Hi,
Really would like some advice on this. I have a shower over my bath which has one of these types of pull cord switches to turn it on.
Recently this stopped working. If i hold the cord down after pulling to switch on it keeps a circuit but let go and it cuts out. I asumed it was the switch itself and went and bought a new one. After a bit of fiddling i managed to reconnect all the cables the same way that the old one was but still the same problem.
Basicaly as my knowledge so i have 2 earth (green and yellow) going off to spurs on the side of the switch itself.
I have one red,blue and brown wire wired in as it was when i took it off.
The confusing part is i also have a loose black wire there aswell. should this wire be attached to the switch and thus why the last one stopped working?
i would post a pic but it quite a tight fit where it is and i cant get a decent shot of it to show you what i mean.
hopefully this very very poorly done image will help.
if that didnt work then this is the direct link : http://img405.imageshack.us/i/wiringforshower.png/
upon looking at the old unit to base my crude drawing on i have noticed scorch marks around the neutral that didnt have a wire in it when i took it off. I'm thinking that the black wire should have been in there thus why the switch stopped working and that my new one need this put in.
I havnt tried this as i dont wanna fry my electric for the house ect and although i have a basic knowledge i am not an electrician and was only attempting this coz i could copy the wiring from taking the old unit off.
Any help would be really apreciated.
Regards,
Stuart
Really would like some advice on this. I have a shower over my bath which has one of these types of pull cord switches to turn it on.
Recently this stopped working. If i hold the cord down after pulling to switch on it keeps a circuit but let go and it cuts out. I asumed it was the switch itself and went and bought a new one. After a bit of fiddling i managed to reconnect all the cables the same way that the old one was but still the same problem.
Basicaly as my knowledge so i have 2 earth (green and yellow) going off to spurs on the side of the switch itself.
I have one red,blue and brown wire wired in as it was when i took it off.
The confusing part is i also have a loose black wire there aswell. should this wire be attached to the switch and thus why the last one stopped working?
i would post a pic but it quite a tight fit where it is and i cant get a decent shot of it to show you what i mean.
hopefully this very very poorly done image will help.
if that didnt work then this is the direct link : http://img405.imageshack.us/i/wiringforshower.png/
upon looking at the old unit to base my crude drawing on i have noticed scorch marks around the neutral that didnt have a wire in it when i took it off. I'm thinking that the black wire should have been in there thus why the switch stopped working and that my new one need this put in.
I havnt tried this as i dont wanna fry my electric for the house ect and although i have a basic knowledge i am not an electrician and was only attempting this coz i could copy the wiring from taking the old unit off.
Any help would be really apreciated.
Regards,
Stuart