Hi all,
Any help/advice/criticism that can be offered in relation to the below will be greatly received and taken on board...
I have recently attempted to install two baton lamp holders controlled by one switch in my loft. I took my feed to the loft from a hall way light below that was fed by only one wire (1.5mm T&E), there is a switch in the hallway circuit below prior to my added junction box followed by the hallway light. (Switch - added Junction box - Light (the theory being that if the lights in the loft are left on by mistake they will be switched off by the hallway switch below)) There are no further wires (ie: not connected using loop in method) to the hallway light or away from it.
Using 1.5mm T&E I've wired the circuit as follows: All 3 feeds into & out of junction box wired together; Lives, neutrals and CPC’s in separate terminals. Junction box to switch; Live into COM, neutral into chock block and cpc into cpc terminal in pattress. I've then wired up to the 1st baton lamp holder; Live to L1, neutral into neutral chock block and cpc to cpc terminal in pattress. At the 1st baton holder the Live goes to the Live (centre) terminal, Neutral to the Neutral terminal & cpc to cpc terminal.
I’ve then wired a connecting wire to a 2nd baton lamp holder at the other end of the loft as follows, 1st lamp holder: Live into the live terminal, Neutral (with brown sleeve) to the switched live terminal & cpc to cpc terminal on to the 2nd lamp holder where the Live goes into the switched live terminal and the Neutral (with brown sleeving) goes into the Neutral terminal & cpc into the cpc terminal.
Now when I turn on the newly installed light switch I can only get one light to stay on. The other light just flickers like it’s trying to start up but not quite managing it (I’m using energy saving bulbs). At first I thought there may be a loose connection so I switched the bulbs round but the light that flickered still flickered in the other holder, so then I swapped the flickering bulb for a different type of energy saving bulb. This one now stays on and the other bulb flickers! And if I swap the bulbs positions I get the same results, only one bulb will stay lit while the other flickers.
I’ve checked all the terminations and they are tight (but not too tight). Where have I gone wrong? If anyone needs more info please say.
Thanks in advance.
Any help/advice/criticism that can be offered in relation to the below will be greatly received and taken on board...
I have recently attempted to install two baton lamp holders controlled by one switch in my loft. I took my feed to the loft from a hall way light below that was fed by only one wire (1.5mm T&E), there is a switch in the hallway circuit below prior to my added junction box followed by the hallway light. (Switch - added Junction box - Light (the theory being that if the lights in the loft are left on by mistake they will be switched off by the hallway switch below)) There are no further wires (ie: not connected using loop in method) to the hallway light or away from it.
Using 1.5mm T&E I've wired the circuit as follows: All 3 feeds into & out of junction box wired together; Lives, neutrals and CPC’s in separate terminals. Junction box to switch; Live into COM, neutral into chock block and cpc into cpc terminal in pattress. I've then wired up to the 1st baton lamp holder; Live to L1, neutral into neutral chock block and cpc to cpc terminal in pattress. At the 1st baton holder the Live goes to the Live (centre) terminal, Neutral to the Neutral terminal & cpc to cpc terminal.
I’ve then wired a connecting wire to a 2nd baton lamp holder at the other end of the loft as follows, 1st lamp holder: Live into the live terminal, Neutral (with brown sleeve) to the switched live terminal & cpc to cpc terminal on to the 2nd lamp holder where the Live goes into the switched live terminal and the Neutral (with brown sleeving) goes into the Neutral terminal & cpc into the cpc terminal.
Now when I turn on the newly installed light switch I can only get one light to stay on. The other light just flickers like it’s trying to start up but not quite managing it (I’m using energy saving bulbs). At first I thought there may be a loose connection so I switched the bulbs round but the light that flickered still flickered in the other holder, so then I swapped the flickering bulb for a different type of energy saving bulb. This one now stays on and the other bulb flickers! And if I swap the bulbs positions I get the same results, only one bulb will stay lit while the other flickers.
I’ve checked all the terminations and they are tight (but not too tight). Where have I gone wrong? If anyone needs more info please say.
Thanks in advance.