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Choosing wires for rewiring a chandelier
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.29 PM
I have bought an old chandelier and idiotically took all the wires out thinking I needed to put new wires in so I could earth the metal chandelier... It was quite hard to pull the wires out and I am now keen on putting new ones in but I know I need to use the thinnest wires I can safely use because the arms are very very narrow. Which is the thinnest type of wire I can use and does anyone have tips on getting wires through very narrow chandeliers arms? Thanks!
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Anonymous user
Hi Anne-Charlotte,
Here’s a quick google search link. Hope this helps you on your mission.
Also if you use a very small cable as a draw wire to push it through the arms and then tape the chandelier cable to that and pull it slowly this may help getting the cable through the narrow spots. May take a few attempts but you’ll get there.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-or-3-core-PVC-transparent-clear-electrical-cable-flex-wire-0-50mm-to-0-96mm-/322907561635?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10&var=512031243631
Good luck, stay safe
Vish,
VDN Electrics Limited
Answered15 April 2020
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Anonymous user
Hi Anne, I have rewired many chandaliers and they can be complex I wouldn't attempt this unless you can competently test the finished item as pulling fine cable through narrow holes could cause a risk, then the finished item should be at the very least PAT tested for your own safety, also depending on the lamps used you should calculate the size of cable to use and the correct termination, if it's a big item I'd leave it to the professional
Kind regards Andy ATM Electrical
Answered29 April 2020
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I would just like to mention that after you have managed to get the wire's in place they will require a insulation test to check for damage to the cable insulation or there is a risk of electric shock.
Answered13 May 2020
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