Spur Lighting Circuit

The existing wire is the usual 1mm.

Spur lighting circuit. I ve done wall socket spurs before but this is my first lighting spur. Prepare the cable route for the spur from the junction box to the new lighting point using 1mm 2 two core and earth spur cable. Can you take a feed spur from it. I a ceiling rose to bs 67 ii a luminaire supporting coupler to bs 6972 or bs 7001 iii a batten lampholder to bs 7895 bs en 60238 or bs en 61184 iv a luminaire designed to be connected directly to the circuit wiring.

Any junction box must either be accessible for maintenance or be maintenance free wago connectors for one example. You say the wall light has its own switch. Lighting isn t on a ring it s on a radial circuit. Unscrew the junction box cover.

Feed the spur cable into the junction box. Cut off the power supply to the relevant circuit from the consumer unit. The spur must be connected to the existing circuit using the same cable as used in the main circuit. Each house should ideally have at least two lighting circuits.

Yes you can spur a socket from the lighting circuit but use a round pin socket place labels on it and the c u and make a note in the cert. Make a diagram of where all the cores connect. Discuss spur from a lighting circuit. 13 amp socket spur off lighting circuit.

Hi all i want to connect the electricals of an outdoor security camera to an existing outside light circuit. 553 04 lighting points 553 04 01 at each fixed lighting point one of the following accessories shall be used. As far as i can tell i have the circuit detailed at the top of this page method 1 as i see no junction boxes in my loft and each rose only appears to have one cable running to it house was built 2008 and we re in scotland if that tends towards a certain circuit style. Mar 26 2011 12 hedgehogs are a different matter but we all have to put up with little pricks at times.

Discussion in electricians talk started by bob1892 may 12 2016. American electrical advice forum. You can see how to wire a spur to an existing socket from the images below.