Wiring a ceiling light

[Darren West]

Hi am at a total loss!! Having stupidly purchased an Ikea ceiling light I notice that the wiring on the light is coloured brown and blue (2 x 3 or each colour) going into a block. However the wires on the ceiling are red (x 4), black (x 2) and green/yellow (x 4).

Can anyone please advise which wires go where? Much appreciated.

 

[Gerrydelasel]

Is one of the red ones actually a black one with a red sheath?

 

[Darren West]

Hi and many thanks for your reply. The wires coming from the ceiling are 3 x red (linked together going into a small box) 1 x single red. 2 x black twisted together (no box) and 4 x green/yellow (twisted together no box)

 

[securespark]

That is an odd number of conductors.

Is it a bathroom fitting - have you got a separate earth wire present?

Are any of the conductors cut short (ie there is a T&E cable but not all cores are used)?

 

[Darren West]

No the fitting is in the kitchen and no none of the wires are cut short. The 4 x green/yellow wires are all twisted together coming out of the ceiling

 

[JohnD]

What country are you really in?

 

[Darren West]

Sorry JohnD - am in UK just chose wrong country now amended!!

 

[JohnD]

A photo of the wires in the fitting would be helpful.

 

[securespark]

Yes.

In theory, the number of ways the light could have been wired are countless.

But two of them could be:

2 x T&E, 2 x S&E (R).

1 x TR&E, 1 x T&E, 1 x S&E (R), 1 x S&E (B)

 

[Darren West]

The wires coming from the ceiling and the light fitting are as follows:

Ceiling Light fitting


Help gratefully received!

 

[EFLImpudence]

You have a single red wire instead of the black with a red sleeve.

Other than that it is exactly the same as the diagram in post #2.



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