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Renovating a room and it had 2 light switches, both were housed back to back on a now removed partition in a wooden box. There is no earth cable. All other rooms have earth, I think - our bedroom certainly does. All other switches look newer and the ones I've removed have metal back boxes.
I have bought new back boxes and switches to go on the new stud wall I'll build. Can I use these same lighting cables as they are, or should I put in an earth? If I put in an earth, can I run a separate cable from another light fitting in the loft, or should I run new cables?
The switches are currently hanging down in the photo - I've put them out of reach of short people and got a sensor bulb in there at the moment so no need to touch them while working in the room.
In the loft above
I have bought new back boxes and switches to go on the new stud wall I'll build. Can I use these same lighting cables as they are, or should I put in an earth? If I put in an earth, can I run a separate cable from another light fitting in the loft, or should I run new cables?
The switches are currently hanging down in the photo - I've put them out of reach of short people and got a sensor bulb in there at the moment so no need to touch them while working in the room.
In the loft above