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The cellar is decorated so it's a room below ground level and we call it the cellar. not sure who installed, or if ever worked. the red light being off does not always mean theres no power, surely. we spend hours in there cos it's the games room at the moment. I think if i could check that there...

Thanks very much for your comments. I was hoping to do the testing rather than replace due to the decorating work that would be involved. All i need to know is how to test for power 1st mains power then battery power. I have a multimeter but not too sure how to use it and i don't want to put...

done that. no light. which is why i want to test the battery and lamp

the little red light is not on, but i think they are wired to the mains, which is why i need to do a test of some description

I have some 8w non maintained emergency bulkheads fitted in my cellar that don't work. I think I should test the circuit to see if they are recieving power, then i need to check to see if the battery is working when the mains power is switched off and then test the bulb. Does anyone know how i...