Grunff wrote:
-=D@n=- wrote:

I replaced some external lights yesterday, the usual black lantern
type. Anyway, when I was trying to fit one, the corroded earth wire
coming from the wall snapped off completely. The instructions for
the lights say they must be earthed, is this definitely the case?

Yes.


There's no way I can be chuffed running a new wire.

Then should you really be messing with electrics?


What's the worst that can happen?

You could die.

Worse still, someone other than you could die.

I agree with all that... *but*...

Your other option is to find a plastic framed double insulated light - that
wouldn't need an earth.

Remember too that the earth doesn't have to be in the same bit of T+E as the
supply. You can run a single earth from the nearest point you can get at. As
long as the light chassis is earthed it won't care where it comes from.