Wiring a light fitting with no earth

will-he-payitoff

Its not just Ali express my son bought 2 metal light fittings from Next, when I went to fit them neither had an earth connection.

FFHillbilly

will-he-payitoff said:

Its not just Ali express my son bought 2 metal light fittings from Next, when I went to fit them neither had an earth connection.

Were the not double insulated?

Risteard

will-he-payitoff said:

Its not just Ali express my son bought 2 metal light fittings from Next, when I went to fit them neither had an earth connection.

They may be of Class II construction, although I have come across numerous metallic "Class II" luminaires of dubious quality whereby I would question the Class II designation.

That said I have generally found Next fittings to be of good quality. However any of the ones I have seen from Next have been Class I and not Class II.

Ectophile

It's quite possible for a metal light fitting to be class II provided that all the wiring inside it has double or reinforced insulation.  So a two-core sheathed flex would be fine.