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I wrapped all connector blocks seperately in insulation tape but one of the wires was protruding and had touched the other wire. I have now wrappped them up like Christmas presents. I am only small and holding the light was like a weightlifting circuit! No excuse for sloppy workmanship, I know!

Ban-All-Sheds: You seem to have a classic case of RTFQ. Riveralt has been patient and took time to read my issue. I hope if you ever need help in an area outside your comfort zone people will be as patient with you as Riveralt has been with me.

All sorted thank you. It was typical example of focussing on the job I was working on. You were right about the dimmer it was tits up which was not on my radar. Having unshipped the lights earlier on I had another look and I must have moved the insulation tape as the live and neutral were...

Hi, I changed the dimmer for a two way s/w and yes it worked until I switched the new light on which blew the c/b.Then I rewired the dimmer back in and it blew again when I turned the new light on. Now I can't switch either of them on as the c/b won't reset. Having put the two way back i. Such...

The light that has only two feeds is the one that is permanently on it is a dimmer switch but permenantly on bright. I will get a picture for you but it is going to take a while as the light is very heavy and I am on my own. There is no earth from the light and it specifically asks any earths...

I replaced the ceiling rose and marked up all the wires. There were three live (brown) which I put into one 3 port connection. There were three neutral (blue) of which I repeated form the old ceiling rose, 2 blue to the blue from the light and one blue to the brown from the light.Then there were...

I have fitted a new ceiling light that works perfectly.....however a light in another room is now permenantly on! What have I done wrong?