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I have only a plug socket: can I fit a chandelier?

Not without new wiring: an electrician has to add a lighting point (a new circuit is notifiable in England and Wales). Pick a plug-in light instead. 3699 plug-in lights need no new point.

only a plug socket → a chandelier · change

Not without new wiring: an electrician has to add a lighting point (a new circuit is notifiable in England and Wales). Pick a plug-in light instead.

Lights for this

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The numbers for this situation

  • Models3699
  • Price from£24
  • Of them stating a weight up to 3 kg266what wiring guidance lets a 0.75 mm² flex carry
  • Flex limits0.5 mm²: 2 kg, 0.75 mm²: 3 kg, 1.0 mm²: 5 kgwiring guidance (BS 7671 table) — your electrician will confirm

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Rules for the existing point from the Building Regulations for England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own); flex limits from the BS 7671 guidance table. Checked against 4798 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 3699 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

FlexMax mass (kg)
0.5 mm²2
0.75 mm²3
1.0 mm²5

Related

only a plug socket → a pendant lightonly a plug socket → a flush ceiling lightonly a plug socket → a wall lightonly a plug socket → a plug-in lighta ceiling rose with a hanging flex → a chandeliera batten lampholder (bare bulb on the ceiling) → a chandelierrecessed downlights → a chandeliera junction box with no rose → a chandeliera wall light point → a chandelier