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If the box has cable clamps then that will prevent the cable moving and becoming loose so it’s not necessarily needed to secure the box but it’s not hard to do, so I’d personally fix it in place , above any insulation if possible.

Yes, the ones I'm looking at have the clamps to secure the cables and the terminal block sits in the middle.

As an aside, is it best practice to keep cables and junction boxes above the insulation. Might be a job, the previous owner installed about two foot of it up there!!!
 
Yes, the ones I'm looking at have the clamps to secure the cables and the terminal block sits in the middle.

As an aside, is it best practice to keep cables and junction boxes above the insulation. Might be a job, the previous owner installed about two foot of it up there!!!
If possible I would always fix above the insulation so it’s more accessible to find and being a screw terminal connection, it needs to be kept accessible for future inspection and testing.
Appreciate that it’s not always possible on existing wiring
 
If possible I would always fix above the insulation so it’s more accessible to find and being a screw terminal connection, it needs to be kept accessible for future inspection and testing.
Appreciate that it’s not always possible on existing wiring

I would think that logically but I might be hard pressed to do that in the current situation. Thanks for the guidance.
 
Hence the reason for me mentioning maintenance free connectors...
 
Sorry, just to check, the terminal connector I was thinking of using is 16amp, I believe this is suitable for a lighting cable extension?
 
the quickwire is maintenance free, no need for earth sleeve, easy fit in seconds. £5 a pop. also has the facility of adding another light if required. .
 

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