Fitting Recessed Ceiling Lights (bathroom)

[Jo T-H]

I would like to fit recessed ceiling lights in my bathroom. I currently just have the normal light fitting. I'm not an electrician and I'm new to electrics. The practical side of things I'm good at once I know what to do. However, I don't know how to wire these lights in. Can anyone explain in laymans terms what I need to do THX from Joanne

 

[breezer]

depends which ones you have in mind, either mains or low voltage.


Low voltage is a "piece of cake" since they already come with everthing required and all you do is plug them into the low voltage transformer Then *

mains (not recomemded) just loop from one to the other using 1.5mm T & E colour to colour (or L - L N - N E - E) then*

* SWitch MAINS OFF FIRST, mark all the cables differently then note which wire goes where, ( a drawing is good)

then get a 4 terminal junction box, and go up in the loft and pull the cables from the existing light fitting (assuming you disconected them AFTER your double checked drawing) put the wires into the 4 way junction box as they were in your drawing.


now connect your new lights into the junction box to wher the old LAMP was connected, check drawing again, switch mains back on and turn on swith "hey presto" new lights

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Make sure any lights you buy are suitable for bathroom use, and don't put the loft insulation back over them.