Hi,
We're in the process of decorating our cloakroom toilet and want to change the light from a plastic fitting to a bathroom compliant light made from metal. Unfortunately when I removed the plastic light, there were only two wires connected. Twin cable had been used but without an earth!
The house was rewired in the 1970s and this is the only light I have come across in the house wired without an earth. All the other circuits and mains power have earths.
This room is fitted with a plastic pull-cord light switch.
Is it OK to bring in an earth wire from a circuit in the adjoining shower room to enable me to connect up the light safely? The circuit in the showroom is not on the same circuit as the cloakroom light – does this matter for earthing?
We're in the process of decorating our cloakroom toilet and want to change the light from a plastic fitting to a bathroom compliant light made from metal. Unfortunately when I removed the plastic light, there were only two wires connected. Twin cable had been used but without an earth!
The house was rewired in the 1970s and this is the only light I have come across in the house wired without an earth. All the other circuits and mains power have earths.
This room is fitted with a plastic pull-cord light switch.
Is it OK to bring in an earth wire from a circuit in the adjoining shower room to enable me to connect up the light safely? The circuit in the showroom is not on the same circuit as the cloakroom light – does this matter for earthing?