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Title: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Freespirit on Jan 15^th, 2015, 8:57pm

Hi guys,
I'm new on here and this is my first post so be gentle with me.
I have a question. I'm a fairly capable DIY enthusiast, but something has me beat.
Recently my daughter bought a second hand chandelier from Next from a private seller on eBay.
The chandeliers have three clear cables with silver wires, a green earth wire and an integral earth attached inside.
At the ceiling rose I am fortunate that I only have three wires, brown (live) blue (neutral) and green/yellow (Earth) but to which do I attach the three clear cables on the chandelier?
Thanks.

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Lectrician on Jan 16^th, 2015, 1:17pm

Each of the silver wires will be a live and neutral inside each clear cable. There is likely as many clear cables as there are lamp holders? One per lamp holder.

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Freespirit on Jan 16^th, 2015, 10:24pm

Thanks, no the odd thing is there are six lamp holders I think but three clear cables with silver wires and one earth...I can post a pic maybe?

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Lectrician on Jan 17^th, 2015, 9:36am

Post a pic of lamp and ceiling, I will merge them ;)

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Freespirit on Jan 19^th, 2015, 9:12pm

[gallery]Freespirit/1421698973.jpg[/gallery]
That's the chandelier's wiring the ceiling has brown (live) blue (neutral) and earth so three cables :-/

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Lectrician on Jan 21^st, 2015, 6:41am

One of the cores will be earth, live, neutral. Is there no ident on them? No thin coloured line or letters?

You will need to beep this out with a multimeter if no ident.

Don't guess, you could end up making the whole thing live.

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by CWatters on Jan 23^rd, 2015, 5:54pm

The Next brand started in 1982ish. I can't imagine that wiring was legal in 1982 so perhaps it was rewired by the original owner? I would be very careful.

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by Lectrician on Jan 23^rd, 2015, 8:25pm

Many modern light fittings use this flex, but it's terminated into a labelled terminal block, and the inner cores are usually marked with a coloured line or dashes.

Title: Re: Wiring Chandeliers
Post by CWatters on Jan 24^th, 2015, 12:58pm

Thanks. Didn't know that.