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I Have Removed A Ceiling Light Fitting In Bedroom, Now Other Lights In Bungalow Don't Work
I live in a bungalow and have removed a ceiling light fitting in my bedroom to fit another one in the next couple of days, but the ceiling lights in my hall, living room and kitchen don't come on, but bedside lamps are working and bathroom ceiling light is working, why is this?
I removed a light fitting in the kitchen this summer but replaced it straight away so did not notice if this also happened after I removed light fitting.
Are the other lights not working because I have removed the ceiling light in the bedroom?
Thanks in advance.
I removed a light fitting in the kitchen this summer but replaced it straight away so did not notice if this also happened after I removed light fitting.
Are the other lights not working because I have removed the ceiling light in the bedroom?
Thanks in advance.
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on teh subject of lights I replaced a double (switchon/off) light switch in my living room with dimmer switches. That was easy. With energy saving bulbs, unless I use speial expensive 'dimmer light bulbs' I get an annoying hum from my lights. For the life of me I can't seem to reverse the process. There are two wires coming up(or down) and 3 coming down(or up) to the switch. I'm stuck.
In old colours, JG ...............
The live in and the loop are connected together ... red to red black to black.
The blacks (neutrals) connect to the lamp
The red of the switch wire connects to the red lives.
The black of the switch wire returns from the switch (switched live). It should have a red sleeve on it to indicate it's being used as a live. (This goes to the lamp)
All the earths must be connected together and connected into the earth terminal.
The live in and the loop are connected together ... red to red black to black.
The blacks (neutrals) connect to the lamp
The red of the switch wire connects to the red lives.
The black of the switch wire returns from the switch (switched live). It should have a red sleeve on it to indicate it's being used as a live. (This goes to the lamp)
All the earths must be connected together and connected into the earth terminal.
For the loop to have been broken, I can only guess there's some wiring that's been shoved back up into the ceiling.
I assume your black wires are neutral and switched live (should have red sleeve).
Connecting the lamp to these is not going to resolve the loop problem.
You do need to do some tracing now JG. This isn't making sense I'm afraid :o(
I assume your black wires are neutral and switched live (should have red sleeve).
Connecting the lamp to these is not going to resolve the loop problem.
You do need to do some tracing now JG. This isn't making sense I'm afraid :o(
Had a look and there is only 3 wires coming from the ceiling 2 black and 1 green/yellow nothing else. I have a B&Q Albany Chrome plated 5 light ceiling fitting. I have twisted together the 5 brown feed wires on light fitting and the 5 blue feed wires together and fitted these with the earth wire into the 4 way terminal block. I know the earth wire from the ceiling goes opposite the earth wire in the terminal block but am not sure about the 2 black ceiling lights I have tried both of them opposite the blue wires and brown wires but still nothing, am I meant to put the black ceiling wires opposite one another in the empty space on the 4 way terminal block.
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