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Earth ? Light fitting ikea

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  • 01-11-2010 8:09pm
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    potsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭


    Hi all

    Quick question. I just bough a light fitting from ikea for my bathroom. There us no earth on the fitting yet the is an earth wire at the point innmy ceiling. Should I just close off the earth? Any suggestions?


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    Kippure
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭Kippure


    potsy11 wrote: »
    Hi all

    Quick question. I just bough a light fitting from ikea for my bathroom. There us no earth on the fitting yet the is an earth wire at the point innmy ceiling. Should I just close off the earth? Any suggestions?

    Is there an Double insulated sign on the fitting or in the instructions sheet? Ie It will be a small symbol, 2 boxes, one inside the other.


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    Davy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    fig7.jpg

    If it has this, you dont need the earth on it. It should also be on the cardboard box that it came in.


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    potsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭potsy11


    Kippure wrote: »
    Is there an Double insulated sign on the fitting or in the instructions sheet? Ie It will be a small symbol, 2 boxes, one inside the other.

    Yes. There is a double box on the fitting.


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    potsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭potsy11


    Davy wrote: »
    fig7.jpg

    If it has this, you dont need the earth on it. It should also be on the cardboard box that it came in.

    Is it ok to tape/close off the earth


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    Bruthal
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    Just make sure there is only one earth wire in the ceiling point. There could be 2 which would need to be connected together.
    Then you can just put it in a single connector and leave there where it can be used in future if required for a different fitting.


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