Safely split ceiling lamp for three bulbs.

[Spools]

You're working under Austrian rules, but in the UK that assumption needs to be checked with the appropriate test equipment.

I'll have to ask my Austrian buddy. Thankfully I have my mulitmeter 8,000 miles away in my LA storage unit.

But regardless of UK or Austria, is it common to plug G to G the same way you plug L to L and N to N when using push connectors for lamp fixtures in ceilings?

 

[brianmoooore]

is it common to plug G to G the same way you plug L to L and N to N when using push connectors for lamp fixtures in ceilings?

Yes, the grounds can be joined together in the same way as the lives and neutrals. The only difference is that the connector for the grounds isn't required to be inside an enclosure, like that for the lives and neutrals, but would normally be enclosed with the others.

 

[Spools]

Yes, the grounds can be joined together in the same way as the lives and neutrals. The only difference is that the connector for the grounds isn't required to be inside an enclosure, like that for the lives and neutrals, but would normally be enclosed with the others.

Interesting. I guess my next concern is the enclosure you're speaking of.

I don't have an enclosure for the Wago connectors.
I have an enclosure from the ceiling naturally for the extension cord I'll be connecting.

But once I get to the drift wood/lamp I've made, I was just going to neatly tuck the cabling out of sight (it hangs way overhead out of sight) Is it safe to just wrap the WAGO connector in electric tape?

 

[Spools]

Alright - tried to make it as clean as possible and it works great.
No housing for the WAGO connectors, but I wrapped em in a bit of electrical tape. What do you guys think?

 

[James]

Looks nice

NEEDS TO HAVE AN ENCLOSURE FOR THE CONNECTIONS.

 

[Spools]

Looks nice

NEEDS TO HAVE AN ENCLOSURE FOR THE CONNECTIONS.

Can you expand on the closure and why? What does the enclosure protect?

 

[James]

This article is pretty good.

Unsheathed Basic Insulation Outside Enclosure - Explained

Had a Landlord or Homebuyer Report & Received a Code For "Unsheathed Basic Insulation"? We Untangle The Mystery and Explain it in Plain English

www.electricblu.co.uk

 

[littlespark]

We don’t know Austrian regs… so the need for an enclosure may not be the same as it is in UK. but the fact you can get WAGOs suggests you can get the boxes too.

 

[Avo Mk8]

Can you expand on the closure and why? What does the enclosure protect?

One of the principles of electrical safety is that no single failure should cause a hazard.
So cables have two layers of insulation, on the individual wires, and then a sheath over.
And when you come to join cables, you put all the single insulated wires in a box to provide the second layer of insulation, and this also means that if a live wire were to come out of a Wago connector, it would be contained within the box, and not be a hazard to someone touching it.
So in the UK it is mandatory to put wire joints in a suitable insulated box, including all single insulated wires, and anchor the cables.
You should not be able to see the single insulated coloured wires, or the connectors.
I imagine the regulations are the same where you are!

 

[James]

We don’t know Austrian regs… so the need for an enclosure may not be the same as it is in UK. but the fact you can get WAGOs suggests you can get the boxes too.

OOPS, didn’t spot that the post related to Australia

the advice I have given is still sound, it would be safer if contained in a box.
however I can’t comment on the wiring regulations down under so it may or may not be a legal requirement.