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Bathroom light connection

  • 03-01-2025 12:15PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭


    Hi all, hoping for some advice on connecting IKEA bathroom light. New build house with pre wired connection coming from wall with live, neutral and earth (1st pic below).

    IKEA light has live and neutral, no earth (2nd pic below).

    Can I just disconnect the live and neutral from IKEA and connect to the corresponding from the wall, leaving the earth as is?

    PXL_20250103_110821863.MP.jpg PXL_20250103_110844556.MP.jpg


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,922 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    I presume the live is switched?

    No need to use the IKEA junction box

    Will this be concealed/ or liable to damp?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭mbarosin


    There are wall switches for ventilation and main light. Don't know if it's connect to either of them to be honest.

    I planned to keep box above mirror cabinet, so partially concealed. It's right beside the shower so could get damp but ventilation is good.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,565 ✭✭✭Mizu_Ger


    I have a very similar issue to the OP: I bought a new (bedroom) ceiling light (from Woodies) and there is no ground connection on the unit. This looks the same as the OP's unit. Where should the ground be connected?

    Thanks for any help

    PXL_20250104_112013830.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,565 ✭✭✭Mizu_Ger


    Did some more reading and found that class II, double insulated, fittings don't require a ground connection. There's a box-in-box symbol on the unit indicating this. OP, does yours have this too?

    I presume the ground cable can be wrapped in insulating tape and left floating?

    PXL_20250104_131002751.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭mikehammer..


    Not a great job those lights if a cable gets nicked



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 MartiX


    If a light/lamp comes with only two wires L(live) and N(neutral) no need to connect Earth/Ground cable. Just leave it.

    If the lamp has metal parts, and if there is a place to connect the cable, then the Earth cable should be connected.

    Hope that will help.



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