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Re-crimped the connection and working as normal. Thanks for the replies and advice.

All sorted, re-crimped the connection and working as normal. Thanks.

I originally posted this in Appliances and someone replied and suggested I post it here. My washing machine stopped working so I took off the top to see if there was anything obviously wrong. There was some cellophane or plastic that had burnt or melted (see first photo) and underneath I could...

Thanks for the quick reply. The scorching of the plastic cover was directly above where this wire was loose. It does look to be a spade connector. I can get the plastic shroud off with the spade connector but can't seem to get the spade connector out of the shroud. I thought it would just pull...

Have a Candy washing machine that stopped working mid cycle. Took the top off to see if there was anything obvious wrong and I could see a couple of things. There is some cellophane or plastic covering part of the innards and this has some scorch marks and looks as if it has burnt/melted in a...

All sorted and the Mrs off my back - for now. Cheers

Thanks again. So disconnect all wires from the blocks except the 3 reds that are connected to the same terminal and leave those as they are. I do nothing at all with those. Disconnect and connect the two blacks directly to the neutral terminal on light fitting. Disconnect and connect...

Thanks for the quick and detailed response. So, just to be absolutely clear. Apologies for spelling it out and probably stating the bleeding obvious and sounding like an idiot but I just want to be sure. The live terminal on the new light fitting should be connected to the only unoccupied...

Hi, I have moved into a property where one of the ceiling fittings was removed. I have a new light fitting but looking at the existing wiring am at a loss as to how to put the two together. The existing set up has three separate cables. Two have an earth and a black and a red wire. The...

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