Help installing 2 outdoor lights

stumorley

Hi all,

I was wondering if someone could help with an issue I've got.
We've recently bought a new build house and asked for 2 outdoor light points either side of the door to work off an indoor switch.
We've bought 2 lights and now have come to fit them.

On the left hand side of the door is the first light point.
It has 2 thick grey cables, each consisting of a Black, Grey, Brown and Bare wire.
The right hand side of the door is the second light point.
This has a single grey cable consisting of a Black, Grey, Brown and Bare wire.


The 2 lights are non-motion sensor lights, they are simple outdoor lights.
Each has a small plastic box with a blue, yellow-green and brown.

I know very little about electrics, but I'm guessing if I only had 1 light outside then there would only be 1 cable coming from within the house, but as there is 2 I must have to link them some how.

Anyone any ideas? I know I'm probably better off on a DIY forum but I use this site a lot and thought someone might have an ides

(House was only built a month ago so has the latest regulations or whatever im guessing)

Thanks for your help!

diable

If you have to ask then I think you should get someone in to connect the lights for you.

stumorley

Obviously I'd like to save the money if I can, I usually do things for myself, just this one has got me a bit confused.
If all else fails then I will, was just wondering if someone had come across this already

vaio

I'd guess you will have....

Permanent live
Switched live
Neutral
Earth

Earth is the bare one, the others you will need to look in the internal switch to identify or use a meter/voltage detector

Once you've sussed them out, switched live goes to brown in the fitting, neutral goes to blue in the fitting & the permanent live can be taped up and forgotten about