Lounge wiring - 2 lights

[OllieL]

Hi,

I've been struggling to try and figure out how to wire up the lounge in my flat. I basically changed the lights over and forgot to write down how it was wired - idiot.

Anyway, There is a 2-gang switch that should switch on each light independently. There is two looped red wires connected to the Cs on the switch, a blue wire on the first L1 terminal and a yellow wire on the second L1 terminal.

The first light is wired and working correctly, it is wired like so -

L - Black wire
E - Green wire
N - 2 Blue wires
Extra(?) - Three Red wires.

The second light is where it goes wrong. It has -

2 Red wires, 1 Blue wire, 1 Black wire and one yellow wire.

I've tried so many combinations but none have worked so far to get the light to switch on independently. The best I've done so far is to have the second light on, but it also switches the first light on.

Any help much appreciated, cheers

 

[securespark]

Firstly, you have changed the wiring at the switches. Have you also altered the connections at the light fittings?

 

[OllieL]

I've kept the wiring the same at the switches, just replaced the switch with a new one.

At the light fitting I've removed the rose, but like I said before, forgot to take notes when I did so. But i haven't altered anything else.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Buy a multimeter if you don't have one, learn how to use it, learn how lighting circuits work (you'll find a great deal of useful info here: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting), identify which cables are which at the rose, and reconnect them.