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<blockquote data-quote="martd77" data-source="post: 73354" data-attributes="member: 5458"><p>We had some work done by a british gas electrician in my daughters bedroom about 3yrs ago, he replaced and rewired 3 sockets because he said it was "old" wiring but they have been since to do a routine check and not said anything?</p><p></p><p>The house was built about 1950 and our surveyors report said the house had been rewired,clearly it hadnt because even though the wiring from the mains box looks relatively new (grey pvc),we did find in daughter bedroom "rubber cabling" which had perished.</p><p></p><p>The ceiling cables look like pvc to me and look in good condition but not having the "earth" makes me not want to connect the lights,yes it does say "this appliance must be earthed" on both lights,ill take them back and try find some that dont, the one i bought was a long 6 bar spotlight for the kitchen and thats obviously metal "chrome" bars etc</p><p></p><p>Thanks ill look at different lights "class 2",failing that ill get a local electrician to come and do me a quote for redoing the lighting wires</p><p></p><p>thanks</p><p></p><p>most helpful</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martd77, post: 73354, member: 5458"] We had some work done by a british gas electrician in my daughters bedroom about 3yrs ago, he replaced and rewired 3 sockets because he said it was "old" wiring but they have been since to do a routine check and not said anything? The house was built about 1950 and our surveyors report said the house had been rewired,clearly it hadnt because even though the wiring from the mains box looks relatively new (grey pvc),we did find in daughter bedroom "rubber cabling" which had perished. The ceiling cables look like pvc to me and look in good condition but not having the "earth" makes me not want to connect the lights,yes it does say "this appliance must be earthed" on both lights,ill take them back and try find some that dont, the one i bought was a long 6 bar spotlight for the kitchen and thats obviously metal "chrome" bars etc Thanks ill look at different lights "class 2",failing that ill get a local electrician to come and do me a quote for redoing the lighting wires thanks most helpful [/QUOTE]
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