Working on new build house where we initially fitted standard ceiling roses. Now the place is completed the lady of the house has been out and purchased many weird and wonderful light fittings that we have to install. What do you guys do if the light fitting just doesnt have the room to safely take all the wires that meet at the rose?. Especially in the bathroom where we have 1: Feed in 2: Feed out 3: Switch wire 4: 3core + earth to timed extractor fan Use a small JB and poke in through hole in ceiling ? Thanks
As ext says, whatever's required. I usually use a 'chockbox' these days, they fit through the same size hole as the small JB's and have more room inside plus cable restraint, regards.
I'm sure I've seen a choc block just for this purpose in a recent P.E. mag. it has enough terminals inside to do the job properly and is shaped to push up into the ceiling space.
Which is why you should always loop in and out of the switch box, even if ceiling roses are to be fitted.
spot on oscar. Got to be mad to loop at the fitting imo. OP - just graft them in - feking frustrating job that will be wrestling all that lot into connectors. You will be telling us it was wired in 1.5 next :^O
Yes, very nice, I assume they are a lot cheaper trade. And yes, all lighting wired at 1.5mm. Although I still dont see why it's considered bad practice to wire lighting in 1.5mmith swtich wire in 1mm .......
Even if you use the loop-in-loop-out method at the switch for the incoming feed and switch control you still need to loop-in-loop-out to each individual downlighter especially if using ELV units as the 12V side of things should be kept to an absolute minimum
Although I still dont see why it's considered bad practice to wire lighting in 1.5mmith swtich wire in 1mm < Neither do I!
Same here, but Lucia accused me/us of being 'Ham fisted' if we cannot terminate 1mm without damaging it! However that was not my point really, it was more to do with re-terminating cables, alterations and testing where the more robust 1.5mm is superior!
This is what I use, available from TLC and all good wholesalers. They're the kiddies I was thinking of.
Same here, but Lucia accused me/us of being 'Ham fisted' if we cannot terminate 1mm without damaging it! However that was not my point really, it was more to do with re-terminating cables, alterations and testing where the more robust 1.5mm is superior! Lucia wondered why you didn't have problems with the 1mm cpc of the 1.5mm cable ?
1mm, 1.5mm each to you own. I never snap 1mm. Terminating - re-terminating whatever. Those jbs look the ones to solve the problem although look a pig to wire up. I would never swap my j201 for above downlights as they are so quick to do. I and i am sure you lot can near as damm set your cables perfect for em before even putting the jb on. They can stick "you need these to comply" sales pitch up there ****