What Do I Do If I Get This Job?
Jobs & Education1 min ago
I am trying to fit a ceiling light. The new light has a power block with markings N L and E, my problem is I cant understand the main cabling structure to the lght. I have 3 red wires twisted together, 2 black twisted together and 1 single black.
Can you advise what set of caables goes where.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I would advise you to get an electrician in to do it. Seriously. Fitting a ceiling light might cost you as little as a tenner and you know it's not going to blow the house up!
It sounds like you have a light that's either controlled by multiple switches, or it's part of a series of lights on the same circuit. This may help:
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/lights_and_switches.htm
But bear in mind the warning on the page. Failure to have electrical work checked by a qualified electrician may invalidate your home insurance. And if you've got to get a sparky to check it, you might as well ask him tto fit it in the first place!
Sorry if I sound like a killjoy. I love DIY, but electrics are the one area I always get a professional in for. I don't like the idea of something that I can't see, smell or touch being able to kill me if I get it wrong!
Good luck!
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