Down lights install to lighting with no earth

[Dave1982]

Is it non compliant to install 240 V downlights to a lighting circuit with no earth when no earth connection is required at the downlight. A client is having his ceiling lowered and wants spots fitting which would be fire rated. Any advice appreciated. thanks

 

[sonobit]

I dont see the problem really, stick in a cpc regardless. Because A: anything happens or they want something changing most of the time you will be first one back. B: i know guys on here will follow the regs by the book but regs do change and chances are at some point it will be necessary anyway. C: i hate following up jobs where bad sparks over the years will just leave the odd thing here and there and we end up with all the bad habits of past sparkys to sort out. just do it now tell the customer that you strongly recommend it.

 

[Darkwood]

I dont see the problem really, stick in a cpc regardless. Because A: anything happens or they want something changing most of the time you will be first one back. B: i know guys on here will follow the regs by the book but regs do change and chances are at some point it will be necessary anyway. C: i hate following up jobs where bad sparks over the years will just leave the odd thing here and there and we end up with all the bad habits of past sparkys to sort out. just do it now tell the customer that you strongly recommend it.

I think the idea of getting an earth would mean running it from MET which if the case you might as well run in seperate T&E from dist' board he originally asked his question because i assume this isnt an viable option or affordable but yes agree, i had same situe recently and ran new lighting circuit to kitchen and disregarded the existing with no earth just making the customer aware of the safety issues.