Ideal Loft Lighting Circuit
In this instance as we are fitting a loft light we need to.
Loft lighting circuit. Step 2 cut existing lighting cable in half. Lighting circuits using the switch as a junction box for garage or loft lighting single light. This does not include the light switches which should be wired in switch wire which contains 2 red cores.
Lighting circuits are wired in two different ways using either junction boxes or loop in ceiling roses. Type two lighting circuit. Cable will be used for lighting.
Step 3 strip. The cable marked supply is connected to the consumer unit or some other source of power such as a fused. Using 1mm cable is allowed for up to 95meters of circuit length.
This arrangement is often used in locations such as garages and lofts where only a single. A lighting circuit can serve up to 12 x 100w bulbs. With your lighting circuit cable identified it s now time to cut into it.
How to wire a light and switch in a loft step 1 locate existing lighting circuit cables in loft.