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Replacing Shaving/Light unit with an LED Mirror.

  • 26-04-2021 10:45am
    #1
    lemonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭


    As the thread title suggests, I'm trying to replacing an existing Shaving/Light unit with an LED Mirror.

    Existing wire going to the shaver light: Black, Red and bare Copper (neutral?) wires.

    LED Mirror: Blue & Brown wires.

    Is this something I could undertake myself? and if so, would a simple case of connecting the wires and wrapping them in insulation tape suffice? My knowledge of electricity is that it's dangerous :pac:

    A Sparky supposed to call 3 weeks in a row now and keeps putting me off so want to get it sorted asap.

    It's not designed to be a puzzle, surely it can't be that hard?


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  • #2
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,641 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    From a legal perspective electrical work in a bathroom can only be carried out by a Registered Electrical Contractor.

    Using insulation tape to join mains voltage cables is not permitted. The bare copper wire is most likely an earth connection. This should be sleeved.

    I would strongly recommend that you get a qualified electrician to do this work. It should be simple enough.


  • #3
    lemonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭lemonkey


    2011 wrote: »
    From a legal perspective electrical work in a bathroom can only be carried out by a Registered Electrical Contractor.

    Using insulation tape to join mains voltage cables is not permitted. The bare copper wire is most likely an earth connection. This should be sleeved.

    I would strongly recommend that you get a qualified electrician to do this work. It should be simple enough.

    Damn your sensible post!

    Thanks for the reply. Back to the waiting game.


  • #4
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,828 ✭✭✭meercat


    lemonkey wrote: »

    A Sparky supposed to call 3 weeks in a row now and keeps putting me off so want to get it sorted asap.

    If a rec calls to fit a new light then to comply with current regulations he has to ensure that it is rcd protected. He also has to provide a Cert 3 for this. The work involved and cost to you is possibly prohibitive so a lot of electrical contractors will avoid this type of work.


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