Can you still buy slide in ceiling lights?

[Lithiumsmummy]

I have a 6 arm ceiling light in my Living room. When it was fit some 25 years ago, the electrician put a slide in fitment on the ceilings & the light itself slides out and off the ceiling completely for cleaning. I want to change it and don't know what the fitting is called - or, if they are still made any more. If not I will need to change the fitment. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[Sureitsoff?]

Maestro Plug In Ceiling Rose - White | Lewden (MC11E)

possibly one of these? But they are discontinued. But they sometimes appear on e bay,FB marketplace etc

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[Lithiumsmummy]

Thanks so much absolutely perfect! Can I just ask something really stupid? Can I use this for something that isn't a huge drop down pendant? Hoping to put something flusher to the ceiling with LED lights?

 

[Sureitsoff?]

They do protrude from the ceiling about 3 ins to the bottom of the hook so might not suit

 

[Lithiumsmummy]

Thankyou. I have another stupid question - sorry! This doesn't have a hook. It has a brass threaded rod with the light attached to that. What is the hook for? Told you it was stupid!

 

[Sureitsoff?]

There are other plug in ceiling rose fittings available these days which might suit. They do need to be fitted to a circular back box.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

The hook is for a hanging chain and flex goes through the hollow middle. But if you have a tube fitting the hook unscrews and the rod screws in

 

[Lithiumsmummy]

Thanks so much, you have been really helpful

 

[ericmark]

Although these are discontinued, there are others

I use the old rose as I want the hook, the tube if that type replaces the hook, I have a spare somewhere, so can measure thread size, but want the spare as already use two of them, so unless you can find one, no point.

A ceiling rose according to BS 7671 should be able to take 5 kg, (559.6.1.5 Fixing of the luminaire) but I would not want to hang that on most, so most have a fixing next to ceiling rose for heavy chandeliers.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

In my kitchen, I have a couple of LED dome light fittings, which use a similar principle. One failed a few years ago, luckily, I bought spares. Only took a second to slide the failed unit out, and slide in a replacement.