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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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    Alarms in most commercial buildings have their own dedicated supply and breaker at the consumer unit. It's acceptable to power an alarm from a ring main (many are) but powering it from a lighting circuit is highly questionable even if it has the advantage that power failures to the alarm will quickly and easily be spotted.


    If anybody moans that Surewire junction boxes are unorthodox and will potentially confuse electricians brought up on ceiling rose junction boxes with loop-in wiring, then an alarm powered from a lighting circuit will be even more confusing (and unexpected) if one causes the fault with the other unless the owner clearly explains to the electrician where the two are connected to one another.
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    Alarms in most commercial buildings have their own dedicated supply and breaker at the consumer unit. It's acceptable to power an alarm from a ring main (many are) but powering it from a lighting circuit is highly questionable even if it has the advantage that power failures to the alarm will quickly and easily be spotted.


    If anybody moans that Surewire junction boxes are unorthodox and will potentially confuse electricians brought up on ceiling rose junction boxes with loop-in wiring, then an alarm powered from a lighting circuit will be even more confusing (and unexpected) if one causes the fault with the other unless the owner clearly explains to the electrician where the two are connected to one another.
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