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What is the best way to wire ceiling lights?

Arran Cameron
The ceiling rose junction box with its loop-in wiring is now really showing its age and is no longer a practical (or even safe) installation for most residents who wish to install fancy light fittings. It is still, however, the most common arrangement for new build houses and rewires, probably as the result of the electrician's training and how they consider it to be the norm or they cannot think of (potentially better) alternatives.


So, what is the best way to wire ceiling lights? Should neutral wires be taken to the switches or not?
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    I've never thought of Roses as being unsafe, they seem fine until people start trying to terminate more cables into them than their design or do you mean working on them at height?


    If light back boxes are deep enough then it is far easier to work on them at virtually eye level and does mean less cables to terminate on the light fittings themselves so bringing power/a neutral to them makes sense. So many homes half recessed spots installed that look great but don't necessarily illuminate areas that well.
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    I've never thought of Roses as being unsafe, they seem fine until people start trying to terminate more cables into them than their design or do you mean working on them at height?


    If light back boxes are deep enough then it is far easier to work on them at virtually eye level and does mean less cables to terminate on the light fittings themselves so bringing power/a neutral to them makes sense. So many homes half recessed spots installed that look great but don't necessarily illuminate areas that well.
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