This is very frustrating - I have put a junction box on a twin and earth1.5/1.0 supply feed cable to get power into the loft for a light. I then fed that new cable to a 3 plate ceiling rose and a cable to the switch - all cables are 2+E 1.5/1.0. The pendant has a current and the switch cable has a current but the bulb won't come on ...What have I done wrong?
Pendant has power but bulb won't illuminate!
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You really want to be testing for voltage rather than current, but what did you use to test this?
If a neon/test screwdriver or non-contact voltage pen/stick. This will not confirm that you have a complete circuit.
You need a two pole/probe voltage tester (the least expensive will be a multi meter).
Then test between Live/Line and Earth/CPC and between Live/Line and Earth/CPC for 240V, then double check between Neutral and Earth/CPC for no voltage.
Check at fitting first, if that fails then check at junction box.
The issues my lie with:
*The lamp/Bulb
*The Connection of the Lamp cables or Lampholder
*Connection at the rose and/or Junction Box
*Check for loose connections on all conductors
*Check for trapped cable insulations within connectors
*If you have had a reading from a non-contact stick or test screwdriver, these can be unreliable and you probably have a neutral out.
If a neon/test screwdriver or non-contact voltage pen/stick. This will not confirm that you have a complete circuit.
You need a two pole/probe voltage tester (the least expensive will be a multi meter).
Then test between Live/Line and Earth/CPC and between Live/Line and Earth/CPC for 240V, then double check between Neutral and Earth/CPC for no voltage.
Check at fitting first, if that fails then check at junction box.
The issues my lie with:
*The lamp/Bulb
*The Connection of the Lamp cables or Lampholder
*Connection at the rose and/or Junction Box
*Check for loose connections on all conductors
*Check for trapped cable insulations within connectors
*If you have had a reading from a non-contact stick or test screwdriver, these can be unreliable and you probably have a neutral out.
Perhaps the cable you wired the junction box into didn't contain live and neutral.
If that cable was a 'switch cable' then it would contain live and switch live - so there wouldn't be a neutral.
As well as taking the advice from the earlier post, trace where that cable you connected into goes, and we can confirm if that was the correct cable to use.
If that cable was a 'switch cable' then it would contain live and switch live - so there wouldn't be a neutral.
As well as taking the advice from the earlier post, trace where that cable you connected into goes, and we can confirm if that was the correct cable to use.
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Electrical installation by guesswork is a ridiculous idea.
This time all that happened was nothing.
Next time you might suddenly get far more excitement than you really wanted.
This time all that happened was nothing.
Next time you might suddenly get far more excitement than you really wanted.
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