Ikea lights- no earth connection

[Lai]

I have bought two Ikea lights now, neither of them have an earth connection. I have read a bit on line and saw that you are supposed to tape up and put in a terminal block. Could someone elaborate on this for me? Do I just buy green and yellow tape and cover the exposed wires and then put it in a 5A terminal block then leave it hanging in the light fitting?

Had trouble with ikea lights in getting them flush with the ceiling. anyone else had this problem?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You don't need tape. Just put the earth wires (with G/Y sleeving on the exposed sections) into a connector block. It is vitally important that they are properly connected to each other.

 

[Lai]

Thanks for your reply! So forgive me for being a simpleton, but I don't know how to put G/Y sleeving on the exposed sections? It already has sleeving on but then there is about 1.5cm of the small thin copper wires screwed into the existing ceiling rose back plate- which i will be removing. Can i twist these small wires up and put them into a connector block?

Does it matter which connector block?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Thanks for your reply! So forgive me for being a simpleton, but I don't know how to put G/Y sleeving on the exposed sections? It already has sleeving on

Then you don't need to put any on.

Can i twist these small wires up and put them into a connector block?

Shouldn't be any need to twist them

Does it matter which connector block?

Smaller the better if you want to get it into the light. 2-3A size will be fine.

 

[Lai]

Thanks for your help. Can I run through my next steps with you just to check I am doing the right thing.

1- Turn mains off! Existing standard ceiling rose has 2 blue wires 2 brown wires 1 green/yellow.
2- Unscrew outer blue and brown wires to remove existing light
3- Unscrew ceiling rose back plate, unscrew earth wire and remaining blue and brown wire from existing ceiling rose.
4- screw in a flat plate hook that comes with the light from Ikea.
5- connect brown and blue wires coming from ceiling into the L and N connector on ikea light
6- get a 3A connector and put the earth wire from ceiling and put it in it
7- hook ikea light onto hook and screw up to make flush with ceiling.

I live in a tenement flat on the top floor- don't have access to above ceiling.
I cant check what the original ceiling rose was screwed into. Shall I just use the existing holes?

Are there special screws that I can use to help with the weight of the new pendant light?