Recessed lighting Question?.
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saltyseadog
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Recessed lighting Question?.
A few years back I put in three x 3w recessed lights under the kitchen units in my kitchen (see photos). They have been very long lasting but now one of them has failed. I went onto Ebay and found a supplier for what looked like the same lights spec wise. They arrived yesterday but they are just the light part, the plastic converter piece (see photo) was not with them. I contacted the seller who said that these lights didn't need it and were connected direct to the mains. That may be well and good but the wires on the new lights are grey and white. I contacted him again asking him which one corresponded to the brown or live wire and he hasn't replied yet. In the meantime as the folks here have advised me before I thought I should ask the experts what they think?. At present I have all three lights daisy chained on a single 2 conductor wire from a plug in the wall with a simple in line light switch between the plug and the first light.
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Recessed lighting Question?.
If the lights are 240v it will not matter which way round you connect them, but for simplicity, connect them all the same way round
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Recessed lighting Question?.
Theory all low voltage lighting (230 volt) other than the pendent should have an earth supplied even if not used, but the earth is not required with extra low voltage (12 volt), so to swap extra low voltage to low voltage they should be rewired.
You have to assess the risk and decide if to comply or not. Until 1966 we did not need the earth and we did not seem to have a lot of problems, but if you have an EICR done it will likely fail, so up to you.
You have to assess the risk and decide if to comply or not. Until 1966 we did not need the earth and we did not seem to have a lot of problems, but if you have an EICR done it will likely fail, so up to you.