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Hi, everyone
I'm moving some light fittings. The current fittings are wired so there is only a switched live to each fitting. The permanent live is fed to a junction box along with the switch and the switched lives go from there to the fittings.
The existing wiring is a real mess - literally just laying on top of the plasterboard under the insulation. When I re-do the wiring I will clip it to the joists, but - 2 questions.
1) Do I have to use fireproof clips or are the plastic ones I've been using for years still ok
2) The whole place is wired like this, including the socket wiring. Mostly done in the 80's although there have certainly been some changes over the years. Is/was this legal, or should all the cables be clipped?
Thanks
I'm moving some light fittings. The current fittings are wired so there is only a switched live to each fitting. The permanent live is fed to a junction box along with the switch and the switched lives go from there to the fittings.
The existing wiring is a real mess - literally just laying on top of the plasterboard under the insulation. When I re-do the wiring I will clip it to the joists, but - 2 questions.
1) Do I have to use fireproof clips or are the plastic ones I've been using for years still ok
2) The whole place is wired like this, including the socket wiring. Mostly done in the 80's although there have certainly been some changes over the years. Is/was this legal, or should all the cables be clipped?
Thanks