Ceiling light wiring

[Glyn1959]

Hi please see attached drawing.
I have just undone the ceiling light and I have 2 neutral wires disconnected and nothing going to the live.
The lighting on the consumer unit is off.
Please advise how to correct/connect
Many thanks

 

[Wayners]

Got a picture of light fitting.

Your diagram isn't correct. Well it don't make sense as I'm sure you are aware.

 

[Glyn1959]

I can’t swear that the person hasn’t messed with the wiring trying to sort themselves

 

[SUNRAY]

Hi please see attached drawing.
I have just undone the ceiling light and I have 2 neutral wires disconnected and nothing going to the live.
The lighting on the consumer unit is off.
Please advise how to correct/connect
Many thanks

Why are you looking, not a criticism I'm trying to establish the problem.

What worked?
What other lights (including shaver socket, cooker hood etc) didn't work?

I'm assuming one goes into the L terminal and one into the N terminal. Something like this:

But the difficulty is finding out which.

BUT I AM MAKING ASSUMPTIONS AND MAY BE VERY WRONG

Do you have any test kit?

 

[mikehammer69]

Why are you looking, not a criticism I'm trying to establish the problem.

What worked?
What other lights (including shaver socket, cooker hood etc) didn't work?

I'm assuming one goes into the L terminal and one into the N terminal. Something like this:View attachment 420654
But the difficulty is finding out which.

BUT I AM MAKING ASSUMPTIONS AND MAY BE VERY WRONG

Do you have any test kit?

Is it a few loops at the light and a pair to the switch
Not that familiar with uk wiring so a power off and a multimeter needed ?

 

[IJWS15]

Put a chock block on any (ALL) loose wire ends (one per end) turn the power back on and then answer Sunray’s questions about what else works/ doesn’t work and do you have any test equipment e.g. multimeter.

 

[Glyn1959]

Reason for looking at wiring: small amount of water dripping from leaking bathroom above.
In the absence of a multimeter if I can identify which cable goes to the switch can I connect that neutral to the live and and the other to the neutral.
Not in th property at the moment to check what else works. All I know is it tripped the lights breaker and it cannot be reset as things stand.
I appreciate your comments/ help

 

[Wayners]

Multimeter is cheap from Halfords or Screwfix.
Power off.
Continuity test wires.
Watch YouTube for information but it's simple enough and you will find switch wire

 

[endecotp]

How many switches control this light?
How many lights are controlled by this switch(es)?

 

[Glyn1959]

One switch and one light

 

[pete01]

Put your testers on earth and one of the blacks the one that goes on and off (230v to 0v) when you switch the switch is the L the other one will be the neutral.

 

[SUNRAY]

Put your testers on earth and one of the blacks the one that goes on and off (230v to 0v) when you switch the switch is the L the other one will be the neutral.

If it's you're going to suggest things like that I'd say put one black in the L terminal, make the other black safe with a single terminal and then try the switch.

If the switch operates the light then good you have found the switched live wire, if it doesn't - go round turning the others that don't work on/off, if that makes this light or others work then you have found the neutral wire.

 

[pete01]

If it's you're going to suggest things like that I'd say put one black in the L terminal, make the other black safe with a single terminal and then try the switch.

If the switch operates the light then good you have found the switched live wire, if it doesn't - go round turning the others that don't work on/off, if that makes this light or others work then you have found the neutral wire.

I like it

 

[terryplumb]

If you can't re set the breaker with the wiring as it is in your picture ,there is either a fault elsewhere or with the wiring connections in your picture.
What type of breaker is it ,MCB,RCBO or RCD ?