hi
this morning i had two light fittings working fine, controlled from a single dimmer switch.
i have replaced one light fitting which involved moving the ceiling rose slightly, so the wiring to that rose was disconnected.
i thought i was very careful to reconnect in exactly the same way once moved, but now both fittings are extremely dim and do not get brighter or dimmer when the switch is operated!
there are four twin and earth cables coming in, three red connected together, three black connected together which feeds the fitting, and one red and one black with red sleeve connected which also feeds the fitting.
the second unaltered light fitting has only one cable running to it.
i have reconnected the black with red sleeve with each of the red cables in turn, with the others remaining together, which has meant no lights and constant light with no effective switch in turn.
i have swapped the new fitting for a 40w pendant and the problem remains the same.
?? where did i go wrong?
any help gratefully received
thanks
this morning i had two light fittings working fine, controlled from a single dimmer switch.
i have replaced one light fitting which involved moving the ceiling rose slightly, so the wiring to that rose was disconnected.
i thought i was very careful to reconnect in exactly the same way once moved, but now both fittings are extremely dim and do not get brighter or dimmer when the switch is operated!
there are four twin and earth cables coming in, three red connected together, three black connected together which feeds the fitting, and one red and one black with red sleeve connected which also feeds the fitting.
the second unaltered light fitting has only one cable running to it.
i have reconnected the black with red sleeve with each of the red cables in turn, with the others remaining together, which has meant no lights and constant light with no effective switch in turn.
i have swapped the new fitting for a 40w pendant and the problem remains the same.
?? where did i go wrong?
any help gratefully received
thanks