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What is the best way to wire ceiling lights?

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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0 Alan Capon over 4 years ago

I agree, looping in to a ceiling rose is by far the most common, and probably the cheapest. I always liked the method in a house I lived in a few years back - two large junction boxes, one for upstairs, one for downstairs. It was easy for decoration, as you could connect two rooms to one lightswitch while you were wall papering. It also gave lots of space for adding additional lights. Its downside was longer cable runs.

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Alan.
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0 Alan Capon over 4 years ago

I agree, looping in to a ceiling rose is by far the most common, and probably the cheapest. I always liked the method in a house I lived in a few years back - two large junction boxes, one for upstairs, one for downstairs. It was easy for decoration, as you could connect two rooms to one lightswitch while you were wall papering. It also gave lots of space for adding additional lights. Its downside was longer cable runs.

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