My elderly neighbours called yesterday to say none of the lights are working (its a bungalow). The man said the kitchen bulb went so he tried to change the bulb. When he did so the lamp holder was cracked so he changed the lamo holder. Now none of the lights work (I have checked the fuse and its ok). The lamp holder is not on a pendant but is loose and held in place by the rose cover. There are no terminals in the rose.
Its controlled by a two way switch.
Anyhow coming out of the ceiling is 1 red and 2 blacks (+ the earths). He insisted that the 2 blacks were in one terminal of the lamp holder and the red was in the other. Don't shout but I tested the terminals with my electricians screwdriver and the red terminal was live when the switch was on and the black terminal seemed permamently live. I have looked at all the drawings of different ways of wiring 2 way lights and can't seem to find one that matches this layout.
I checked the two switches and nothing was loose.
Does anyone have any idea's please.
Its controlled by a two way switch.
Anyhow coming out of the ceiling is 1 red and 2 blacks (+ the earths). He insisted that the 2 blacks were in one terminal of the lamp holder and the red was in the other. Don't shout but I tested the terminals with my electricians screwdriver and the red terminal was live when the switch was on and the black terminal seemed permamently live. I have looked at all the drawings of different ways of wiring 2 way lights and can't seem to find one that matches this layout.
I checked the two switches and nothing was loose.
Does anyone have any idea's please.