Replacement light

[trickyc]

Hi - I want to remove this....


and replace with this...

what do i need to do with the cabling?

TIA

 

[wingcoax]

Ideally remove feeder cable right back to the next termination or ceiling rose. Or fit a maintainance free junction box and hide in ceiling.

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

Really need to see the other side of choc block. Red & black cables? Is there an earth?

 

[Lectrician]

You need to give that terminal block at the ceiling a wiggle and a tug - Hopefully there is some slack on the cable in the ceiling void.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Really need to see the other side of choc block. Red & black cables? Is there an earth?

Well there's a green conductor there, bent over and tucked in behind the choc-block. It should be tested, of course, but it's probably an earth.

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

Really need to see the other side of choc block. Red & black cables? Is there an earth?

Well there's a green conductor there, bent over and tucked in behind the choc-block. It should be tested, of course, but it's probably an earth.

Managed to get the image super-sized today. Couldn't bloody do it last night!!

 

[trickyc]

thanks for all the responses..!

other side of choc block

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• trickyc
• 2 Apr 2013
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[trickyc]

it does't seem like i can pull the wiring out any further

 

[sparkwright]

If not, perhaps you can get that joint inside the new fitting (use a 20 mm grommet around the cable entry hole), and run L, N, and E from here to the connector block on the fitting.

 

[OwainDIYer]

You're going to have to get it out a bit further, or cut out the ceiling and sink a dry-lining box in. It looks like you've got (at least) 3 x T&E into that point - so a permanent live to the switch cable is probably joined in behind that mess and must be enclosed.