Fitting Wall Lights With No Earth

Such wall light fixtures use low wattage bulbs to reduce glare while providing plenty of light.

Fitting wall lights with no earth.

Note that the earth wire is referred to in the wiring regulations bs7671 as the circuit protective conductor or cpc so any notes you see in articles etc about lighting circuits without a cpc are discussing the same topic. A strip of lights over a bathroom mirror or medicine cabinet calls for a similar installation method. Only small space though. Hi melanie 865 lighting circuits pre 1966 did not have earth or circuit protective conductor no metal light switches or light fittings can be fitted unless marked as class 2 which is double insulated upgrade of the wiring would be twin and earth from the consumer unit to each ceiling rose and each switch this would be like a rewire for the lighting circuits lifting floorboards and chasing down.

Looked at cables and they are 2 core flex no earth. What s the score on no earth on metallic wall lights. There is no green yellow earth wire. Discussion in electricians talk started by katyg80 jan 6 2016.

There is a switch controlling that light alone which seems to have only live and neutral connection to it. Many lighting circuits usually installed pre 1966 are still in use that have no earthing. The new light fitting had a earth terminal and we have just done the same with it and attached it to. Fitting a ceiling light no earth wire.

Hello i hope you can help. Rewire i m doing customer doesn t want them taken out because recently been plastered. Is there anyway i can make the wires class 2. To install a wall mounted light you ll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light.

The new fitting is metal and obviously has an earth connection to put in an earth wire. I can t find an earth. All of the internal lights have had earths and this hasn t been a problem up till now. We have recently removed the light fittings from our lounge ceiling and wall and have noticed that we only have two wires no earth wire.