Hi
I've been changing some old white sockets for chrome ones. All have been fine - just straightforward swapping over.
But I'm having difficulty with one which is a fused/switched socket. It is above worksurface and it operates the oven, extractor and hob ignition. (So there are three wires - one I think is the supply in and then the cables running up to the extractor and down to the twin socket where oven and hob are plugged in).
The problem is when I unscrewed the old one from the wall one of the wires just came loose (obviously wasn't in properly) so I'm not certain where it should go.
It's a live wire.
Also the old fused spur has terminals marked "N in", "N out" and "L in" and "L out".
The new socket refers instead to "N Supply L" and "Load L" and "N Load".
Am in a pickle as this fused spur is for the oven. hob and extractor which I need to be able to cook on!!
Please can anyone offer any guidance on this?
Two of the neutral wires were together in one terminal and it looks from the angle/lie of the reds that the one that's come loose was most likely with the other red next to it in the same terminal. I was going to just try this but don't know what the result will be - if it would just blow a fuse I would be happy to try it but not sure if it could damage the wiring system and/or the oven/hob which I don't want to chance!
Many thx.
I've been changing some old white sockets for chrome ones. All have been fine - just straightforward swapping over.
But I'm having difficulty with one which is a fused/switched socket. It is above worksurface and it operates the oven, extractor and hob ignition. (So there are three wires - one I think is the supply in and then the cables running up to the extractor and down to the twin socket where oven and hob are plugged in).
The problem is when I unscrewed the old one from the wall one of the wires just came loose (obviously wasn't in properly) so I'm not certain where it should go.
It's a live wire.
Also the old fused spur has terminals marked "N in", "N out" and "L in" and "L out".
The new socket refers instead to "N Supply L" and "Load L" and "N Load".
Am in a pickle as this fused spur is for the oven. hob and extractor which I need to be able to cook on!!
Please can anyone offer any guidance on this?
Two of the neutral wires were together in one terminal and it looks from the angle/lie of the reds that the one that's come loose was most likely with the other red next to it in the same terminal. I was going to just try this but don't know what the result will be - if it would just blow a fuse I would be happy to try it but not sure if it could damage the wiring system and/or the oven/hob which I don't want to chance!
Many thx.