downlighters

[davek]

I also have no problem with looping at the backbox - as far as I'm concerned it's the way forward for things like downlighters, wall lights and modern light fittings where they don't provide the facility to loop.
Older electricians will try to tell you it's 'bad practice' because in the olden days pendants always had a loop terminal.

On a side note I'd watch the price as well, and make sure you can do it for the price the builder wants, or tell him you're going to need more money. If the original electrician was going to make good money out of it he'd probably be doing it himself.

Well just to update first fix done. The said electrician who quoted rang him saying he could it a bit cheaper. But funny how he let him done four days in a row to but cu bak on wall as ceiling was lowered and was in the way. Even been paid for first fix happy days

 

[atm84]

Have you done a lighting design? This is what annoys me about so many electricians....they hazard a guess at how many lights they should install and where to fit them but without doing a proper design with proper software you don't have a clue.

 

[davek]

And don't have any software either

 

[driverman]

hi hawk one of the reason I ask this was there will be no access to any junction box one ceiling goes in so though much better to use wago connecters in switch back box for testing etc, also need connect a fan to one of these but think I have a solution to the fuse issue most go on about

I'd be very interested how you go about the fan issue, as I'm in the same boat. 3 amp fuse reqd for fan , time delay reqd and to wire lights in loop in loop out

 

[specs]

I also have no problem with looping at the backbox - as far as I'm concerned it's the way forward for things like downlighters, wall lights and modern light fittings where they don't provide the facility to loop.
Older electricians will try to tell you it's 'bad practice' because in the olden days pendants always had a loop terminal.

My thoughts entirely.
Some people are just to lazy to dig out a few more mm to make the back box a jb, its neat, it's tidy, its easier to work on and with the aid of wago/line connectors its SAFE and easy to access and a mind blower to your d.i.y. type person they are gonna be thinking ' WTF is this ' .