Electrical

Lampshade easyfit on plastic pendant

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.57 PM

This may sound super silly , But with lockdown , I think I’m over thinking things . When lighting isn’t earthed I know you can only Use plastic light pendants and switches , But .. the actual lampshade you attach to the PLASTIC ceiling pendant / rose can be metal ? The lampshade ? As all lampshades have some metal on them , I’m assuming this is ok . Many thanks for answering my question , I’m finding as I’m spending so much time now in the home , I’m noticing things that I wouldn’t normally , and questioning if they are in fact safe ! The lighting circuit isn’t earthed , like in millions of old properties still. Which is fine if plastic fittings are installed . The wiring is still in good condition , and consumer unit is modern and has RCD. The question I asked was that I have ALL plastic fittings .. even screws ect . In the PLASTIC ceiling pendant . Is it ok to put a metal lampshade ? The pendant attached to the ceiling wiring is plastic . I was just asking if the lampshade , like the easyfit lampshades can be metal . Which I’m sure it can as all lampshades have metal on them one way or another . I have repeated / worded my question as I don’t think it was understood by the reply saying rectify the no earth . No earth is ok with plastic fittings . I was enquiring about the lampshade being metal , the thing you hang off the plastic pendant . I’ve rabbled now ! So off the plastic pendant you just have the bulb ??? Not everyone can afford to just rewire . Ive has a test on the wiring and it’s ok .As far as I’m concerned I was doing everything by the book ? No plastic fittings I was told . I was just double checking about the shades . All the fittings are plastic ? The ceiling pendant is plastic ?? I’m Talking about the lamp shade it’s self . Not the fitting . When you say the advise is no metal , that’s about the fitting ? The pendant , in which mine is plastic . I was asking about the lampshade .