Project: Wall lights in living room.
Hi all. I must have done something wrong but can't see what.
I needed to add a socket outlet to an existing main ring circuit as this was more convenient than the lighting circuit. I spured off from an existing wall plug socket in the living room (that had no existing spur), and fitted a fused box unit with a 5-amp fuse. From that fused box I then wired up to a light switch and from that to two wall lights. Confident that I'd wired it all up fine the plasterers then came in and plastered the whole room. (should have tested it before but I still can't see where I went wrong!)
If I switch the light switch off, fit a 5 amp fuse to the fused box I fitted and switch the wall lights on then they light okay. As soon as I switch the lights off the 5 amp fuse blows, and takes the bulbs out aswell. I've double checked all connections for shorting etc and can't see a problem. The two wall lights have just one 40w bulb in each. Have I totally overlooked something obvious? When we had the conservatory fitted I basically copied exactly what the electricians did when they fitted the conservatory wall lights!
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Hi all. I must have done something wrong but can't see what.
I needed to add a socket outlet to an existing main ring circuit as this was more convenient than the lighting circuit. I spured off from an existing wall plug socket in the living room (that had no existing spur), and fitted a fused box unit with a 5-amp fuse. From that fused box I then wired up to a light switch and from that to two wall lights. Confident that I'd wired it all up fine the plasterers then came in and plastered the whole room. (should have tested it before but I still can't see where I went wrong!)
If I switch the light switch off, fit a 5 amp fuse to the fused box I fitted and switch the wall lights on then they light okay. As soon as I switch the lights off the 5 amp fuse blows, and takes the bulbs out aswell. I've double checked all connections for shorting etc and can't see a problem. The two wall lights have just one 40w bulb in each. Have I totally overlooked something obvious? When we had the conservatory fitted I basically copied exactly what the electricians did when they fitted the conservatory wall lights!
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.