Quick Question

[dinger541]

Having almost finished the refurbishment of the house and just ding the last lil bits ive come up against a small dilema!!

The new light fittings

At the moment ive got a ceiling rose (standard in and out to next rose and a switched live from switch) the new light fittings come with the normal small chock block cabable of taking one wire!!

It goes against everything ive done, taking an old unearthed and unsafe wiring up to a new standard in a total rewire, to now end in a chock block step down to another chock block...

Question is..

1 is it legal with the new regs to chock block (its a large one and is rated correctly for the lighting cct)

2 is there any other option other than ripping the new plaster board off...not something i would do lightly after all this work ive done..

thanks again for the help

Dinger

 

[Qedelec]

You will need to install a 4way connection block and an additional cable from there to the fitting.
Install the block in a 'Choc Box' or something similar and push up into void.
Wrapping tape around connections does not meet BS7671 regs.

 

[dinger541]

ive got a chock box (large) but that would involve making a hole larger than the light fitting in the new plasterboard ceiling....

Its just out of reach from the eaves and all the cables are pinned (in accordance with the regs on my fix before the board went up....

One of the light fittings is cross beam with all the wire comming through the beam ( i know it was a bitch to rewire into this space using the existing holes) so thats going to be a real problem....

Thanks for the reply anyway mate.

Dinger

 

[Qedelec]

Ok try this then.
install a dryline patress in the hole and install the terminal block in there. Then screw the fitting to the patress (the round ones have 50mm centres). This will meet regs.

 

[securespark]

Or do as I do sometimes, and terminate the lighting cables within the new fitting. Many (though not all, I admit) have space in the part of the fitting that meets the ceiling to make connections safely.

 

[dinger541]

ok sorry secure i'm showing my inexperience here, terminate as in all three wires from three cables into one chock block or all three (live cables for instance) into one crimp?

Sorry if that sounds stoopid to the experience in here but ide rather ask than muck the job up at this late stage..

Cheers again

Dinger

 

[dinger541]

Securespark are you there????

Hello HELLO

 

[baldelectrician]

you could try and fit a round standard size dry lining box or a plastic end box (conduit type)

depends on the location (joists etc)