install new light in middle of roof, what if cable too short?

baza890 · Tuesday at 12:02 AM

So this is where i need the light in the middle, i will remove the light that is on the wall, im afraid that the switch wire will be short, the switch is on the same wall just right of the white trunking u see on the far right of the picture. this wall is plastered alrdy so not sure if i will be able to put in a new wire

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newfutile · Tuesday at 9:15 AM

If you can't run a new cable,you will need a maintenance free joint box,wago do one but there are a few rules that need to be followed,I think wago box are called connexbox now

baza890 · Wednesday at 3:49 PM

newfutile said:
If you can't run a new cable,you will need a maintenance free joint box,wago do one but there are a few rules that need to be followed,I think wago box are called connexbox now

bit of an update removed the tiles and such, will need to remove the light from the wall, was thinking how do i get the switch wire to the white JB or to connect to the new light that i will install in the middle of the ceiling? or where I removed the light do i just connect the wires into a wago or the maintence free joint box that you mentioned, have them pushed back into the wall then have it plastered over?

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westward10 · Wednesday at 4:09 PM

If you are removing the wall light I suspect that cable will pull up out of the capping. Any joints you need to extend the cables need maintenance free joints.

baza890 · Wednesday at 10:29 PM

westward10 said:
If you are removing the wall light I suspect that cable will pull up out of the capping. Any joints you need to extend the cables need maintenance free joints.

yh i think i just remove the light, from the wall and then connect the cable thats coming from the jb into the wall with the switch wire thats going into the light do I use wagos, or should i get a maintenance free jb tape it up and leave it in the wall to get plastered over

westward10 · Wednesday at 10:37 PM

Is there not an electrician that can help you?
Is this your own home?

baza890 · Wednesday at 11:39 PM

westward10 said:
Is there not an electrician that can help you?
Is this your own home?

an electrician did come down but he was assigned to installing other things and he was on the clock he just advised that with the new light we're installing use the cable from the light we removed from the other wall, you could see it in the picture where it loops back clipped on the beam, but he didn't know we were removing the light on the other wall aswell. So just trying to see what wire I need to use to install the new light.

so this was the wire we removed it from the other fixing light which was ont he other wall and he told us to use this. but we're disconnecting the other light from the other wall thats the only light left thats in the room so im assuming the switch wire is connected to that one?

and yes it is, wouldn't be doing this to a customers house haha not that i'm employed as an electrician or anything i just did my level 3 about 5-6 yrs ago and just started getting back into electrics doing bits and bobs.