I've been reading through the Wiki on electrics and feel that I now have a very basic understanding of different types of lighting circuits, but I still feel as though i need too ask for some advice.
I live in a 2 bedroom Victorian terrace house that has definitely been re-wired some time in the last 15 years, and has a modern consumer unit. I would like to install a switched fluorescent light in my loft, as well as a 2-gang plug socket.
First the lights:
From the consumer unit (in the cupboard under the stairs), the wiring for the upstairs lights runs through surface mounted conduit, through the ceiling into a built in cupboard on the first floor. It then continues in surface mounted conduit up the wall and into the loft (the access point to the loft is within the same cupboard). There are 3 flat grey cables that run through this conduit, and once in the loft, each one runs to one of the 3 lights on the first floor.
As this doesn't seem to follow any of the diagrams in the wiki, can i assume that each light is on its own individual circuit? If so, will it be easier to wire the new loft light directly in to the consumer unit, or should just extend one of the lighting circuits to include the new loft light? Or have I got this all completely wrong? Any advice would be helpful.
Power:
Not really sure where to begin with this. In the bedroom that contains the cupboard with the loft access point, there is a 2-gang socket on the wall just outside this cupboard. The consumer unit is in the kitchen cupboard directly below. The first floor sockets all run from the same breaker. Again, any advice on how i would go about doing this would be gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Martin
I live in a 2 bedroom Victorian terrace house that has definitely been re-wired some time in the last 15 years, and has a modern consumer unit. I would like to install a switched fluorescent light in my loft, as well as a 2-gang plug socket.
First the lights:
From the consumer unit (in the cupboard under the stairs), the wiring for the upstairs lights runs through surface mounted conduit, through the ceiling into a built in cupboard on the first floor. It then continues in surface mounted conduit up the wall and into the loft (the access point to the loft is within the same cupboard). There are 3 flat grey cables that run through this conduit, and once in the loft, each one runs to one of the 3 lights on the first floor.
As this doesn't seem to follow any of the diagrams in the wiki, can i assume that each light is on its own individual circuit? If so, will it be easier to wire the new loft light directly in to the consumer unit, or should just extend one of the lighting circuits to include the new loft light? Or have I got this all completely wrong? Any advice would be helpful.
Power:
Not really sure where to begin with this. In the bedroom that contains the cupboard with the loft access point, there is a 2-gang socket on the wall just outside this cupboard. The consumer unit is in the kitchen cupboard directly below. The first floor sockets all run from the same breaker. Again, any advice on how i would go about doing this would be gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Martin