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I bought a replacement hall light from IKEA a few weeks ago, but I don't know how to install it. This is the first time I do anything with electricity, apart from converting cable plugs from UK to European pins (stereos and whatnot). Now, the ikea paper leaflet has a specific slot for the neutral wire and the live wire. The wires on my hall light, however are both exactly the same. Does it matter where I plug each cable in? Current light:  IKEA leaflet:  Another question I have is for mounting it to the wall. There are two screws, do I need to drill a hole in the wall and then put the screws in, or just screw them in? The walls I have are quite thin (about 7cm) made of terracota-like hollow bricks with about 1cm plaster covering them. Screw diagram: 
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Jan 24, 2008 17:09
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PurDunamis posted:'Does it matter?' covers 3 questions - Will it work, will it be safe and does it meet local regulations. I have no idea what the local regs would be in your part of the world, and for the first two, it depends on the fitting you have. With most light fittings it doesn't make much difference which way around you connect the live and neutral in terms of function, but when it comes to mains electricity it's not a good idea to guess - especially since just because it works, doesn't mean it's safe. How would I go about finding out which wire is which, if trial and error isn't really an option? PurDunamis posted:Drill, insert wall plug, then screw would be the way I'd normally do it. 
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Jan 25, 2008 00:54
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PurDunamis posted:It's just occurred to me that in much of mainland Europe un-polarised sockets are the norm, so it won't matter which way around you connect the live and neutral, just make sure you wire up the earth correctly and you should be good to go.
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Jan 25, 2008 23:03
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