I think he has tried a lot
Well, the circuit is the first floor, so the first light on the circuit may not necessarily be the closest to the board.Logically (based on distance) it should not be the first however
I wasn't going to answer that, as there's no good reason for this thread to diverge into an off-topic argument, but I don't like ignoring questions.And so do you. His logic was perfect. Why say this?If that's why you thought it would be a good idea to wire them in parallel then your "fairly competent" has to be challenged.
we wired them in parallel when we did it so in case one blew, the rest would work
That is what you will see if the neutral is missing.So an update
Across neutral and earth has 240v (should be 0v I believe)
Across neutral and live has 0v (should be 240v but it isn't as both wires are 'hot' so circuit can't complete)
Which was quite well demonstrated by the screwdriver.Yes, it looks like you have an open circuit on the neutral.
That is what you will see if the neutral is missing.
If you think about it, if the light switches are turned on, then 230volts will be presented to the lamp and then will travel back onto the neutral connection. If the neutral is not there then you'll see 230volts between earth and the neutral.
The 230volts should disappear if you turn off the light switch.
Also novolts between L&N shows you have a missing neutral, assuming you read 230volts between L and E at that point.
Good luck up in that loft. Forecast is only 33°C today…
Does seem the screwdriver was correct, yup!Which was quite well demonstrated by the screwdriver.
Too well hidden to see without going and lifting up each bit. I only 'traced' for a few feet to get a general idea of where they were going for the bathroom lightsSo while you were in the loft, were you able to trace the route that the cables run or are they too well hidden by insulation etc.?
That's a shame, you really want to find the first point on the circuit to test.Too well hidden to see without going and lifting up each bit. I only 'traced' for a few feet to get a general idea of where they were going for the bathroom lights
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