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shamoo
Hello guys/girls,
I am no electrician nor do i claim to know anything other than what i read or am told, hence why I'm here asking for your help. I have in the past added plug sockets coming off a spur, and that's about it. My goal is to replica my single light in the kitchen to 8 downlights. Ideally i would get an electrician in to do it, but i just can't afford it. So the plan now is to do all the labour and wire it up myself (with your help ) and before its connected get a qualified electrician to certify it.
I have spent the last few days trying to get some information on how to wire it up and all the other things needed to make sure it's done correctly. I know about leaving enough space because of heat issues but my main concern is the wiring. Can you correct me or just confirm that what i plan to do is correct before the electrician comes and checks?
The downlights are 240v mains lights gu10, with 50W GU10 Halogen bulb, at the moment there is only 1 light in the kitchen, i have got 1.5mm twin and earth cable, is that the right wire? The information i have obtained from various web sites it that a "daisy chain" set up is best but surely it cant be as easy as wiring up from the 1st light to the last light one after the other? or would a junction box be better? Last question and i know I'm probably going to make myself look a bit daft but i just need this to be confirmed. To get the "daisy chain" wired up do you wire the 1st light from the mains (the wire that is feeding the current light) and use the same live and neutral sockets of the 1st light to feed the 2nd light with the twin and earth wire i bought? so essentially each light will have 2 wires in the live and neutral socket, a feed in and out, or am i way off the mark?
like i said i am going to get a sparky to check it all out before it goes live and just want to do the work my self to keep the cost down.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks
I am no electrician nor do i claim to know anything other than what i read or am told, hence why I'm here asking for your help. I have in the past added plug sockets coming off a spur, and that's about it. My goal is to replica my single light in the kitchen to 8 downlights. Ideally i would get an electrician in to do it, but i just can't afford it. So the plan now is to do all the labour and wire it up myself (with your help ) and before its connected get a qualified electrician to certify it.
I have spent the last few days trying to get some information on how to wire it up and all the other things needed to make sure it's done correctly. I know about leaving enough space because of heat issues but my main concern is the wiring. Can you correct me or just confirm that what i plan to do is correct before the electrician comes and checks?
The downlights are 240v mains lights gu10, with 50W GU10 Halogen bulb, at the moment there is only 1 light in the kitchen, i have got 1.5mm twin and earth cable, is that the right wire? The information i have obtained from various web sites it that a "daisy chain" set up is best but surely it cant be as easy as wiring up from the 1st light to the last light one after the other? or would a junction box be better? Last question and i know I'm probably going to make myself look a bit daft but i just need this to be confirmed. To get the "daisy chain" wired up do you wire the 1st light from the mains (the wire that is feeding the current light) and use the same live and neutral sockets of the 1st light to feed the 2nd light with the twin and earth wire i bought? so essentially each light will have 2 wires in the live and neutral socket, a feed in and out, or am i way off the mark?
like i said i am going to get a sparky to check it all out before it goes live and just want to do the work my self to keep the cost down.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks