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Changing ceiling light...electrical wiring question?

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  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    Y'all take care now.

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    :D:D

    Cheers

    Replaced one a couple of days ago & the screw to fix the light fitting cut straight into the live when I secured it.

    POP....... ;)
    Not Again
  • stephen25uk
    stephen25uk Posts: 419 Forumite
    when i took the ceiling pendant down for a look,there were four black wires,all conected to the neutral connections on the existing pendant and i yellow wire,there are two light fittings in the room,when i took the switch off the wall for a look at wiring there are two red wires connected to both coms and a link between them and 1 yellow wire and 1 blue wire into both L1 connections....i am assumimg the yellow is a live switched as there is a yellow wire at the ceiling conection,and am also assuming the blue is the switch wire for the other ceiling light
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Ahh - so there are two lights then. Never mind whatever it is it sounds like you have something of a piece of bodgery and you touch it at your peril if you are unable to identify the conductors correctly.

    Get your mate round to take a boo at it.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • stephen25uk
    stephen25uk Posts: 419 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    Ahh - so there are two lights then. Never mind whatever it is it sounds like you have something of a piece of bodgery and you touch it at your peril if you are unable to identify the conductors correctly.

    Get your mate round to take a boo at it.

    Cheers

    cheers mate,i will get him around to do it,probably easier
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    stephen25uk wrote: »
    cheers mate,i will get him around to do it,probably easier

    Which is what i suggested in the first place.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
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