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I went to replace my hall light, but the wiring was not as I expected it to be.
I have 2 hall lights 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs, with 2 switches 1 up and 1 down. Both switches control both lights.
The downstairs light just has 1 set of wires and looks ok.
The upstairs light has 3 sets of wires. I was expecting to see 2 black wires going to the neutral, 3 red wires go to the loop, and 1 black wire (the switch return) going to the live.
Instead I have 2 black wires going to the neutral (ok), 2 red wires going to the loop and 1 black wire (which I assume is the switch return) and 1 red wire going to the live.
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This has been working fine for the last 20 years. So I am not sure whether to put the new light in as I think it should be wired or as it is wired now.
I have 2 hall lights 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs, with 2 switches 1 up and 1 down. Both switches control both lights.
The downstairs light just has 1 set of wires and looks ok.
The upstairs light has 3 sets of wires. I was expecting to see 2 black wires going to the neutral, 3 red wires go to the loop, and 1 black wire (the switch return) going to the live.
Instead I have 2 black wires going to the neutral (ok), 2 red wires going to the loop and 1 black wire (which I assume is the switch return) and 1 red wire going to the live.
//media.diynot.com/224000_223222_84426_34972401_thumb.jpg
This has been working fine for the last 20 years. So I am not sure whether to put the new light in as I think it should be wired or as it is wired now.