Just in the process of re decoration in the hall/landing. On the landing it has a wall light fitted.
Ive got a replacment wall light which has a steel backing (I know techinicaly metal should be earthed but none of the lighting system is earthed and other metal fittings were in the house when i bought it 6yrs ago)do i have to have an earth fitted for metal fittings or is it a case of 'grandfather rites'??
back to the other problem
I made safe the lighting circuit
removed the current wall light to find it wired up with bell wire!!!! (the previous owner was an electrician!!!! he also plasterd connector block straight in the wall when extending sockets and fitted the gas hob ignitor directly to the 32A cooker supply!!!!)
checked the loft and its wired up to the connector block up there.
SO im now thinking I cant be doing with chacing out the wall etc... i might as well fit a ceiling rose.
My questions are....
as a none qualified person can i replace the cable in the wall or replace with ceiling rose??
If i do replace the cable do i have to add an earth to the system
I know i could just do this.... i have access to some nice 1.5mm red and black so could do it as pre 'P'. My dad was an electrician and passed a lot of knowledge on but unfortunatly he passed away last year so I cant call him up anymore :(
Many thanks