So I just came hear and read the Wiki and now I feel like an idiot:
So guess what I've just done
Actually it's even worse, my husband took it down and I convinced him to do the above.
We had an electrician test the electrics in our house a while ago and he recommended we change this ceiling light fitting for a plastic one, and then we went wrong as above.
We've taken the old one off and we have two dual-core cables, each with a red and black. No earths at all. The blacks were attached to the previous fitting but the reds were not at all. Am I right in thinking they stay joining in a choc block to complete the circuit?
I'm a bit confused because all the diagrams I've seen have at least three cores - one supply, one to next light, and one for switch.
Please help me redeem myself!
...Especially, do NOT assume black-sheathed conductors are neutrals!
A classic DIY mistake is to take down a correctly connected light fitting with more than one cable connected to it then wire up the new one with all reds to the live terminal and all blacks to the neutral (Not forgetting the earth terminal to the cpc's, where present).
...Also, this sounds a little obvious, but if the wiring is not faulty and the accessory or light fitting is working, please ensure it is reconnected in the same manner as before.
So guess what I've just done
Actually it's even worse, my husband took it down and I convinced him to do the above.
We had an electrician test the electrics in our house a while ago and he recommended we change this ceiling light fitting for a plastic one, and then we went wrong as above.
We've taken the old one off and we have two dual-core cables, each with a red and black. No earths at all. The blacks were attached to the previous fitting but the reds were not at all. Am I right in thinking they stay joining in a choc block to complete the circuit?
I'm a bit confused because all the diagrams I've seen have at least three cores - one supply, one to next light, and one for switch.
Please help me redeem myself!