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When I turn my Whirlpool Dishwasher ADP4601 on it fills with water, then pumps it out and switches itself off. This is about 2-3 minutes start to finish. No flashing lights or beeps - running the hold start until flashing test returns a result of five flashing lights (on a seemingly continuous...

Hi - did the lost posts ever get found?

Thanks Moderator 3. I thought I'd done something wrong.....

Here was the ceiling wiring before I attached the wrong fitting. Don't know if this indicates the state/age of the wiring? http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u18/cxgcxg/Image007-1.jpg

OP here. Not dead, not gone elsewhere, nor am I trolling. I stopped receiving email updates and assumed the thread had run its course. Very surprised when I just checked back - this has to be a record number of replies for me. No longer will I dabble in the mundane... A genuine thank you for...

In essence - yes, I know I have done wrong but I am trying to ascertain the likelihood of the fitting becoming live and the safest way to deal with it should I ever suspect that to have happened.

Also - very sorry....are faults quite rare?

The light switch has a plastic casing on the inside and seems metallic to the touch on the outside but I presume that the inner plastic is sufficient to act as a barrier. Might there be any link between my gas ignition going off on its own and the new lights?

Would a shock from the mains kill? If it becomes live, can the electricity 'arc' out of the light or is touch required? And would the light switch become live too?

It is a light with an earthing requirement but as I have no earth cable in the ceiling due to dated wiring I have fitted it anyway. I don't plan to touch it when it is turned on but I know so little about electrics I wonder if I am being foolhardy and have not considered the possible risks...