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Loop in method for Lighting Circuits

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Anyone still wire loop lives at the pendant/light fitting for new Lighting circuits ? I insist that its not permitted due to past experiences. Always feel the average diyer thinks that turning the light switch off is safe enough to do when replacing a Light fitting which puts them at further risk of shock. Someone said recently that it's still acceptable to wire this way and often the wiring of choice for new Lighting ccts in new build housing ?
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    I live my luxury life style due to D.I.Y.er bodges. It is Saturday morning, wife nags husband to get new decorative light installed. They buy one at the local shed. He finds woodworm eaten steps in garage and turns off the mains. He tries to fit the new light over the ceiling rose but the rose gets in the way, the ceiling rose is removed. "Have you finished yet" shouts wife, "I want it installed before X arrives".


    Husband wires up new light fitting (or "luminaire" for the more exotic amongst us), he wires all reds together, all blacks together and may connect the bare earths, unsleeved , if the wind is blowing in the right direction.


    Note. For younger viewers please read: He connects all blues together, and all browns together etc.


    Light fitting is now installed. He turns mains back on, operates light switch and all lights now go off as the lighting fuse blows or M.C.B. trips off. Wife not happy.


    He then calls me in after fiddling about trying to correct the fault for an hour with no success.


    Gawd bless the D.I.Y.er.


    Z.




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    I live my luxury life style due to D.I.Y.er bodges. It is Saturday morning, wife nags husband to get new decorative light installed. They buy one at the local shed. He finds woodworm eaten steps in garage and turns off the mains. He tries to fit the new light over the ceiling rose but the rose gets in the way, the ceiling rose is removed. "Have you finished yet" shouts wife, "I want it installed before X arrives".


    Husband wires up new light fitting (or "luminaire" for the more exotic amongst us), he wires all reds together, all blacks together and may connect the bare earths, unsleeved , if the wind is blowing in the right direction.


    Note. For younger viewers please read: He connects all blues together, and all browns together etc.


    Light fitting is now installed. He turns mains back on, operates light switch and all lights now go off as the lighting fuse blows or M.C.B. trips off. Wife not happy.


    He then calls me in after fiddling about trying to correct the fault for an hour with no success.


    Gawd bless the D.I.Y.er.


    Z.




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