Hi folks!
Some advice if you can be of help please?
I wish to replace 2 light ceiling fittings with 2 that use a totally different loop type connection/rose.
The new fittings have the standard wiring connections as instructed. The connections are Blue, Brown and Green & Yellow. Standard plug type.
The current fittings use a loop type connection with three sets of wires to each. I guess these sets are looped as follows...
1 set for each of the 2 fittings in the main room and 1 set for the kitchen. These three fittings make up the group in the main fuse box.
Wire colours to each fitting within the current connection/rose...
3 red
3 black
2 green and yellow
Now, the loop type connections....
These have 6 brass terminals as follows and are currently set as follows...
2 Loop - All red connected here
2 Neutral - 2 black wired here AND Blue wire from light fitting itself
2 Live - One black wire and the brown wire from the light again
I have found that the previous owners of the house have not made sure the wires were tightend fully in one of the fittings. It was loose. This broke the loop and none of the lights in the group worked.
I have purchased replacement light fittings for the main room and want to know why there is a black wire connected to 1 of the live terminals on each of the roses?
I want to remove each of these roses and use the current wiring (three sets of red,black and yellow/green/earth and connect them to the new fittings.
Have been advised that the red sets would go to Live on new fitting, black to Neutral and Yellow/Green to Earth.
Am I making sense?
Sorry to be a pain! Have replaced these before but the wiring was simple and straight forward. Ohh yes! Did I mention the two current fittings/connections in main room are of dimmer swith type.
Many thanks!
UK.
Some advice if you can be of help please?
I wish to replace 2 light ceiling fittings with 2 that use a totally different loop type connection/rose.
The new fittings have the standard wiring connections as instructed. The connections are Blue, Brown and Green & Yellow. Standard plug type.
The current fittings use a loop type connection with three sets of wires to each. I guess these sets are looped as follows...
1 set for each of the 2 fittings in the main room and 1 set for the kitchen. These three fittings make up the group in the main fuse box.
Wire colours to each fitting within the current connection/rose...
3 red
3 black
2 green and yellow
Now, the loop type connections....
These have 6 brass terminals as follows and are currently set as follows...
2 Loop - All red connected here
2 Neutral - 2 black wired here AND Blue wire from light fitting itself
2 Live - One black wire and the brown wire from the light again
I have found that the previous owners of the house have not made sure the wires were tightend fully in one of the fittings. It was loose. This broke the loop and none of the lights in the group worked.
I have purchased replacement light fittings for the main room and want to know why there is a black wire connected to 1 of the live terminals on each of the roses?
I want to remove each of these roses and use the current wiring (three sets of red,black and yellow/green/earth and connect them to the new fittings.
Have been advised that the red sets would go to Live on new fitting, black to Neutral and Yellow/Green to Earth.
Am I making sense?
Sorry to be a pain! Have replaced these before but the wiring was simple and straight forward. Ohh yes! Did I mention the two current fittings/connections in main room are of dimmer swith type.
Many thanks!
UK.