Hi all
Had a situation where one bathroom downlight (MR16) flickered, then they all went down but the MCB didn't trip.
Now none of the lights work upstairs and just wondering if anyone has any ideas please on what this may be?
I have read about a loose neutral and if I'm correct this basically means a break in the 'ring' / loop therefore not making a complete circuit... But how would this have happened without anyone fiddling with the actual cabling or installing any new lights?
Have a multimeter and fairly competent with these jobs, but anyone know specifically what / where to try and diagnose this issue best?
Each MR16 has its own transformer and I believe (was about 3 years ago now) we wired them in parallel when we did it so in case one blew, the rest would work - but as I say, it was a while ago so I may be wrong on that one.
Any advice is appreciated!
An electrician friend came round but only had limited time so couldn't find the issue. Wasn't home but I assume he checked the MCB as a starting point. Advised checking the transformers but if there is an open circuit then surely we won't see any voltage at the transformers anyway?
Had a situation where one bathroom downlight (MR16) flickered, then they all went down but the MCB didn't trip.
Now none of the lights work upstairs and just wondering if anyone has any ideas please on what this may be?
I have read about a loose neutral and if I'm correct this basically means a break in the 'ring' / loop therefore not making a complete circuit... But how would this have happened without anyone fiddling with the actual cabling or installing any new lights?
Have a multimeter and fairly competent with these jobs, but anyone know specifically what / where to try and diagnose this issue best?
Each MR16 has its own transformer and I believe (was about 3 years ago now) we wired them in parallel when we did it so in case one blew, the rest would work - but as I say, it was a while ago so I may be wrong on that one.
Any advice is appreciated!
An electrician friend came round but only had limited time so couldn't find the issue. Wasn't home but I assume he checked the MCB as a starting point. Advised checking the transformers but if there is an open circuit then surely we won't see any voltage at the transformers anyway?