Looking for help on lighting cables *yawn*

kayzee

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I swear there was a 'home' section on here!? Oh well.

I'm looking to get some coloured cabling for a new light but unfortunately...

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Round Electric Cable covered by Rayon fabric ZigZag RZ15 Orange

Choice of length
Choice of cores

Do I need to order cabling that goes all the way back to the light switch or can it be plumbed into what's in the ceiling already, thus needing only 'what's on show' if I do need the longer amount, is there an easy way to tell how much I need?

Relating to cores I believe most systems don't have the extra earth cable but again, is there an easy way to check? I don't want to start taking things apart too much before ordering!
 
Just order the length you need from the ceiling rose plus a bit extra for terminating.

I'd always advise to use a 3 core, if there isn't an earth connection and it's double insulated then just coil the spare earth cable up in the rose.
 
Yeah wondered if that was an option cheers. Considering I know nothing ;) is this something that can be attempted DIY or better off getting someone qualified in!

This is the piece of crap I need to get rid of, and replace with a normal bulb and shade...

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