Hi all
First time poster here... i've got a bit of an issue trying to wire up a new light in my living room.
I've had a browse around the wiring diagrams that were provided in the sticky on this area and used one as a basis to start, but haven't quite got it right I think. Here's the scenario...
I'm replacing the light in our living room with a decorative metal B&Q Eva chandelier that we were given which has half a dozen bulbs and Neutral, Live & Earth wires terminated at a 4 way chock block (terminal strip), obviously one slot on that is free. The metal frame is earthed into the chock block.
The old light was a single standard bulb and only had live and neutral and was wired to a standard plastic ceiling rose terminal. I've removed this as it doesn't fit (physically) with the new light mounting. The wires coming from the ceiling are Live (red), Neutral (Black), Earth (bare copper) and a further wire which is red with black tape on it - so I assume it is being used as the switched line.
We have three lights in the room - a pair of two on the wall and then the main one in the ceiling which i'm changing. They are controlled separately by on a double switch on the wall - one for the pair, one for the ceiling light.
So far in wiring the main light, I've matched up neutral & neutral, earth & earth, and the switched line to the live, and have put the live (red) to one of the slots on the remaining spare slot on the chock block.
This results in a curious situation. I worked out that the main lights didn't work as the bulbs had blown that came with it. I found a single working bulb which fitted it, and with that single bulb in, the main light seems to work...but is controlled by the switch that previously controlled the wall lights, and now the wall lights don't work. If, however, I screw the additional broken bulbs into place, the main light doesn't work but the wall lights do.
I suspect i've wired the ceiling and wall lights so they're trying to work from the same switch, but obviously got it slightly askew.
Any bright ideas as to how to separate them so they work off the separate switches? The wiring at the switches hasn't been altered and worked fine previously - it's just the wiring at the ceiling itself I need to work out.
Safety wise, i've flicked the trip switch for the lights in the house before touching anything.
Would be grateful for any help!
First time poster here... i've got a bit of an issue trying to wire up a new light in my living room.
I've had a browse around the wiring diagrams that were provided in the sticky on this area and used one as a basis to start, but haven't quite got it right I think. Here's the scenario...
I'm replacing the light in our living room with a decorative metal B&Q Eva chandelier that we were given which has half a dozen bulbs and Neutral, Live & Earth wires terminated at a 4 way chock block (terminal strip), obviously one slot on that is free. The metal frame is earthed into the chock block.
The old light was a single standard bulb and only had live and neutral and was wired to a standard plastic ceiling rose terminal. I've removed this as it doesn't fit (physically) with the new light mounting. The wires coming from the ceiling are Live (red), Neutral (Black), Earth (bare copper) and a further wire which is red with black tape on it - so I assume it is being used as the switched line.
We have three lights in the room - a pair of two on the wall and then the main one in the ceiling which i'm changing. They are controlled separately by on a double switch on the wall - one for the pair, one for the ceiling light.
So far in wiring the main light, I've matched up neutral & neutral, earth & earth, and the switched line to the live, and have put the live (red) to one of the slots on the remaining spare slot on the chock block.
This results in a curious situation. I worked out that the main lights didn't work as the bulbs had blown that came with it. I found a single working bulb which fitted it, and with that single bulb in, the main light seems to work...but is controlled by the switch that previously controlled the wall lights, and now the wall lights don't work. If, however, I screw the additional broken bulbs into place, the main light doesn't work but the wall lights do.
I suspect i've wired the ceiling and wall lights so they're trying to work from the same switch, but obviously got it slightly askew.
Any bright ideas as to how to separate them so they work off the separate switches? The wiring at the switches hasn't been altered and worked fine previously - it's just the wiring at the ceiling itself I need to work out.
Safety wise, i've flicked the trip switch for the lights in the house before touching anything.
Would be grateful for any help!
