Hi,
I don't know how simple this is to solve and I apologise for any simple language that I may use as I'm not an electrician.
As you can see from the title of the post the mcb switch trips when all the lights in our bungalow are off.
This has literally only started to happen this week and I know it is my fault and yes I shouldn't mess with things I don't understand.
What I have done is remove 2 fluorescent lights and one old plastic spotlight from our old kitchen. I was careful not to mix up wires etc.. as I understand that these lights are on a loop. I am now left with the following:-
1. A small hole in the ceiling with 3 grey wires each one with a live, neutral and earth.
2. Another small hole in the ceiling with 2 grey wires each one with a live, neutral and earth.
and
3. Another small hole in the ceiling with 1 grey wire with a live, neutral and earth.
What I want to do it get rid of the 3 and 2 grey wires. I have put a basic pendant fitting on the hole with the one grey wire and that seems to work okay.
I take it that by messing with these wires I have caused something to start tripping?
My questions are:-
1. Why would it happen when the lights are off?
2. How should the grey wires i.e. the 3 together and the 2 together be joined i.e should all the lives be joined in a block, all the neutrals together and all the earths together?
3. I take it that as it is a loop you cant just cut the wires and tape them?
4. How can I solve this and how do I actually find the fault?
Thank you in advance for any help that I get.
Andy
I don't know how simple this is to solve and I apologise for any simple language that I may use as I'm not an electrician.
As you can see from the title of the post the mcb switch trips when all the lights in our bungalow are off.
This has literally only started to happen this week and I know it is my fault and yes I shouldn't mess with things I don't understand.
What I have done is remove 2 fluorescent lights and one old plastic spotlight from our old kitchen. I was careful not to mix up wires etc.. as I understand that these lights are on a loop. I am now left with the following:-
1. A small hole in the ceiling with 3 grey wires each one with a live, neutral and earth.
2. Another small hole in the ceiling with 2 grey wires each one with a live, neutral and earth.
and
3. Another small hole in the ceiling with 1 grey wire with a live, neutral and earth.
What I want to do it get rid of the 3 and 2 grey wires. I have put a basic pendant fitting on the hole with the one grey wire and that seems to work okay.
I take it that by messing with these wires I have caused something to start tripping?
My questions are:-
1. Why would it happen when the lights are off?
2. How should the grey wires i.e. the 3 together and the 2 together be joined i.e should all the lives be joined in a block, all the neutrals together and all the earths together?
3. I take it that as it is a loop you cant just cut the wires and tape them?
4. How can I solve this and how do I actually find the fault?
Thank you in advance for any help that I get.
Andy