Just bought two very nice and rather pricey lights for my living room, but have had a nightmare wiring them. I have even managed to fry a light switch, so I'm clearly in trouble.
Essentially, the wires that emerged from my light fittings bore no resemblance to any others in my house. I have changed other fittings before, you see.
Two cables drop from the ceiling. One has:
1 red
1 blue
1 yellow
The second has:
1 red
1 black
Both have an earth wire which is jacketed together.
When I opened up the fitting both the lives were together, both the neutrals were together. The Earth wires were together, and the seperate yellow was on its own.
All I have to do is connect the new light, but when I do it stays on. When I tried to replace the old fitting (identically to how I found it - 100% positive!) it also stayed on.
Can someone please help!
Cheers
mrtomato.
Essentially, the wires that emerged from my light fittings bore no resemblance to any others in my house. I have changed other fittings before, you see.
Two cables drop from the ceiling. One has:
1 red
1 blue
1 yellow
The second has:
1 red
1 black
Both have an earth wire which is jacketed together.
When I opened up the fitting both the lives were together, both the neutrals were together. The Earth wires were together, and the seperate yellow was on its own.
All I have to do is connect the new light, but when I do it stays on. When I tried to replace the old fitting (identically to how I found it - 100% positive!) it also stayed on.
Can someone please help!
Cheers
mrtomato.