Changing light fixtures (wiring mess)

[The Ghost]

Don't forget your intumescent gasket to fit behind the rose before you secure it to the ceiling or put the wires in.

 

[asweby]

Thanks for all the assistance guys.

Going to get a spark out this week to ensure it’s all safe, given that there’ll be a newborn sleeping in the room.

 

[pirate]

Ah...what would we do with a tumescent gasket!

 

[multimick]

Ah...what would we do with a tumescent gasket!

not being funny ,but that's what you get from step by step instructions,an absolute mess

 

[asweby]

I personally didn’t think it was that bad, but then again I’m not a professional.

 

[123]

Don't forget your intumescent gasket to fit behind the rose before you secure it to the ceiling or put the wires in.

Why is that?

 

[shaun1]

I personally didn’t think it was that bad, but then again I’m not a professional.

It may seem like everything is connected, but poor terminations can work loose eather when you move it to fix it up or later on due to expantion and contraction with the heat, vibrations etc.

It is these poor connections (which often work still) that can overheat due to high resistance and eventually cause a fire. It's less likely in a lighting circuit due to the low currents involved, but not impossible.

 

[Marvo]

All in and secure.

Not all the earths fit in to the standalone terminal but they are all twisted together and taped with electrical tape. Is that going to be a problem?

This is the 4th ceiling rose I've installed, but ipf has put the fear in me given that this is in my unborn child’s nursery.

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Seriously, that wiring is not to standard. Poor terminations cause fires. I'm sure it works but please get a sparky in to do it properly, it should literally take 15 minutes to make it safe. Maybe also get him/her to check the other wiring you've done previously as well.

 

[The Ghost]

Why is that?

Comply with building regs to make any openings fireproof.

 

[telectrix]

not in this case. a house is 1 fire compartment in itself. .