Ceiling light ikea

[Maria]

I have a ceiling light from ikea that the wires need shortening to be able to fit. How do i earth it after shortening wires into a junction block that was on the old light when the ikea light has no earth? 

 

[Andy™]

put the earths in a terminal block

 

[Maria]

Hello I hve the earth from ceiling into a earthing terminal block . I have shortened the wire of light cable with ikeas own terminal block removed due to the excessive length of wire to allow it to fit. I hve put wires together in the terminal block that was their from the old light. Do I now need to earth the ikea light as I have removed there terminal insulated block

 

[Andy™]

maybe. maybe not. depends what their instructions say

 

[ProDave]

Was it a 2 core or 3 core flex BEFORE you shortened it? i.e. was there an earth core before you shortened it?

 

[Maria]

They don’t say anything 

 

[Andy™]

They don’t say anything 

there should be instructions. if not, take it ack as not fit for purpose

 

[Maria]

Hello it’s a 2 core light wire with L & N and no earth. Old light was earthed into terminal. Earth from ceiling still in terminal as originally not required. 

With new light as comes in ikea insulation block 

 

[NozSpark]

Did the light have 3 terminals in the block that you removed (one connected to the metal of the fitting by a solid tag)?

 

[Evans Electric]

Also , on the new light ,  can you see the "Double Insulated " symbol     .  One square inside another square,   may be on the box  or a sticker on the flex .   It doesn't matter what the old light had   , sometimes the Earth is not required. 

Is it made from metal ?   

 

[Sidney]

Can you provide a link to the light on the Ikea website?

 

[kerching]

Just to,expand upon @Evans Electric point

if the NEW fitting is metal,it doesn't necessarily mean it needs earthing......as he said, look for a symbol of a square inside a slightly later square

if it has this symbol then connect all the earth wires into a connector and just leave them

 

[binky]

IKEA at their best!  . From what I've seen they don't like earth terminals and it probably doesn't need one. This makes installation tricky as they often supply an enclosed terminal block which is a pita to use with standard cabling. Can you post a photo link from say photobucket?

 

[Andy™]

Can you post a photo link from say photobucket?

who even uses photobucket these days, especially since they decided they want something like £400 per year...

 

[binky]

a.n.other photo link site then!

 

[Doc Hudson]

I would be inclined to think it is a double insulated fitting, quite a lot of Ikea lights are.

Doc H.