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the black with the red sleeving on needs to go to L on the fitting , the black to N and the 2 reds together in a bit of connector block

yes its something I thought about but given the ring was 6 sockets and 4 spurs I just carried on with taking the fronts off , id have resolved it a lot quicker had I checked the RCD after taking each socket front off...

as above I got home from work last Friday night and found that the RCD wouldnt reset whilst I had my downstairs ring MCB on.. so I unplug each item and retry to see if it is an appliance but no joy..so I get the test kit out and find 0.1MOhm between L-E so I disconnect all 6 sockets and 4...

was this 2 way wired by having the strappers connector blocked at the ceiling rose ?

how long though ? does it not then become a choking hazard ?

quite hard if you are a toddler and cant reach it :!:

I agree - the OP has asked for advice on wiring not to be quizzed on if he is over engineering the situation , if you cant help with his query then just move onto the next topic..

in my earlier post I advised you of the ceiling rose scenario i.e. 4 terminals being live , loop , neutral and earth , just do the same with the 4 terminals in the connector block

just looked at it and you are right, does this mean anything? sorry everyone, im a complete noob at all this. no its fine it just means when you come to seperate your cable you need to take the earth sleeving off and most likely untwist the earth wires...Its better practice to put a...

the 3 sets of wires are most likely mains in i.e permanent live and neutral whcih in a ceiling rose situation would be connected to LOOP and N , another permanent live and neutral which again would be connected to LOOP and neutral , and finally a switch wire which the brown would go to Loop as...

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have you got a multimeter ? if so then you need to identify the switch wire as the one in Live on the fitting is a permanent live which is incorrect... is there no signs of tape marks on 1 of the blues to help you identify which was the switch wire ?

there is a door on the cupboard :lol:

i take it it is crap installation then ? the kitchen fitter did that about 4 yrs ago...

Afternoon all I would like some advice on the pipe arrangement under my kitchen sink to see if it can be simplified as at the moment any slight knocking of the pipes causes it too leak.. the 2 hoses are the dishwasher and the washing machine.. Here is the picture..

:D :wink:

stop waffling

say no more