Hi guys,
the ceiling lights in our kitchen have suddenly stopped working yet the appropriate circuit breaker has not tripped and all other downstairs lights are working fine.
I have tried to check the relevant wires using one of those pen type voltage testers but because there are other wires in the ceiling gap in close proximity i believe that proximity may be contaminating the response as sometimes the suspect wires do beep and other times they do not.
I have checked the switch terminals in the kitchen using both the pen tester and a screwdriver with an integral light to show whether live or not. Both methods show no power present at the switch.However, is it a break in the wiring, a loose connection in the ceiling gap perhaps (can't think why that would be) or is it the switch? Can a multimeter be used to detect if current is flowing through the outer grey insulation of the appropriate wiring and if it can how do I do it?
Any advice would be most welcome and greatly appreciated.
the ceiling lights in our kitchen have suddenly stopped working yet the appropriate circuit breaker has not tripped and all other downstairs lights are working fine.
I have tried to check the relevant wires using one of those pen type voltage testers but because there are other wires in the ceiling gap in close proximity i believe that proximity may be contaminating the response as sometimes the suspect wires do beep and other times they do not.
I have checked the switch terminals in the kitchen using both the pen tester and a screwdriver with an integral light to show whether live or not. Both methods show no power present at the switch.However, is it a break in the wiring, a loose connection in the ceiling gap perhaps (can't think why that would be) or is it the switch? Can a multimeter be used to detect if current is flowing through the outer grey insulation of the appropriate wiring and if it can how do I do it?
Any advice would be most welcome and greatly appreciated.