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Paul Beckwith
In my property i need to install a light that i have just bought from a shop.
Although i understand electrics a bit I'm not an electrician and I'm not quite 100% confident.
Can somebody be kind enough to advise me the procedure they would take when faced with the wires situation in the picture below:
As you can see, there's 2 main white cables. There's a red wire inside each white cable and they are joined together by black tape. The bit i don't understand is why there are 2 black wires (1 from each white cable) but they are separated by a plastic electrical connector (ie not in contact with one another). Why have they been separated/isolated? Do they need to be separated when i wire up the light I've bought too? If so how will the light work?
I know people are going to say pay for an electrician but i honestly can't afford one. So any advice about what you would do if you was going to wire up the light would be appreciated. I have bought a voltage tester.
Thanks.
Although i understand electrics a bit I'm not an electrician and I'm not quite 100% confident.
Can somebody be kind enough to advise me the procedure they would take when faced with the wires situation in the picture below:
As you can see, there's 2 main white cables. There's a red wire inside each white cable and they are joined together by black tape. The bit i don't understand is why there are 2 black wires (1 from each white cable) but they are separated by a plastic electrical connector (ie not in contact with one another). Why have they been separated/isolated? Do they need to be separated when i wire up the light I've bought too? If so how will the light work?
I know people are going to say pay for an electrician but i honestly can't afford one. So any advice about what you would do if you was going to wire up the light would be appreciated. I have bought a voltage tester.
Thanks.