Recent content by tablechair

Forgive me. I will try and get an electrician in :(

1956 - year of house build. I imagine this is the same wiring? (Been here a year)

@Taylortwocities Yes, 2 lights in same room controlled by a single switch. I must have the wrong cable in. I may also invest in a multimeter, thank you. @winston1 I pulled the sleeves off because one of the 3 earth cables broke so I wrapped it around the other 2, hence why it looks like only 2...

@ban-all-sheds. You are correct, it was working fine and I thought it would be easier to replace the fitting that I had just covered with paint rather than clean it... big mistake. I did not photograph the configuration before replacing. I was relying on colours ;-( & I do not have a...

I believed the single cable light fitting is being fed by the other... I thought this might be the issue. Edit: I understand what you mean, I have done this, thank you. Now the fuse is not tripping however the lights remain on, the light switch does nothing. I have lots of 'green-goo' on all...

Hi, First post, apologies for any missing info. I am in a bit of a pickle, having thought replacing 2 ceiling light fittings in the main bedroom on Christmas eve was a good idea, the pregnant girlfriend has run out of patience. The room contains 2 ceiling lights, the issue appears to be...