Hi
I recently purchased a new ceiling light, and having put lights up before was confident at installing it. I turned the electric off to the downstairs lights -lounge kitchen porch- and wired the light up. There are two switches for the lounge light at both ends of the room. One is a dimmer switch the other a normal swith. I wired the loop up in the usual way and according to the instructions.
I also earthed the new light. When i turned the electric on and tried the light there was a hell of a bang and the whole house went out. I flipped the swith in the fuse box and the electricity came back on. The lounge kitchen and porch are on the same fuse so i was surprised when the kitchen and porch worked and the lounge didnt. I even put the old light back up and still nothing. According to the voltage meter there is power in the wires for the ceiling lights.
So can anyone please tell me why the kitchen and porch work, and there is power in the lounge ceiling wires but no light will work?? Could something have blown in the switches??
Thanks very much
mike
I recently purchased a new ceiling light, and having put lights up before was confident at installing it. I turned the electric off to the downstairs lights -lounge kitchen porch- and wired the light up. There are two switches for the lounge light at both ends of the room. One is a dimmer switch the other a normal swith. I wired the loop up in the usual way and according to the instructions.
I also earthed the new light. When i turned the electric on and tried the light there was a hell of a bang and the whole house went out. I flipped the swith in the fuse box and the electricity came back on. The lounge kitchen and porch are on the same fuse so i was surprised when the kitchen and porch worked and the lounge didnt. I even put the old light back up and still nothing. According to the voltage meter there is power in the wires for the ceiling lights.
So can anyone please tell me why the kitchen and porch work, and there is power in the lounge ceiling wires but no light will work?? Could something have blown in the switches??
Thanks very much
mike