Replacing Wall Lights Wiring.

[Stephen Hirst]

Hi I'm replacing a pair of wall lights, which currently have two lights per wall light for two single ones. Currently there are two live, two neutral and an earth going into each light.
New LED light just has one live one neutral and a sleeved entry cable to for the house wires. States specifically do not earth. There is one plastic connector inside a plastic box on the light, with three connections, only the outer two being used. Do I just combine the current two live and two neutral connecting them both to their respective connections and what do I do with the existing earth wire. Any help appreciated, not an electrician, but it seems silly to get one out if it turns out to be very simple.
Wife will also be changing ceiling light, thankfully not bought anything yet as that has six bulbs. I may need to surrender at that stage.

 

[Spoon]

Hi mate. Welcome to the forum.
Just so I'm clear on what you are doing....
Each current wall light fittings have 2 lights. You are replacing the fitting with one that has only 1 light.
Each current wall light fitting has 2 live wires, 2 neutral wires & 2 earth wires going to them.
Do you have pics of the current wiring, current light fittings and new fittings.. It's a Monday and my brain hasn't switched on properly yet..

 

[Pete999]

Hi I'm replacing a pair of wall lights, which currently have two lights per wall light for two single ones. Currently there are two live, two neutral and an earth going into each light.
New LED light just has one live one neutral and a sleeved entry cable to for the house wires. States specifically do not earth. There is one plastic connector inside a plastic box on the light, with three connections, only the outer two being used. Do I just combine the current two live and two neutral connecting them both to their respective connections and what do I do with the existing earth wire. Any help appreciated, not an electrician, but it seems silly to get one out if it turns out to be very simple.
Wife will also be changing ceiling light, thankfully not bought anything yet as that has six bulbs. I may need to surrender at that stage.

The connector in the middle that you say has nothing connected to it, may be and this only a guess could be used as a place to terminate the earth wires, could be wrong but without looking at the fittings it's difficult to tell.

 

[Stephen Hirst]

Many thanks for replies, hopefully adding some photos.

 

[Pete999]

View attachment 39017 Many thanks for replies, hopefully adding some photos.

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If it was me I would park the earth wires in that spare connector.

 

[Stephen Hirst]

If it was me I would park the earth wires in that spare connector.

If it was me I would park the earth wires in that spare connector.

Im assuming then that would just terminate it, not earth the light? Also do I put both existing neutral and live wires, that is two wires for each into the correct connection in the choc box. Two in one out so to speak. Thanks for all the help so far everybody.

 

[Hellmooth]

Yes one pair will come in and the other out to the next light so put both lives into the single live of the new fitting, both neutrals into the single neutral and the earth into the spare connector, as long as it is spare and not connected to anything.

 

[Stephen Hirst]

Thanks Helmont. It’s the middle one in second picture. The live and neutral you can see, are the light live and neutral, so surely if I connect the wall earth there, it will end there? It’s just a three terminal connection inside a plastic box, with the live and neutral light wires already connected. No idea what all the other gubbins, red wires etc, inside the light do!! Presume the other box inside light transforms the power down for LED light? Thanks. Please confirm if you think I’m right.