contain a fuse.

 

[ColJack]

if you're going to the trouble of cutting into the lighting circuit and fitting a 3 pin socket, then why not just cut into the ring and wire in a proper socket?

By "cut into the ring" I obviously mean doing it properly... making the socket part of the ring not just a spur tapped off with junction box..