OK to spur lights from ring main?

[knnelg]

Hi,

I want to add wall lights to a room, but don't have access to the floor above, so can't easily access the lighting circuit.

There is a power socket on the wall where I want the wall lights. Is it permissible to take a fused spur from the ring main for the wall lights?

Regards,

Glenn

 

[The Ghost]

Yep

 

[Baddegg]

Yarp

 

[richy3333]

Burp

 

[Pete999]

Da

 

[knnelg]

Cheers guys

 

[DefyG]

usually! sure it is a ring circuit? few other 'ifs and buts' but mostly ok.

 

[MDJ]

Hi,

I want to add wall lights to a room, but don't have access to the floor above, so can't easily access the lighting circuit.

There is a power socket on the wall where I want the wall lights. Is it permissible to take a fused spur from the ring main for the wall lights?

Regards,

Glenn

Out of interest and I honestly am not being nasty, are you an Electrician ?

 

[knnelg]

Hi MDJ,

Out of interest and I honestly am not being nasty, are you an Electrician ?

Not anymore. I served my time as an industrial electrician, then moved to Electrical draughtsman, then Electrical commissioning engineer. But around 25 years ago I went into IT.

So I'm comfortable with electrics, but like to ensure I'm not violating any regs. Things have changed since the years I was on the tools.