Hi
Please can someone give me some guidance with the following (I've done some basic electrical stuff before - replaced ceiling crowns/light switches etc) but nothing too major.
I've purchased two IKEA wall light fittings...
(these ones - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00021272 )
...which have plugs on them and only twin-core cable, e.g. there's no earth and the live/neutral go straight into what looks like a fairly standard lightbulb socket connected to a metal wall-mounting (isolated though).
The existing fittings which came down were wired in to the main lighting circuit and were earthed.
My questions are:-
1) Do I need to use the earth cable coming from the wall on the IKEA lights (e.g. on the metal bracket) or should I blank it off.
and if not...
2) Am I ok to cut the plug and cable off the IKEA light fittings and just join the live and neutral into the correct spots on the connector blocks (assuming that I insulate them well)?
Cheers
Please can someone give me some guidance with the following (I've done some basic electrical stuff before - replaced ceiling crowns/light switches etc) but nothing too major.
I've purchased two IKEA wall light fittings...
(these ones - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00021272 )
...which have plugs on them and only twin-core cable, e.g. there's no earth and the live/neutral go straight into what looks like a fairly standard lightbulb socket connected to a metal wall-mounting (isolated though).
The existing fittings which came down were wired in to the main lighting circuit and were earthed.
My questions are:-
1) Do I need to use the earth cable coming from the wall on the IKEA lights (e.g. on the metal bracket) or should I blank it off.
and if not...
2) Am I ok to cut the plug and cable off the IKEA light fittings and just join the live and neutral into the correct spots on the connector blocks (assuming that I insulate them well)?
Cheers