i am trying to fit a spotlight in my kitchen, now i have fitted it, but it stay's on permanantly, now what i have coming out of the ceiling is 2 cable's, each one consist's of 1 black 1 red and 1 earth, i believe i have the permanent live (one of the red wire's) from the ceiling connected to the live on the spotlight, i have the earth's connected to earth and i have 1 red and 1 black (from the ceiling wire) connected to neutral on the spotlight, any help greatly received
help wiring ceiling light
- Thread starter craigbe
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Not sure why you have connected a red to a neutral??
Firstly you need to identify the switch wire. Sleeve that black red. Then wire it so the two reds are together in a separate block, black with red sleeve to L and black to N.
Earths together and to the earth terminal.
All connections need to be in some sort of an enclosure.
If you have been playing a bit and you have a dimmer switch then you will have probably blown it.
Firstly you need to identify the switch wire. Sleeve that black red. Then wire it so the two reds are together in a separate block, black with red sleeve to L and black to N.
Earths together and to the earth terminal.
All connections need to be in some sort of an enclosure.
If you have been playing a bit and you have a dimmer switch then you will have probably blown it.
thank's for the reply, thank's to your advice i got it working,♦
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