Ceiling light confusion

[Mitchw1]

Hi,
I'm at a total loss with this and in need of some help.
I've been changing the ceiling lights in the house, all fine until I reached the landing light. This one is controlled by two switches, same as one downstairs that is fine.
The issue I'm having is the wiring, I have the following coming out of the ceiling:
Red x 3
Black x 1
Green x 1 (technically 2 but someone has combined them)

No matter what I try I either get no lights or permanent on.
The connector for the new light only has 1 Of each colour and any searches I do on it all refer to multiple black wires that i just don't have
Please help

 

[winston1]

Look at the photo or drawing you made of the old light wiring and wire the new one in exactly the same way.

Having said that, the red and black you have wired to the light is almost certainly the permanent live feed, and the cable with the 2 reds is the switch drop.

 

[Mitchw1]

Thanks, foolishly I didn't take a photo as I've not had this issue with the other replacements

I've tried systematically swapping the reds and no combination of red works.

Any suggestions on how the combine the wires would be greatly appreciated as I'm totally stumped

 

[winston1]

You should be able to work it out from this:

"the red and black you have wired to the light is almost certainly the permanent live feed, and the cable with the 2 reds is the switch drop."

 

[fluorescence]

There's a sticky for this right in this very fourm...

The twin red makes it very easy to identify the switch cable.

https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/wiring-diagrams-for-lighting-circuits.37582/

 

[bernardgreen]

As it is Sunday and a day of Good Will

Meaning you need 4 terminals in the terminal block

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Mitch - the underlying problem is that you don't know what you're doing - you don't understand how what you're fiddling with works.

And you should.

• https://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:Lighting

• http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/House_Wiring_for_Beginners#Lighting

• https://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:Lighting-Rose