Browse Forums General Discussion Re: buying lights overseas 5Mar 05, 2013 12:00 pm Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: buying lights overseas 10Mar 06, 2013 7:39 pm Jemathonical I replaced my old lights in my bathroom the other weekend and found they weren't earthed, even though there was an earth terminal on the fitting. The earth core was just cut off at the sheath...... This house was built in 1995 so I don't know if standards have changed or if it was wired incorrect at the time. I'm pretty sure earthing of light fittings came in well before 1995. Given your description, I'd say it was one of two things: the original light didn't require an earth (although even a basic batten holder (which are commonly fitted to new houses) has an earth terminal), or the fitting was changed at some stage after the build (although the brass fitting most likely wouldn't have been double insulated). I had couple of quotations from pre-covid times, I am quite sure they are more expensive now plus with current USD rate and shipping costs it makes them really unaffordable. 6 24308 Thanks. There are plenty of builders around my suburb. I'll make sure to do some door-to-door knocking, or note their building details on the temp fence. 4 4737 So I'm just reading up on this ecosystem of lights. I'm planning on putting deck lights along the outside edge of a large deck. Will need about 3 packs (18 lights) plus… 0 23016 |