Ceiling lights wiring

[buzzlightyear]

op ,they are looking for people to switch on the Blackpool lights next year,it could be you.

 

[Gareth Brookes]

Did it work

 

[buzzlightyear]

Did it work

ring back later!

 

[Andrew Murphy]

Sorry guys had to go get kids. It seems to be working fine. No explosions no fire no leccy cut off. Thanks for the help everyone.

 

[streamer]

@LewisM
Explain please! What was old about my posts?

 

[davesparks]

Whats the worst that could happen? It trips the fuse?

Tripping a fuse is far from the worst thing that can happen. The worst that could happen when working with electricity is that you or a member of your family receives an electric shock which could be fatal as a result of your mistake or you not noticing a fault which was pre-existing.

 

[Andrew Murphy]

Tripping a fuse is far from the worst thing that can happen. The worst that could happen when working with electricity is that you or a member of your family receives an electric shock which could be fatal as a result of your mistake or you not noticing a fault which was pre-existing.

So with the light working and been working since i connected is that ok now then or can problems woth wiring sit there and cause a problem later.

 

[buzzlightyear]

op was the earth in play when you changed the light fitting?

 

[Andrew Murphy]

op was the earth in play when you changed the light fitting?

you mean on the new one? If so yes its fitted to the middle hole. 2 nuetrals/blue in the other and the live/brown in the other.

 

[telectrix]

you mean on the new one? If so yes its fitted to the middle hole. 2 nuetrals/blue in the other and the live/brown in the other.

should be fine. thing is.if a spark had changed the light, he/she would have checked (with a meter) that the circuit had no faults. this is something that a DIYer could not do. however, it'sunlikelythat the circuit has a fault unless someone's been messing around.

 

[Andrew Murphy]

should be fine. thing is.if a spark had changed the light, he/she would have checked (with a meter) that the circuit had no faults. this is something that a DIYer could not do. however, it'sunlikelythat the circuit has a fault unless someone's been messing around.

Its been on for around 5 to 6 hours constantly now so surely if was a problem it would have happened by now. Fingers crossed all ok going forward. Thanks a lot for your help today mate. Much appreciated.

 

[Risteard]

Its been on for around 5 to 6 hours constantly now so surely if was a problem it would have happened by now. Fingers crossed all ok going forward. Thanks a lot for your help today mate. Much appreciated.

It doesn't work that way. If, for example, the luminaire wasn't adequately earthed it would not be noticed until a fault developed within it rendering the luminaire live. You would never know until you came into contact with it.

 

[Andrew Murphy]

It doesn't work that way. If, for example, the luminaire wasn't adequately earthed it would not be noticed until a fault developed within it rendering the luminaire live. You would never know until you came into contact with it.

So because of the confusion with the 2 blue wires and no definitive markings to say if live or another nuetral then im guessing its best to get it checked out? When you say come into contact with it do you mean someone could get an electric shock from switching it on or just as bad, spark something within the house weather switched on or not?

 

[Grezza]

It’s easy to make electrical items work. 2 wires in either end and you’re done. The difficulty is making them work safely.