Fitting new light and switch

[camerart]

Hi,

I'm converting an outside toilet to inside, and need to add a light plus switch. Now I have to fit and connect the fittings.

Here's a photo of the possibilities.

The electrician has left me the live wire for this, just above the photo. The wire to the socket runs vertically upwards. One possibility is to drill through to the toilet, and bring it down the wall just inside the door. If I do that, can I just clip the switch wire to the wall and plasterboard over it?

Any suggestions please?

Camerart

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The photo tells us nothing about the lighting circuit.

If you want to use a socket circuit for lights you'll need to fuse it down using an FCU - could use a switched one as the light switch if you want.

You'll find info on where concealed cables may go here: [wiki]electrics%3Awalls[/wiki]

 

[riveralt]

The simplest solution would be to run the lighting circuit 'live' cable LNE through a double pole pull switch
like one of these http://www.electrical2go.co.uk/16a-...lnRkwhiSxD-Ep2WmhMapaUQRSnrCN1KP_oaAlTO8P8HAQ
and onto the ceiling rose. Saves having to channel down the walls to a rocker switch.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Why DP?

 

[camerart]

The photo tells us nothing about the lighting circuit.

If you want to use a socket circuit for lights you'll need to fuse it down using an FCU - could use a switched one as the light switch if you want.

You'll find info on where concealed cables may go here: [wiki]electrics%3Awalls[/wiki]

Hi,

As I said, the electrician left me the lighting cable, after re-wiring the house, so all I have to do is route it and fit the switch and light fitting.

C.

 

[camerart]

The simplest solution would be to run the lighting circuit 'live' cable LNE through a double pole pull switch
like one of these http://www.electrical2go.co.uk/16a-...lnRkwhiSxD-Ep2WmhMapaUQRSnrCN1KP_oaAlTO8P8HAQ
and onto the ceiling rose. Saves having to channel down the walls to a rocker switch.

The walls are bare at the moment (No plaster) do I have to channel the walls or can I just nail the cable to the wall and plasterboard over it? I prefer the rocker switch to the pull switch. The ceiling is low, so I will probably fit a wall light socket.

C.

 

[Iggifer]

You don't need to chase the walls - assuming the plaster is going to be deep enough to bury the cable

 

[riveralt]

Why DP?

Why not?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

More expensive.

Fewer choices.

Tend to be larger.

Tend to be heavier in operation.

Unnecessary.

 

[camerart]

You don't need to chase the walls - assuming the plaster is going to be deep enough to bury the cable

I've routed the wire through the ceiling and into the toilet, ready for fixing.

Thanks,

C.

 

[riveralt]

You don't need to chase the walls - assuming the plaster is going to be deep enough to bury the cable

I've routed the wire through the ceiling and into the toilet, ready for fixing.

Just out of interest, how are you going to wire it?
Through the switch?
Through a ceiling rose?

 

[endecotp]

The walls are bare at the moment (No plaster) do I have to channel the walls or can I just nail the cable to the wall and plasterboard over it?

So is the finished wall going to be plasterboard then an air gap then the bricks?

 

[camerart]

You don't need to chase the walls - assuming the plaster is going to be deep enough to bury the cable

I've routed the wire through the ceiling and into the toilet, ready for fixing.

Just out of interest, how are you going to wire it?
Through the switch?
Through a ceiling rose?

From memory, live wire to ceiling rose, then wire to switch and back.

C.

 

[camerart]

The walls are bare at the moment (No plaster) do I have to channel the walls or can I just nail the cable to the wall and plasterboard over it?

So is the finished wall going to be plasterboard then an air gap then the bricks?

If I understand you correctly, dab the walls and stick the board to it, over the wire.

C.

 

[endecotp]

Right, just make sure you run the cable vertically down to the switch (so that it's in the allowed zone), fix it as you wish and plasterboard over it.

Unless anyone who knows more than me disagrees!