Ceiling rose wiring question

[Kernow Jim]

Hello,

My first post here, apologies for any incorrect terminology and what might seem a daft question and thanks in advance for any advice!

I've 'fitted' a ceiling rose in place of an existing chandelier style light fitting. When I removed the chandelier there were three core wires which fed into these little plastic terminal(?) connectors (I'll try to upload a photo of them)

Out of these there was a red live wire (which I believe to be the switch wire), a blue neutral wire and a green and yellow earth wire.

My question is can I keep the terminal blocks (if that's what hey're called??) and simply wire the as follows - red (switch wire) to the live, blue to the neutral and earth to the earth of the rose terminals? The same as the attached image below?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You could do that, but (although they weren't) those connector blocksand an unsheathed sections of cable should be in an enclosure, and should be accessible for inspection & testing.

But why not use the rose the way it's meant to be?

 

[Kernow Jim]

Thanks for the quick response. It's appreciated.

It's my first encounter with a rose and I didn't want to take out those connector blocks as I wasn't 100% sure what they were actually doing. It's a fair question though. So, could I just simply remove the connector blocks and terminate all the wires in the rose? I'm confident that I've identified the live switch cable so I should be fairly comfortable making sure they all go in the right place (famous last words).

Can I ask, is it dangerous for the cables and blocks not to be in an enclosure? Have slight concerns that much of the rest of the house will be wired in the same way!

 

[sparkwright]

Terminals blocks should be in an enclosure, but when it comes to light fittings it's unfortunately common to stuff the connectors into ceiling void if space is limited. Tape is sometimes used to insulate the connectors, but it's all a bit rough.

You would be wise to terminate all your connections into the ceiling rose. You may find it fiddly to do though.

 

[Kernow Jim]

Thanks. I'll have a look at doing that this weekend when I've got some daylight to work with. For now, I've just wired it as I described in my first post and the light works fine, but I will terminate everything to the rose just to be sure. I appreciate the feedback.