Hi Chaps,
Wonder if you can help, spent all weekend at this and have had a real good go and done research online so I did try, but have hit a brick wall and need to ask, hope that's ok.
Basically I have one double light switch (a dimmer which I fitted). Off that, I have two ceiling lights and three wall lights. All work fine, and last month I replaced the three wall lights myself, no problem.
This weekend, I wanted to replace the two ceiling lights, I took down what was there, and copied down a diagram, like for like. Which I have attached. One says dining room, one says TV but they are pretty close to each one, one room.
I've rewired them up, and nothing works at all. The three wall lights are totally unaffected and working fine, but my two ceiling lights are dead. I've copied the diagram like for like, BUT there is one difference, on the ones I took down, they had TWO earth wires coming out, like the diagram. The one's that I have tried to replace them with, only have ONE earth wire coming out. Is this the problem?
I understand one is linked off the other etc but basically I've done like for like, minus the missing earth, and nothing works.....please help!
cheers
Wonder if you can help, spent all weekend at this and have had a real good go and done research online so I did try, but have hit a brick wall and need to ask, hope that's ok.
Basically I have one double light switch (a dimmer which I fitted). Off that, I have two ceiling lights and three wall lights. All work fine, and last month I replaced the three wall lights myself, no problem.
This weekend, I wanted to replace the two ceiling lights, I took down what was there, and copied down a diagram, like for like. Which I have attached. One says dining room, one says TV but they are pretty close to each one, one room.
I've rewired them up, and nothing works at all. The three wall lights are totally unaffected and working fine, but my two ceiling lights are dead. I've copied the diagram like for like, BUT there is one difference, on the ones I took down, they had TWO earth wires coming out, like the diagram. The one's that I have tried to replace them with, only have ONE earth wire coming out. Is this the problem?
I understand one is linked off the other etc but basically I've done like for like, minus the missing earth, and nothing works.....please help!
cheers