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Wiring for external lighting

  • 11-11-2019 03:59PM
    #1
    s7ryf3925pivug
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    If you have wiring for an external light is that standard for all types of wired external lighting you might connect to it, or is there more than one type?

    I.e.: If I have an external light, can I remove it and replace it with any other external light, or do different ones need different wiring set up?


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  • #2
    awec
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    Standard.


  • #3
    Twister2
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    For domestic the only thing you might want to watch is there a CPC (earth) if the wiring is older

    Commercial lighting you might have permanent feeds or controls associated with the lighting but not for a house


  • #4
    s7ryf3925pivug
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    There is no earth cable - just two cables. Does this limit what lights I can install? How do I know if a light requires an earth cable or not?

    edit - I need class 2 double insulated fittings only and not class 1 earthed. Right..?


  • #5
    s7ryf3925pivug
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    There is a second fixture that is out of reach until I get a longer ladder. I see two shielded cables coming from it. Does that mean there is no earth, or could one of the cables contain two cables inside it?
    It looks like a standard metal halogen floodlight so I think it *should* be earthed, but there are a few things here that are not in line with regulations/common sense.


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