Kitchen Lights

[Hywel]

I'm adding two new lights in my kitchen to the end of a loop in system. One of the lights is a spotlight with a connector block in the recessed area with room for 4 wires. The last light is a regular pull down light with a connector blockwith spac efor two wires.

I asked the electrician in B&Q if I needed to buy a junction box or anything (All the books I have aren't very clear) but he said I should just put all the red wires together, all the blacj together and all the earth. Is this correct? Any sites that might have diagrams? Thanks

 

[breezer]

not sure what you mean by a "pull down light" but if they are all 240 v and your existing lights are 240 v then yes connect the reds togeter, the blacks to gether, and the earths together (all separately, so all reds, nothing else etc)

 

[Hywel]

Thanks, sorry, bad description I just mean a regular kitchen light (It's one of those ones that you can pull down to different levels)

Anyway I've tried connecting all reds, blacks an earths together (all separately) but I just blow the fuse at the consumer unit. The last light on the circuit doen't have an earth wire. Is this the problem? I have the earth wire from the previous light and the switch terminating at the last light. Is this wrong??

Thanks again

 

[breezer]

you should connect all the reds, blacks etc to the wires that go to an existing light, not the switch

 

[Hywel]

Cheers, where should I conect the wires from the switch?

 

[breezer]

you dont, since the switch already turns the lights on and off

 

[Hywel]

Sorry, I don't get it.

This is a new light and a new switch, I don't understand where the wires from the switch should connect to on the new light? I had connected all similar coloured wires together but if this is wrong the wires from the switch must connect to somewhere.

 

[breezer]

you wont get it, because you never mentioned NEW SWITCH, until your final post, that is why you are having problems.

I, as the electrician in b & q assumed you just wanted to add the new lights to the existing lights. (sorry what may seem obvious to you isn't to every one else)

go back and get a junction box, it will be easier then see this

 

[Hywel]

Thanks breezer, will fix this evening