light pendant wiring in kitchen

[townsend]

i have taken off a light pendant and have two main wires coming out, both with a single bare wire, both with red wires, both with black.
i have wired it how the diagrams have said on the internet, but when i turn the mains back on the switch does not work, tried changing wires around but nothing happens.

 

[Steve]

how, exactly have you wired it?

 

[townsend]

sorry what im trying to do is to put a new light pendant on, the light either stays on or nothing happens first forum ive been on novice

 

[townsend]

i have put the two red wires in the loop the bare wires in the earth and the black wires ive put one in the line the other in the neutral

 

[Steve]

You PROBABLY have a switch wire (2 lives) and a mains incoming wire.

The switch wire SHOULD be a red and a black with red sleeve on it, but the red sleeve is often missing.

Anyhow, IF you have a switch and a mains at the pendant, connect the 2 reds together (in a bit of terminal block, or a spare terminal), and the 2 blacks to the light (as Live and Neutral) Connect the earths to the earth terminal.


EDIT: you appear to have connected it right. Are there any other lights controlled by the same switch?

 

[townsend]

i have found a peice of terminal block connected the reds blacks to live and neutral earth to earth nothing happened

 

[townsend]

i have taken off the switch from the wall and i think? there is i'll go and check

 

[townsend]

yes there's a blue wire with a red sleeve, and a red wire

the blue goes through the wall into the main grey

the red goes into the next switch, with a earth, another red wire and a yellow with a red sleeve all going into the main grey

sorry no there is just another switch on the other side of the wall

 

[Steve]

EDIT: you appear to have connected it right. Are there any other lights controlled by the same switch?

Not bothered about the switch wiring - this is irrelevant for now. Just need to know if this light is independant.

 

[townsend]

there are no other lights controlled by the same switch