Light Fitting Wiring Problem

[davidw]

Recently I thought I'd put a new light fitting in the downstairs toilet. Bought one I liked in a shop and read the enclosed instructions, seemed simple enough, attach the two contacts to live and neutral wires respectively.

But when I removed the old fitting I discovered it had not two or even three but five wires and three contacts. A green one, two red ones wound together and going to the same contact and two black ones going to different contacts.

My question is, how do I wire this up ?
Or do I need a different type of fitting ?

There is a certain pleasant ambience about using the loo by candle light, but the missus is hassling me

Thanks
David

 

[supersparks]

search the forum for 'wireing lights' use the search function, i have lost count how many people have asked exactly the same question...

AR

 

[breezer]

me too, but as its christmas see this

 

[davidw]

Thanks for the hints guys

I think I understand, but just to be sure can you give a yay or nay to this -

I take the two black wires and connect then two the two terminals on the new light fitting and the two red wires I fix together using a terminal block (I think that's what it's called).

Many thanks for your forbearance of a relative neophyte and a Merry Christmas to one and all (but the next person that asks me to safety test fairy lights gets a poke in the eye )

Cheers
David

 

[ban-all-sheds]

That will probably work - sounds as if the rose in the toilet is the last in the line, so what you had was the incoming L/N/E, and the other cable went to the switch - red was live feed, black was switched live.

You could check with a voltmeter that this is the case.

OOI - why did you pick the shortest day of the year to mess with the lights when you've not done that sort of thing before?

 

[davidw]

OOI - why did you pick the shortest day of the year to mess with the lights when you've not done that sort of thing before?

My reason - So I have the minimum amount of time in the day when I need to come up with a different excuse for not dealing with this.

Missus's reason - Because it's taken me six month to get around to doing it

Cheers and thanks for the advice
David

 

[ban-all-sheds]

My reason - So I have the minimum amount of time in the day when I need to come up with a different excuse for not dealing with this.

Excellent!!

 

[davidw]

Thanks for the advice Guys. Works perfectly, even stopped the Missus nagging for 2-3 seconds.

Cheers
David