On 2006-10-22 10:39:38 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Hi All

A customer I was working for last week wants me to go back & move a
light fitting in their bungalow. Only needs to be moved by about 4 ft.

Haven't looked at the ceiling rose yet (very high ceiling), but whilst
in the loft I had a look at the 'back' of it and saw 4 x 1.5mm cables
going to it. None of them are long enough to reach the new location.

One must be the power in, one the power out and one the switch - but
what about number 4? As far as I can see it's the second from last
light in the building. It's all fairly new wiring as it's in an
extension built a few years ago.

Two way switch or wiring to another lamp fitting?


I'll need to mark & note the way the cables are connected and fit a
junction box, but what type? 4 or 6 terminal? And would I be better
off with a 20 or 30 amp to give more room for all those cables?

The challenge is going to be the number of wires. Ceiling roses often
have 4 or 6 way terminal strips to accommodate everything.

One solution is to use a wiring connection unit of the type used for CH
controls

These are a 10 way 15A terminal strip in a box

e.g. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18884&ts=10581

At £3 a pound or so more expensive than one of the round JBs but
negligible in the context of the job.

Another is to go for crimping. Obtain a suitable empty box and make
crimp joints inside it.

For fiddly lighting wiring jobs, I think the wiring centre idea works
well. You know you will have enough terminals and can just run a
length of cable from the original position to the new fitting position
and not need to change anything else.