hi
I'm attempting to refit old 3 lamp lighting for new 3 lamp lighting in my lounge but the old cables to the ceiling rose are many more cables than the new lamps wiring. Both lights can be switched on and off from 2 locations.
The wiring to the rose is 3 grey cables. One has black, red and earth . 2 has black red and earth and 3 has red, black , earth and an extra yellow wire. They are housed in the following order in the the ceiling rose boxes l to r:
blue lamp wire, black 1, black 2/blue 3, red 1, red 2, red 3, yellow, brown lamp wire. All earths to earth plate.
The new 3 lamp wiring just has 3 browns into 1, 3 blues into 1 and an annoyong fixed strip for earth.
I'm assuming the extra leads are for switches but I've tried putting all reds togther, all blues and blacks togther and a spare for the yellow and all earths togther ina box but when I switch on the light it just stays on.
I don't want to try anyting alse as when I put the yellow into the greens - it blew!
Help!
I'm attempting to refit old 3 lamp lighting for new 3 lamp lighting in my lounge but the old cables to the ceiling rose are many more cables than the new lamps wiring. Both lights can be switched on and off from 2 locations.
The wiring to the rose is 3 grey cables. One has black, red and earth . 2 has black red and earth and 3 has red, black , earth and an extra yellow wire. They are housed in the following order in the the ceiling rose boxes l to r:
blue lamp wire, black 1, black 2/blue 3, red 1, red 2, red 3, yellow, brown lamp wire. All earths to earth plate.
The new 3 lamp wiring just has 3 browns into 1, 3 blues into 1 and an annoyong fixed strip for earth.
I'm assuming the extra leads are for switches but I've tried putting all reds togther, all blues and blacks togther and a spare for the yellow and all earths togther ina box but when I switch on the light it just stays on.
I don't want to try anyting alse as when I put the yellow into the greens - it blew!
Help!