Hi,
I've recently wired a new light to my utility room, and I want to join the new light to the existing lighting circuit with a junction box.
I've located two cables that were on the lighting circuit that I want to connect the utility light to.
I cut the first cable and then connected it back together along with the new utility room light cable using a junction box. After doing so, the utility room light would only work when the lounge light was off. So then I took out the utility light cable so it was back to how it was when I started.
I then did exactly the same thing with the second cable. This time, with the utility light cable connected, the utility lights would only come on when the lounge lights were on.
I have no idea why this is happening or how I can wire it up so it all works correctly. I've looked on this site and others and my electrical book, but I'm not any wiser for it. Any ideas?
I've recently wired a new light to my utility room, and I want to join the new light to the existing lighting circuit with a junction box.
I've located two cables that were on the lighting circuit that I want to connect the utility light to.
I cut the first cable and then connected it back together along with the new utility room light cable using a junction box. After doing so, the utility room light would only work when the lounge light was off. So then I took out the utility light cable so it was back to how it was when I started.
I then did exactly the same thing with the second cable. This time, with the utility light cable connected, the utility lights would only come on when the lounge lights were on.
I have no idea why this is happening or how I can wire it up so it all works correctly. I've looked on this site and others and my electrical book, but I'm not any wiser for it. Any ideas?