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All sorted, new light wired and fitted. The wiring was the easy part, it had a terrible and awkward fitting that took a good 20 minutes to sort out Thanks again!

Ideal, thank you.

Hi Bernard, Just reviving this query as the light I connected the other week was a bit older than I realised. I've got a new light to replace it which has 3 terminals inside - live, neutral and earth. Based on your comment that I've replied to here, can I use the same wiring setup as for the...

I really appreciate the support. I found half an hour this morning and got it all wired up as we discussed. Success!! Although the light is older than I realised so I may find another with just the L & N terminals and replace it down the line but I'll sure to maintain the connections when I do...

Aha! So join the two live red wires (one from switch and one from consumer unit) with a terminal block. Then connect the black wire from the switch (which is switched live, as you explained) to the Live terminal on the light. So in summary: 1 - Connect two Live red wires via a terminal block...

So if I'm following the diagram and this response correctly I should have the following: 1 - The earth wires connected which I'd do by putting them in each side of a terminal block. 2 - The neutral from the consumer connected to the light. 3 - The neutral from the switch capped. The diagram...

Thanks @bernardgreen . You also gave some great responses on another post that was very useful for me. Presumably all of the other wires should be capped? Including both earth wires?

Hi all, I'm a DIYer with metal fabrication & a little carpentry background. Electrics isn't my thing so I'll get in a sparky if I need to, but was hoping wiring an exterior light would be achievable. The old one was a rotten mess with rounded screws and rusted fittings. Getting it off took a...