I took down the old ceiling light today & fitted a new one, however when I turn the electric back on it trips the circuit
Everything seems ok on the wiring:-
"live" on light to red x 2 on ceiling rose
"neutral" on light to blue x 1/black x 1 on ceiling rose
"earth" on light to green/yellow x 1 on ceiling rose
also additional earth under nut on metal cover of light fitting connected to household earth (large brass screw on ceiling rose)
Does this seem ok?
The only other thing I can think of is the old light fitting had 3 x 60w bulbs, this has 8 x 60w, could this additional wattage be causing the circuit to trip, if so what should I try - go foR a lower wattage bulbs say 40w or upgrade the circuit breaker? (not sure how to do this)
The house is only 10 years old so the electrics are fairly modern
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Adrian
Everything seems ok on the wiring:-
"live" on light to red x 2 on ceiling rose
"neutral" on light to blue x 1/black x 1 on ceiling rose
"earth" on light to green/yellow x 1 on ceiling rose
also additional earth under nut on metal cover of light fitting connected to household earth (large brass screw on ceiling rose)
Does this seem ok?
The only other thing I can think of is the old light fitting had 3 x 60w bulbs, this has 8 x 60w, could this additional wattage be causing the circuit to trip, if so what should I try - go foR a lower wattage bulbs say 40w or upgrade the circuit breaker? (not sure how to do this)
The house is only 10 years old so the electrics are fairly modern
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Adrian