I have the following lighting problem:
Took down an old pendant light fitting in the kitchen thinking it would be a straight forward to replace it with a modern light fitting with 3 spot lights.
There are two cables in ceiling, one I assume is the supply and the other going to the light switch (it appears to be the last in a run of lights), they each have black (Neutral) red (Live) and bare (earth) wires.
Using a connection block I wired the light fitting as follows:
The two red wires in the ceiling to the brown of the light fitting
The two black wires in the ceiling to the blue of the light fitting
The two earth wires to the earth of the light fitting. there was also an earth between the light fitting and the metal outer case which I also connected.
With all these connections made I reinserted the fuse for the downstairs lighting circuit. I went into the kitchen to turn on the new spot lights but it was already on (I am almost completely sure that the switch was off and thus the new spotlights should have been off). I then switched on the other kitchen light which is a fluorescent tube type light and the fuse for the lighting circuit blew.
All the lights had been working perfectly before. I un wired the new light and took it down, connected the two wires in the ceiling together as follows: red to red black to black and earth to earth in a connector block.
I attempted to replace the fuse (with standard 5amp wire, unused but old, from the 80's judging from the packaging) a few times but it kept blowing each time I turned power back on.
Needless to say:
• I have no downstairs lights
• Fuse keeps blowing
• What was wrong with the way I wired the new light fitting?
Please Help,
Ollieman.
Took down an old pendant light fitting in the kitchen thinking it would be a straight forward to replace it with a modern light fitting with 3 spot lights.
There are two cables in ceiling, one I assume is the supply and the other going to the light switch (it appears to be the last in a run of lights), they each have black (Neutral) red (Live) and bare (earth) wires.
Using a connection block I wired the light fitting as follows:
The two red wires in the ceiling to the brown of the light fitting
The two black wires in the ceiling to the blue of the light fitting
The two earth wires to the earth of the light fitting. there was also an earth between the light fitting and the metal outer case which I also connected.
With all these connections made I reinserted the fuse for the downstairs lighting circuit. I went into the kitchen to turn on the new spot lights but it was already on (I am almost completely sure that the switch was off and thus the new spotlights should have been off). I then switched on the other kitchen light which is a fluorescent tube type light and the fuse for the lighting circuit blew.
All the lights had been working perfectly before. I un wired the new light and took it down, connected the two wires in the ceiling together as follows: red to red black to black and earth to earth in a connector block.
I attempted to replace the fuse (with standard 5amp wire, unused but old, from the 80's judging from the packaging) a few times but it kept blowing each time I turned power back on.
Needless to say:
• I have no downstairs lights
• Fuse keeps blowing
• What was wrong with the way I wired the new light fitting?
Please Help,
Ollieman.