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Everything is now all sorted! Uncle Jamie came round and fixed everything. There was a loose wire in the ceiling rose of my son's bedroom. God Bless Uncle Jamie. Thanks to everyone else for their efforts. Cheers. :D :D :D

There is a switch upstairs and downstairs for the landing light. That works ok though BAS advises is technically not wired up correctly. There is a seperate switch for the loft light. This is the switch nearest the camera. I have tried earlier a different switch in case this was the...

I'm really sorry but I don't understand the question. There is one switch for the landing light upstairs and one switch downstairs. I understand the point you've made re safety and appreciate that. Everything I have done so far has been with the Main Switch OFF, so that's ok, so far, right?

I have re-attached the previous rose and bulb and that is still not working. I've got a multi-meter now and I have done a continuity test on the Switch wires and that was ok. I'm not sure what I should test next with the multi-meter?

I have an old fashioned fusebox. As far as I am aware there is no RCD. Everything I have done has been with the Main Switch OFF.

Just an update: I took the fuse out for the 'downstairs' lights and the light on my landing wouldn't work. Once the fuse is back in, it works fine. So I guess it is definately on the downstairs circuit.

Hi riveralt, No I don't have a multimeter I'm afraid. If it's worth it I will get one though probably won't be until tomorrow now. I don't think I affected anything else but I guess it is possible. Thanks for posting.

Hi guys, thanks for your replies, this is where I'm at now: I have traced the two sets of wires back; one set goes back to the switch on the landing and one set goes back to the ceiling rose on the landing. So I guess my set up is more like this: I have wired it up as per that...

Thanks.. but I don't have that third set of wires that are going back to the switch?

Please can someone help me? I am trying to change the light in my loft from a regular bulb holder to a fluorescent tube. There is a switch on the landing and it worked fine but I just wanted a brighter light up there. When I took the bulb holder down I didn't make a note of what wires went...