Have bought a new light fitting and when I have taken the old one down their was an earth wire connected (old fitting is metal). The new fitting is primarily wood and only has a block for 2 wires to be connected. The new fitting also has the double insulated sign on it, a small square within a big square, and I assume that means I don't need to earth it. If this is the case, what is it best to do with the earth wires that are left.
Have been reading back through the forum and seen about the earth in past posts and would just like confirmation that what I am doing is correct, and what is best to do with earth wire.
Also, the wiring from the ceiling isn't quite long enough (old fitting was flush to ceiling) and I could do with extending it a couple of inches. Which is the best way to go about this, and is the cable a standard type of mains cable ?
The wiring is 2 grey sleeves, 1 red with an earth, and 1 black with an earth, plus an earth on its own ( I think this is correct, but have put old fitting back for now).
Thanks..
Have been reading back through the forum and seen about the earth in past posts and would just like confirmation that what I am doing is correct, and what is best to do with earth wire.
Also, the wiring from the ceiling isn't quite long enough (old fitting was flush to ceiling) and I could do with extending it a couple of inches. Which is the best way to go about this, and is the cable a standard type of mains cable ?
The wiring is 2 grey sleeves, 1 red with an earth, and 1 black with an earth, plus an earth on its own ( I think this is correct, but have put old fitting back for now).
Thanks..