LIGHT NOT WORKING

[aquarius]

Hi hope someone can help, I have changed a ceiling rose to a 2 spotlight metal fitting and now it is not working and neither is the bedroom next door. Obviously I have wired it incorrectly, as I did not note down the wiring connection prior to installation (I know how very stupid!!) There are 3 wires evident 1 contains red and earth, then there are 2 which each have black wire only. The light fitting has choc block connectors earth live and neutral are connected and there is one block with no connection.

Thanks

 

[martinxxxxxx]

Do you have a multimeter?

 

[chivers67]

Can you post a picture?

 

[Taylortwocities]

This will show you why it doesnt work..

//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:lighting_circuit_layouts

 

[aquarius]

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Hi all here is a pic of wiring and light fitting, I have an electrical test meter for testing ac and circuit dc.

thanks all

 

[sparkwright]

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Hi all here is a pic of wiring and light fitting, I have an electrical test meter for testing ac and circuit dc.

thanks all

so it doesn't work with red to the L of the fitting
and the two blacks to the N of the fitting?

 

[aquarius]

no it doesn't and the bedroom light in the next room does not work now either (when it was connected)

 

[sparkwright]

just to confirm exactly what you've got,
the cable with the red and green+yellow;-
1) is the green+yellow sleeving covering a bare wire, or a black wire?
2) does this cable have a wire that's been cut off?
3) was the green+yellow sleeving present originally?

odd questions, but your wiring is unusual.

 

[sparkwright]

a picture of inside the switch may be useful.
and of wiring inside the other lights before and after the one you are working on would be helpful; if it's easy to do.

 

[aquarius]

Hi previous owner off house was an electrician!!

in answer to your questions

A) it is a bare wire
B) no
C) yes

thanks for your time

 

[aquarius]

sparkwright
I will take pictures in a moment just need to pop out for a while with son i will post them later thanks for your help with this

 

[sparkwright]

have you been working on other lights on this circuit? if so the fault could lie elsewhere.

 

[Steve]

A picture of the back of the switch and the wiring there would be helpful, just to rule out a possibility.

 

[aquarius]

HI thanks for your help so far here are picture of the switch in the affected room and the ceiling light in the other room affected, which I have not touched - picture quality not as good due to light. Hope you can help.

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[aquarius]

The ceiling light has red and yellow brown from one wire and one black one, no evidence of other wires or cut ones.