downlights

[tipex]

hi al, im no electrician but i changed the previous downlights today. Previously they had a transformer and now straight 240v.
Anyway all i did was just remove the transformers and put all the wires in the new lights. hope your still with me.:snore:
My question is' all the wires you see in the pictures are they legal for a 5 year cert cause im rentin the house out or do the need to be put in a like juction box. many thanks. (need any help with your floors give me a shout)

 

[ruston]

Rough as the proverbial. Get them done properly in a suitable junction box.

 

[Mark_Burgess]

Any living space above that room?

 

[tipex]

Rough as the proverbial. Get them done properly in a suitable junction box.

thanks for that, i thought the same but this is how it was left from the previous electrician all i did was take away the transformers and only 2 of them, i clearly remember suppling 4 transformers

 

[tipex]

Any living space above that room?

no mate attics above

 

[telectrix]

whoever installed them like that was a cowboy. replace those choc blocs with suitable connectors in enclosures. line connectors with wagos inside, or clikfit connectors.

 

[ruston]

Even ELV cables should be in an enclosure . You really need to get that lot sorted out, get a local sparky to do it for you , He will know what is required. This type of lighting runs quite hot and can easily damage cables, especially if they are unprotected like that.

 

[tipex]

thanks for the advice, i will but this is why a couple of weeks ago i asked how you choose an electrician, this guy came highly recommened, as soon as i looked in the attic today i new it was a bodge job. this is 11 year old work by the way

 

[telectrix]

looks more like an 11 year old's work to me.

 

[ruston]

thanks for the advice, i will but this is why a couple of weeks ago i asked how you choose an electrician, this guy came highly recommened, as soon as i looked in the attic today i new it was a bodge job. this is 11 year old work by the way

You need to rattle his cage then.(if you still know his whereabouts). That job is an abortion, Though sadly not uncommon.

 

[Rockingit]

looks more like an 11 year old's work to me.

Nah, I must have been at least 13 by that job.

 

[tipex]

wow, thanks dont no where he is ,like i said it was 11 years ago,
If i just put the junction boxes in would that be ok then.
Can't wait to see the other bathroom

 

[ruston]

Sorry I can't advise you to do it yourself , there are regulations to adhere to, but I would get it done and have the rest checked if you have concerns.

 

[jpm646]

You could put the connections on chock boxes save making all the cables off again

 

[telectrix]

You could put the connections on chock boxes save making all the cables off again

always assuming that the existing connections are good, then just fitting a choc box around them would be the easiest option. however, seeing the abortion the previous guy made3 at the lights, what's it like further upstream?