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breezer, il78 and ban-all-sheds, thanks guys for all ya help. i manage to sort out that blasted light fitting last night. the black wire i 1st wired initially was a phoney, i found the right one and every thing is finally sweet. your forum is great, without it i was going to pay an...

breezer, thanks for that explanation. seems clear now. all the blacks have been stripped at the tips and not all the way. i use a screwdriver that lights up if there is a current in the wire for the red wires. is that the right way?

breezer, il78 when i first opened the ceiling rose in the kitchen the 3 cables with the wires were wired like this, 3 earth wires together, 3 blacks together 1 red single wire and the other 2 reds were in a connector block. i would have just wired to the halogen spotlight but i...

breezer, il78, live with 1 light, maybe i can use some candles as well, :D yes, the only light i am changing is the kitchen. from a ceiling rose to a halogen spotlight. i connected the 3 reds into a connector block. i checked to find which red wire is live, there is only 1 with the...

il78, i have tried what u mentioned earlier. the kitchen light works fine now however when the lounge lights are turned on, they are dimmed and not give the normal amount of light. the kitchen light also goes dim too. i have 2 lights with a 2 gang switch in the lounge, if i turn 1 light...

thanks alot breezer. you too Ian.

il78, thanks Ian for replying so quickly. i will definitely give it a try tomorrow. when u say connect the 3 red wires together into the connecter block, do u mean altogether in one block or separately, each wire in 1 block. thanks again

il78, i have a similar problem to DarkMist. i need to wire the kitchen light. it also has 3 cables, each with 3 wires for the live, neutral and earth. the cables is shared with the living room. i have tried countless times with different combinations but without success. sometimes...