Adding a new socket. . .

[J_N30]

Just wondering if anyone can help. I'm fitting a new double socket and I've taken the L,N & E from an excisting socket. When turning the power back on the new sockets dead.

Any ideas what I've done wrong?

 

[pjcomp]

One or more of your terminals not tightened enough is the first thing to look for. Is the originating socket working OK - problem could be at either end of the wire. And we'll assume you got the L, N and E in the correct holes ....

PJ

 

[riveralt]

Just wondering if anyone can help. I'm fitting a new double socket and I've taken the L,N & E from an excisting socket. When turning the power back on the new sockets dead.

Any ideas what I've done wrong?

Assuming you have wired it correctly and it was working before hand.

If there is only one of each conductor then this could be part of a radial circuit or a spur from a ring main which may itself be controlled by a switched fused connection unit which may have been turned off.

 

[LearningSpark]

You may have clamped one of your terminals down on the insulation rather than the copper.

 

[planemad]

You could have tripped the RCD (if fitted) when installing the new socket.

 

[J_N30]

School boy error. Removed and remade connections and all ok. Tested new socket with a socket and see, also Pelims and polarity.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Can't believe that you didn't check all that before posting here....

 

[J_N30]

Can't believe that you didn't check all that before posting here....

I know. like I said, school boy error. . . Ban me.