Earthing a light

[Tommy J]

I need to earth all the lights in our house as the current lights only have two wires. In order to earth these I need to get in the loft. Can I earth a light to a socket earth?

As the earth is always the same can I not just add an earth wire to the socket and run that into to the light?

if not then what can I do?


Thanks,

 

[Big_Spark]

Tommy, you must not and cannot do what you are proposing.

Bite the bullet, do the job properly and rewire your lights.

 

[Tommy J]

I don't mean to sound dumb, but how big a job is it to re-wire the lights? Will need to take the walpaper down in order to get to the light switch? or is it just from the bulb end?

Thanks,
Tom

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It depends on how the cables to the switches have been installed - if they are in tubing of some sort, you have a good chance of pulling a new one through.

If they are in capping you have a lesser chance, but you might be lucky, however check the old one you pull out - if the sheath is damaged then chances are the same thing will have happened to the new one you've pulled in.

If they are simply buried in plaster then its a hammer and bolster job, new cables, replastering and repapering. Sorry.

 

[Tommy J]

eeerrr thanks!!!!!!

That means Hammer the wall down. sob sob.

No seriously, thanks for your help all.

Tom

 

[Big_Spark]

I don't mean to sound dumb, but how big a job is it to re-wire the lights? Will need to take the walpaper down in order to get to the light switch? or is it just from the bulb end?

Thanks,
Tom

Tom, I don't mean to sound condescending, but if you are unable to visualise the job at hand, then perhaps you should get a professional in to do it.

 

[Tommy J]

Yeah, for this one, your right.

cheers