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    Adding downlights and keeping the existing pendant - Loop Outs

    Hi all, DIY'er here looking for a bit of advice so please go easy on me. In my dining room there is an existing single pendant and i would like to add 4x downlights. I have looked at the wiring behind the ceiling plate and it is the usual, (Switch Line) (Loop Out x3) (Loop In) the 3x Loop Outs...
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    replacing single pendant light with two new lights

    Hi everyone, We have bought 2 new low-hanging light fittings from Ikea to go side by side above dining room table to replace the single pendant that's there now. I enjoy DIY and learning to do any jobs i can by myself so just wondered how i would go about fitting these to replace the single...
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    Pendant lights and downlights on the same circuit

    Hi, asking for a friend in Australia. She wants to install two Pendant lights over a kitchen island and four downlights all on the same switch. The current wiring to the single light in the kitchen is earthed. The 2 new pendant lights have earth connectors but the 4 new LED downlights have...
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    Pendant Lights wiring

    I recently installed these pendant lights in the kitchen. First time doing anything electrical that is house related. Upon connecting the wires, I noticed there’s too much of a bundle for the light fixture to properly secure. Secondly, do I need a junction box for each fixture or is the metal...
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    LED pendant light charger

    Hi. I’ve got two pendant lights that currently run halogen lamps. One of the converters is broken so I’m planning to change both for LED lamps. Please could someone let me know what LED charger I need to buy for this. Ideally Amazon for quick delivery. Photos of the lights and the existing...
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    Can I use 0.5mm^2 flex for a pendant light?

    Hi all, Got an antique light fitting that for some reason she wants putting up (can't say I love it haha) however it didn't come with any electrical fittings, so I'm trying to create a compliant solution. We want to use a brass lampholder with gold flex just going straight down from the brass...
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    Earth cables in light pendant

    Hi all, recently changed a metal light fitting back to a pendant all went well with the help of others on here but I have a question that has been niggling me. All the earths were twisted together then sleeved in earth sheathing is this ok or do they need separating and sleeving individually ...
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    Ceiling light (metal) back to light pendant plastic

    Hi all, I have a metal ceiling light I would like to change back to a light pendant, the cables are in a connection strip so can I use this to attach the new pendant or do I undo the strips and start from scratch and wire all into the new pendant connections. Thank everybody
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    UK Is a standard Pendant a Class 2 fitting?

    Hi All I’m presuming a standard pendant is a class 2 fitting as the earth terminals are not needed as it’s a plastic fitting and it only has an insulated 2 core going to the actual ‘lamp part’. Am I correct in thinking this? The reason I ask is Screwfix have replied to someone’s question...
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    Replace ceiling rose with pendant?

    Hello I’m looking to replace my ceiling rose with a pendant light. The ceiling rose has 2 red wires 2 black wires and 2 earth wires (photo attached) Am I ok to put the wires straight into the pendant connection block(2nd photo attached) Thank you
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    Any bright ideas?! Pendant terminations...

    As light fitting design goes I'm not sure it gets much worse, any good ideas how I can terminate this pendant, t&e feed for it comes through a timber noggin above plasterboard to support its weight.
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    I made a light fitting from driftwood and fitted pendant lights to it and want to sell it.

    I made a light fitting from driftwood and fitted pendant lights to it and now want to sell it. Do I need to get it CE approved, how do I get this and how much?
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    Turn Pendant Light into On/Off Plug

    So I have an old pendent light. There was a 14/3 line and 2- 14/2 lines connected to a single light fixture. I re-wired it the same way back into a J-Box and then connected it to another 14/2 line ( so instead of it connecting to the pendant light it's connected to a new 14/2 line). That 14/2...
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    Proving dead at a pendant -,no cpc

    All these procedures for proving dead in the UK are mostly new to me . We were expected to be competent to work safely with the training we were given, I don't recall ever being taught to prove dead as such So is there a set procedure for proving dead in this scenario with approved devices...
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    Hi,what EICR code would you give for pendant light in a bathroom

    Hi,what code would you give gor this light in a bathroom.Please see photo.Thank you in advance for the answer.
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    Help wiring a 2 wire pendant light.

    Good morning all, can someone advise how to wire a simple pendant light with the wiring I have as shown in the picture attached. I believe the existing wiring is from around 1999. Stupidly i took the old light down without noting exactly where each wire was connected. Many thanks.
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    UK Ceiling light back to rose pendant

    Good Afternoon I am moving home in the near future and want to take some of the ceiling lights we had fitted. I am looking to cut the cost of having to pay to have them taken down so I plan to take them down and replace them with a rose pendant fitting (which it was before) I have watched a...
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    Does a replacement cable for a cluster pendant have to match the spec of the other pendant cables?

    Hi, I have a cluster pendant light with 6 cables hanging down and a small LED light at the bottom of each. I need to replace one or two of the cables to make them longer, does the cable have to match the spec of the others? i.e. if 0.5mm² has been used can I use 0.96mm² for the replacements or...
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    Slim wire needed for cluster pendant

    Hi, I need some advice, I'm creating a cluster pendant with about 8 cables and G9 bulbs. I've been told I don't need an earth as the shades won't be metal, but if I google 2 core flex everything I find is around 6mm diameter or more. Is there anything slimmer I can use, even if that means having...
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    UK Changing a light pendant (with 4 wires) to light fitting

    Hello, I've recently bought four light fittings (to replace the existing simple ceiling light pendants) that look like the following to wire up: I've already changed two of the four pendants since they are just a single wire coming in (from the other hallway/landing light) so they were...

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