Lighting

[Chiwillie]

Hi folks, I have a junction box in the loft that feeds loft lights in two different lofts, a light in the toilet and the bathroom light. Up until last Saturday all four lights have worked perfectly for years, as of Saturday the bathroom light and one of the loft lights no longer work, toilet and other loft are fine.
The bathroom light is the only one where the switch wire is in this junction box and this appears to be okay as I get a reading when switch is operated, the other loft light has the switch wire in the rose and that appears to be OK as I get a reading when that switch is operated, anyone got any ideas??

 

[EFLImpudence]

Loose/disconnected wire somewhere, or two bulbs gone.

Or one of each; coincidences do happen.

 

[EFLImpudence]

On what are you getting what sort of reading?

 

[Chiwillie]

On what are you getting what sort of reading?

Just a bog standard mains test screwdriver

 

[EFLImpudence]

They are unreliable and no real guide - might be a loose Neutral wire.

 

[terryplumb]

You need to do some testing with a twin probe voltage tester or a multimeter.

 

[Chiwillie]

All sorted now, not sure why there was a bum connection they've been working for years. Changed the one junction box for two now so less cables in there and all is fine. Thanks again for your input.