i am replacing a ceiling light fitting, frrm the ceiling i have an earth wire as well as 2 grey wires, each with a red and a black wire ....on the new light fitting i have 3 connectors, 1 x live, earth & neutral, i know where to put the earth but what do i do with the red and black wires as i have 2 of each ?????????
help needed re new light fitting
- Thread starter mariej
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Have a read of this and then come back if you have any further questions.
//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:rose
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Unless there is more than one light and it is just connected as a parallel circuit......
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holmslaw
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so no red wires connect to the light fitting at all ??
i connect one black to the live and one to the neutral on the light fitting ??
NO NO NO.... only if you know which black wire is the switched live.....
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holmslaw
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holmslaw
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you should have taken more notice of what went to where before you took it apart.
yeah thanks for the sarcasm !!!
as it happens i'm not the one who took the old light fitting down !!!!!!
One of the black wires should have (might have) a red sleeve on it - this would indicate it is the switch live and this one goes in the live terminal on your light.
not at home at the minute , but dont recall either back wire having a red sleeve...
For most light fittings you can put the switch wire in either L or N but the manufacturer would not normally bother putting L & N markers on the terminal block.
But my concern is that in your case they have.
What type of lighting are you fitting - does it have a transformer or is it an edison bulb (screw in type)? A picture or a link would help.
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