wiring a light switch

[robin1983]

Hi All again sorry new post , got my down stairs light working but haveing trouble wiring up the switch ,

the mess

• robin1983
• 13 Jun 2011
• 2

I am only going to use 2 red and 2 black as the spare red and bacl is for the out side light...

one of the wire if for the porch light wich i no longer use, 'I have trie to wire it differnt ways but it keep tripping the fuse

 

[robin1983]

The red, yellow and blue cable is from up satirs so I have red in com then Yellow in l1 and blue in l2. It the other cable that Im stumped with

 

[Adam_151]

How was it wired before you dismantled it

 

[Luckyphil]

How was it wired before you dismantled it

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Lucky

 

[robin1983]

cant remember

Didnt jot it down

 

[Luckyphil]

cant remember

Didnt jot it down

1st Mistake Mr ! Looks like it was quite full in that 16mm Back box !

So you have the 3& Earth Core Running the Landing 2 way ?
One of the Twin & Earths would run the Hall (1 way only)
and maybe the Porch was a Feed & Neutral coming into the Backbox , The Neutrals were put in a Connector Block ? and Reds were feed and Switched Live ??

Thats my guess at your Spiderlike Switch Piccy !

Lucky

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I have trie to wire it differnt ways but it keep tripping the fuse

Unless you have a neutral present at the switch then the problem causing the trip is not there - it's somewhere else in the circuit.

I'm afraid with all your different topics I've lost track of what you've been doing, but I note you've been at it on and off for 2-3 weeks.

Have you at any time taken a black wire and put it somewhere assuming that because it's black it must be a neutral?

Anyway - you have a multimeter, and here: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting is all the info you need on how lighting circuits work.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

1st Mistake Mr !

Actually it was his 2nd....

 

[sparkwright]

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