Can someone please explain this wiring to me please?

[DoNotUseFullName]

Pic attached.

The wiring is for a light fitting that I want to remove. It looks to me like there's one live switch wire, and all the other wires are going into the 'neutral' terminal. It just looks wrong to me.

House was built in the 80's (Ireland).

 

[flameport]

Neutrals looped at the light, lives looped at the switch.

Switch should have 3 red wires.

 

[opps]

I am not an electrician---- the wires running into the actual light are a permanent live and a switched live (oh, and the earth).

I would guess that the neutrals are hidden in the cavity above.

 

[DoNotUseFullName]

Neutrals looped at the light, lives looped at the switch.

Switch should have 3 red wires.

Thanks! I checked, there are 4 red wires at the switch, but one is taped off.

So 1 live from CU/previous switch, 1 live to the light, and 1 live to the next switch then?



What is confusing for me then is that there are 3 neutral wires at the light fitting coming from the ceiling. What is the 3rd one for?

 

[flameport]

Yes. It's a method which was commonly used with conduit wiring.
Taped off wire would have been for another light.

Has the advantage of slightly less wire used.
Disadvantage of creating excessive EM fields as the L&N are not run together.

 

[SUNRAY]

Needs a repair.


I'll make a guess the extra red and extra black are for an additional light or a light socket at low level for a table lamp perhaps.

 

[DoNotUseFullName]

Thanks @SUNRAY! I've covered that with some electrical tape. That'll have to do for now at least.