living room light problem ! Plz Help !!

[Spark123]

Could be the switch, however it could just as easily be the fitting blowing the switch.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Sorry posted before i saw your reply fella. Sorry i'm looking at the Schematic diagram thinking that 5amp thing is a fuse.

so it's probably the switch?!

No it's a fuse, which is at the CU, if you look at the diagram you will then see a switch after that, now that is a switch!

 

[Dannyg78]

yes i've got power at the switch but no power at the ceiling connection

How do you know?

When you say "voltage tester", what do you mean?
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=hi...art=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=127&ty=84

will there be a fuse in the wiring!?

Incredibly unlikely.

 

[Dannyg78]

will take some shots

 

[Dannyg78]

this is quick fire big up lads

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I'm ducking already

 

[Dannyg78]

theres a couple of pics in my photos!

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there is the same wire coming out of the ceiling as at the switch

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1xred 1xblack 1x earth

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Top photo not much help.
Second photo swap black and red cores around.

 

[Dannyg78]

on the bottom picture of the switch, is it normal to only have one red/black/earth cable?

 

[Dannyg78]

i need to nip out to pick the wife up, will back be shortly.

Is the switch not wired up properly? Will try get a better picture of the ceiling as well.

thanks up to know

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

on the bottom picture of the switch, is it normal to only have one red/black/earth cable?

Not abnormal, ideally your earth should have a green/yellow sleeve on it and your black be marked up as a live conductor with a red tag or sleeve.
I assume the red cable was indicating voltage?
If you can turn the electric off, try linking the switch out and connect both red and black together in a connection strip, then power back up. Just to check your lights do work. No touchy cables while live though and touchy cables to anything else. IE back box or earth cable.
Then at least we know if the rest of circuit is operating and it's down to the switch.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

on the bottom picture of the switch, is it normal to only have one red/black/earth cable?

Check these diagrams out, it may help you!
//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:single_way_lighting[/QUOTE] - why haven't you looked at the info?

 

[Dannyg78]

on the bottom picture of the switch, is it normal to only have one red/black/earth cable?

Not abnormal, ideally your earth should have a green/yellow sleeve on it and your black be marked up as a live conductor with a red tag or sleeve.
I assume the red cable was indicating voltage?
If you can turn the electric off, try linking the switch out and connect both red and black together in a connection strip, then power back up. Just to check your lights do work. No touchy cables while live though and touchy cables to anything else. IE back box or earth cable.
Then at least we know if the rest of circuit is operating and it's down to the switch.

yea red had the power.
just going out now to get a strip....bit worried about putting the red and black together but if that's ok will do.

 

[Dannyg78]

on the bottom picture of the switch, is it normal to only have one red/black/earth cable?

Check these diagrams out, it may help you!
//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:single_way_lighting[/QUOTE] - why haven't you looked at the info?

i might be stupid but i'm not ignorant mate, i have looked at the diagrams but can't make head nor tail of them. hence me being on here. thanks for your helpful comments thou

 

[Dannyg78]

ok i've put both the wires together and nothing. I seem to have lost the power now (red wire) to the switch. I've also tried a new switch and still nothing.
again nothing has tripped on the consumer unit. this is all very strange as all the other lights work in the house.
please help !