How to Wire a Ceiling Rose | One Way Lighting Explained

In this beginners DIY electrical guide i will be showing you how to install a ceiling rose. I will also explain how a one way lighting circuit works and how to diagnose and fix the most common lighting faults. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.
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[@BenjiBooty]

Your videos are brilliant dude! You’re the only person I’ve seen do in depth videos like this so thank you. One thing I’d love to learn if you ever have the time, is how to connect LED strip lights to a light switch. I’m sure it’s more technical but I feel like if I managed to install down lights I should be able to do this too! Thanks dude :)

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[@overswitch6735]

Finally I get it. Your vid is the clearest and easiest to follow of all the vids I’ve watched so far. I feel ready to tackle fitting my new ceiling lights now. Thanks

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Your video was brilliant for the light and switch circuit

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Great video. Just had a set of wires hanging down with no indication on which was switch wire, so your vid showed me how to find the right one. V easy to follow and understand. Cheers.

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[@pikricky]

Another great informative video,I recently fitted new ceiling lights in a friends house using the new Quikwire system and it was brilliant,so straight forward with every wire position easily identified,obviously it's more expensive for the connectors but I couldn't believe how fast it was to connect up the lights

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[@Crystalcliffcavern]

Excellent video, really informative. I now feel really confident I could install a ceiling light and check for various issues. Cheers buddy

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[@eftaxiaskostas]

Mate honestly, you do the most clear and understandable DIY videon on YT. I've just moved in my new home and you've helped me to sort out my electrics very neatly. Many thanks!

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[@adamroutley]

I'm mostly competent with Electrics but always struggle with Switches. This is the simplest explanation on YT that I've found to date and I now understand it fully. I haven't checked if you've done a two way yet but that would be epic if you could. Top work.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for the comment. Glad it's helpful and simple. I dont have a two way but I will record one within the next month as I know people find two way a little more confusing. So please keep an eye out 👍

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[@dubarpeter]

Brilliantly explained and actually performed for us novices. Now light and loop back to original form and working. Now to retry replacing switch with PIR😢

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Great video, easy to follow. More confident in doing projects of my own.

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[@GavinJ]

Just used this to wire my ceiling rose. Very well explained. Mine only one 2 sets of wires so I assumed it was at the end of the circuit. Thanks for the video.

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[@StuartofShrewsbury]

What a great video! They say a picture can tell a thousand words, well that schematic of yours at 1:37 smashes it! never again will I look up at a ceiling rose, unscrew the cover and say..."WTF??"

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[@elliotbates]

really helpful and clear video thanks! what do you do if a new light fitting in a chain only has a live and neutral in it (e.g. led ceiling lights) what do you do with the 'extra' switched live, neutral and earths? (N.B. in this case there is no earths as lights are plastic). thanks!

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Fantastic videos definitely inspired me to attempt my own DIY wiring... however I hit a problem with a bathroom pir install as my existing wiring is a radial or junction box system... appreciate any help... cheers Adey...

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[@childofeternity]

Excellent tutorial. One question if I may; I want to move a ceiling rose around 4ft... would it be ok to extend the loop/switch wires in the loft via wago clips or would I need to replace the whole wiring?

[@artfx9]

I'm colorblind. Wish me luck! 🤞

[@stuartbrowne3358]

Hi fantastic video, very easy to follow, but I have a question, I have the same set up in my lighting as you show on your video, but I would like to add another light over the other side of the room from the same circuit, but I cannot get access to the cealing rose of the existing light, to take a spure of to the other light, but I do have access to the existing cable in the ceiling from the light switch, so can I break into the switch wire and using just the switched live cable, cut that and connect onto that making a loop, so the circuit will then run from one side of the cut switch cable, down the new cable to the new pendant, then back down the other side of the new cable re connecting to the other cut side of the switched live, I think a drawing would probably help show what I mean a bit clearer, as what I have said might not make sence, any advice would be great, cheer stu

[@chelseahodges2275]

Thank you saved me an headache

[@anonimosg10]

really good video and explanation. I am actually trying to change two Ceiling Rose with new lighting. However, the one has 3 cables and the other one two. After changing them the bulb in the 2 cables remains constantly on. But i am not sure where is the issue after making a few changes.

[@brandonrecording2384]

Just to clarify,do you connect the switch wires -neutral and L wire together with the L from the light ? So the 3 L wires together as one ?

[@kevinclark8133]

If I want bedside lights and a wall light in a bedroom, do I loop in and out of these like you say with the roses, room to room. Or do I spur off from the rose in the bedroom to both bedside lights and wall light. Hope this makes sense to you.

[@stuartmaxwell6354]

Thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome and Thanks to you too!

[@nevarj]

Great, thank you. Managed to sort out a ceiling rose and its all working. Q. The old wiring was using a neutral and an earth as a switching wire. Not too sure what was happening there. Thoughts? (I didn't touch it, left as is)

[@Angrboda999]

I need a replacement light for my kitchen but I don't know how to search online for one. Do compatible lights have a specific term? I've looked in shops (because they never show the wiring setup on the online photos) but they all seem to be just Live & Neutral and sometimes Earth too, but never all three with the Switch option as well. Can anybody kindly guide me?

[@Unboxandhacks]

Thank you very informative video and great Channel. Just a quick question, can I connect a light pendant straight on to a fused plug using normal flex wire. I would like to put a light in my shed,I have plug sockets in there. Would this work or booom.

[@jablot5054]

Just fix a plug on the flex.

[@michaeltaylor5688]

Excellent tutorials...makes everything understandable...have you thought of teaching in FE.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot!

[@manithaariyathilaka5182]

I have learnt so much from your videos so thank you so much. I needed to change one of my ceiling roses and I watched this video and felt confidant in doing it. However, when I removed the cover the light fitting only have one line coming in to it. There is not line going out (loop out) from the circuit and it could be perhaps this is the end of the line in the radial circuit. Thing I don’t understand is , it doesn’t appear to have a connection from the switch. (Can’t see a switch live) . Anyone know what’s going on here?

[@ashleyredman]

Great video, how would someone know which sets are coming from the previous/unit, next room & switch? A way to test that or?

[@jablot5054]

If you have to ask. Get an electrician.

[@tonypastrami3071]

Is the switch live always on even if the switch is off. Is it vital to turn the breaker off or is that just an extra precaution???

[@tonycummings4588]

mate thanks a lot for this I was looking at this new chandelier thing wondering where the hell the earth wire goes because there's only two wires on the light system,

[@tent7014]

Well explained Video. However It is never that easy when you are working above your head and over a stairwell LOL

[@chickenfist1554]

If you wanted to add another light/ceiling rose to the same room and switch, where would you connect it? I'm guessing the cable to the next room wouldn't be affected by the switch.

[@keith890]

Help I'm struggling to wire a ceiling fan with light with loop wiring help thanks

[@Timoto58]

If I want to have an Earth wire to my bulb (as metal casing) - do I simply add a length of Earth wire into the Earth terminal?

[@steveohim]

question? I want to run about 4 of these lights from a previous light, but I want the new 4 lights to come on with the switch, where do I place the switch? im guessing on the first light?

[@firefly7980]

Okay, Great video. I’ve moved into an older house and all of the lights are off centre. I want to change them all to pendants in the centre of the room. I’ve had a quick look at the light fitting and it looks like it is a single wire. Where are the other two? It’s confusing!

[@paradad999]

Do you need all those connections if you are going to install LED downlights?

[@09amusement]

Hi fellow Norfolk boy! I'm looking to add additional lighting to my garage. 2 topics here. 1st,I want to add a 2nd switch to the front of the garage. Would it be easier to wire the 2nd switch into existing switch by the back door and run the 3 core and earth along the length of the garage or would it be possible to wire it into the final lighting assembly close to the front of the garage? 2nd, I kinda expect it'll be easier for me to wire up roses to carry power from one light unit to the next.

[@Ollyplayz-to5wm]

What happen when you connect a neutral wire to the earth instead of putting it in the live terminal

[@violetmacalister6248]

Can you pleas help , I want to change my light fitting but I'm not sure which is the neutral wire I know it's usually blue but as you can see from the photo there's no blue can you help please

[@Nyle95]

How would you know which is loop in or loop out just from the ceiling rose?

[@brrymcgolly]

Got a question? I'm thinking about lowering my ceiling in the hallway and put another light at the other end of the hallway. So I need a length for 1.7 ? cable in just feed it into the Rose and connect it up inside the Rose. And then have another rosa at the other end of the hallway. in connect the light up to that. If that makes sense?.

[@jablot5054]

Get an electrician if unsure.

[@Pantomine123]

My hallway ceiling light has a loop in and switch wire. But no loop out… how does the power go from this light fixture to the next room?

[@suzannemcrory5881]

I had water coming thru a flat roof. It came down thru the light in the ceiling. What will an electrician need to do. Any advise most welcome.

[@paulb9769]

Are ring circuits still used?

[@riadhdeb8961]

I have a swith with red, just yellow being used as live-switch, and blue being used as earth!! Can you please explain this to me? And in the ceiling rose there are two black wires, one yellow, and one blue!

[@podgre1234]

I have 5 grey wires feeding down from the ceiling not 3, Any idea why?

[@leommitchell7133]

My light canopy just stopped working. It has like 5 bulbs and I've changed one with a working bulb. But it still doesn't work. I took light switch off and replaced it with another one and still no joy. The only thing that looks weird is the earth isn't really secure to the back plate to well. But when testing I did make sure the wire was touching the metal. Does anyone have any ideas?

[@farhanmalik3638]

Please can you do the same for two way lighting.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I will see what I can do, cheers 👍