New bathroom light issues

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Hi all

I've read the sticky and still can't work this out.

I'm fitting a new light in a bathroom. It's an upstairs flat so all rooms bar the hallway light is on the same level.

I thought I connected everything correctly, as the bathroom light works. The switch turns it on and off. Seems fine.

However

One bedroom and the living room lights do not work now.

The kitchen, landing and the other bedroom work fine however.

I assume this is a circuit and I've messed up somewhere stopping the other lights working.

Can you check my photos and see if there is anything obvious?

I wondered if it's the block which 3 red wires are into as it does seem a bit flimsy but I've screwed the screw all the way down and all 3 wires are in so I think there has to be contact.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Dcarr.
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Hi Dcarr

From the photos you have connected one of the neutrals to the earth connection on your light fitting. Take that wire out and connect it in the same part of the chock block as the other black wire, then connect the group of earth wires into the earth wire for the fitting.

Also the red wire at the top needs to be unscrewed and pushed in further so no copper is showing.

Hope that helps,
Huggybear.
 
Hi all

I've read the sticky and still can't work this out.

I'm fitting a new light in a bathroom. It's an upstairs flat so all rooms bar the hallway light is on the same level.

I thought I connected everything correctly, as the bathroom light works. The switch turns it on and off. Seems fine.

However

One bedroom and the living room lights do not work now.

The kitchen, landing and the other bedroom work fine however.

I assume this is a circuit and I've messed up somewhere stopping the other lights working.

Can you check my photos and see if there is anything obvious?

I wondered if it's the block which 3 red wires are into as it does seem a bit flimsy but I've screwed the screw all the way down and all 3 wires are in so I think there has to be contact.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Dcarr. View attachment 172562 View attachment 172562 View attachment 172563 View attachment 172564
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Hi Dcarr

From the photos you have connected one of the neutrals to the earth connection on your light fitting. Take that wire out and connect it in the same part of the chock block as the other black wire, then connect the group of earth wires into the earth wire for the fitting.

Also the red wire at the top needs to be unscrewed and pushed in further so no copper is showing.

Hope that helps,
Huggybear.

Thanks Huggybear, all is working as it should now.

You've saved me a lot of headache, and from Risteard's reply, from something dangerous too.

Apologies for the cock up, thanks for the fix Huggy & Risteard, thanks for giving me a wake-up call as to how dangerous electrics are without knowledge.

Dcarr.
 
Hi Dcarr,

That's good to know it's all sorted.

The metal part of the fitting would've become live once you turned on either the switch before or after the circuit depending which neutral was in the earth connection before.

Huggybear.
 
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