When I moved into my house there was an approx. 3 mm thick grey wire extruding from the brickwork at the back about 2.5 metres from the floor. I figured out this was connected to a switch in the nearest bedroom which has a fuse point and light below the switch.
I wired the cable into a junction box and then wired two spurs coming out of the box one to a light located next to the junction box and one to a light round the corner about 5 to 6 metres away. One light is 60 Watt and the other not sure (need to check) but its a halogen type with motion sensor. There is also a motion sensor on the 60 watt one. I know both lights work and the cable is live as tested each light individually before mounting the junction box using a 3 amp fuse.
With everything wired up when I switched the power on at the main fuse board it blew the fuse in the socket (as the socket light went off) and tripped the main fuse box resulting in none of the sockets in the house working unless I turned the switch in the room to off and flicked the trip switch back. The fuse in the socket was 3 amp when I did this. I suspect this is insufficient ? Can anyone advise me the correct amp fuse to use or have I made any other obvious mistakes.
Any advice very much appreciated.
Many Thanks
I wired the cable into a junction box and then wired two spurs coming out of the box one to a light located next to the junction box and one to a light round the corner about 5 to 6 metres away. One light is 60 Watt and the other not sure (need to check) but its a halogen type with motion sensor. There is also a motion sensor on the 60 watt one. I know both lights work and the cable is live as tested each light individually before mounting the junction box using a 3 amp fuse.
With everything wired up when I switched the power on at the main fuse board it blew the fuse in the socket (as the socket light went off) and tripped the main fuse box resulting in none of the sockets in the house working unless I turned the switch in the room to off and flicked the trip switch back. The fuse in the socket was 3 amp when I did this. I suspect this is insufficient ? Can anyone advise me the correct amp fuse to use or have I made any other obvious mistakes.
Any advice very much appreciated.
Many Thanks