The wiring to the ceiling lights in my sons house have no earth wire. I would like to fit some metal ceiling lights but they have earth wires and say they should be earthed. What should I do?
Do not connect those lights to that circuit.The earth is as you are probably aware there for safety and needs to be connected.An electric shock is a possibility if a metal fitting requiring an earth is connected up without one if a fault were to occur
From the sound of it you have rubber insulated cable (19050 ish house?) and the insulation goes hard and breaks up when it has been hot (e.g. loose connection).
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