Do I need to Earth this upcycled copper pendant?

[Hankwarbler]

I've taken an IKEA triple pendant ceiling light and fitted it into these copper pipes. The IKEA light fitting only has live and neutral wire (blue and brown), but the ceiling rose I'm planning to wire into has an earth. Someone told me that as this light was designed to be all plastic and I'm now adding metal it now should be earthed? Is this true, and if so how? All the wiring is well insulated from the copper.

 

[EFLImpudence]

You must have had to extend the Ikea wiring so you had better earth it.

 

[EFLImpudence]

You will need to ensure all the parts are satisfactorily earthed. Are the joints soldered?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I've taken an IKEA triple pendant ceiling light and fitted it into these copper pipes. The IKEA light fitting only has live and neutral wire (blue and brown), but the ceiling rose I'm planning to wire into has an earth. Someone told me that as this light was designed to be all plastic and I'm now adding metal it now should be earthed? Is this true, and if so how? All the wiring is well insulated from the copper.

Hank - what made you think that you were competent and knowledgeable enough to start designing and making electrical appliances?

 

[deadshort]

Nice design. You will need an earth connection to your metalwork.

Regards,

DS

 

[Edddd]

Something like this is standard

 

[deadshort]

Looks great, i ass ume you would put one on each fitting ? Tie wrapped of course

DS

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You must have had to extend the Ikea wiring so you had better earth it.

I wonder how he got the cables through after soldering it all up?

 

[deadshort]

You must have had to extend the Ikea wiring so you had better earth it.

I wonder how he got the cables through after soldering it all up?

Well Bas, with you superior intellect the fact that you are wondering is a comfort to use mear mortals

DS

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Bit early to be on the sauce, isn't it?

 

[deadshort]

Not at all, i have had my breakfast - fried egg + brown sauce

DS

 

[ban-all-sheds]

OK - but your post looked more as if you'd breakfasted on brown ale.

 

[Chri5]

If you have continuity end to end then a simple small nut, star washer and bolt at the cap end with an eyelet crimp on a bit of sleeved earth will do the job.

Good to see the cynical aspect of this DIYnot section is still actively cynical.

 

[333rocky333]

You must have had to extend the Ikea wiring so you had better earth it.

I wonder how he got the cables through after soldering it all up?

Me too, it looks like three 2core flexes coming out the top.
When I rebuild fittings i use a long length of solid link jewelery chain, shake and twist the fitting as you feed it in, its surprising what you can get it to do, then use that to pull in one insulated core of stripped flex, then use that as the main draw wires

 

[Lectrician]

Doubt it's soldered, probably glued? Not great for continuity.