Domestic lighting issue?

[telectrix]

then you'll need an electrician to test and ID the cables in order to wire it up correctly. it's only an hour's work. whereabouts are you. one of us may be close.

 

[macka09]

Ok I'm not at the house at the moment but I can post back shortly.
I'm assuming if there's a double red then that's the issue.

 

[macka09]

I have got a sparky coming tomorrow. I'm not to far from Stratford.

 

[Englishman]

I have got a sparky coming tomorrow. I'm not to far from Stratford.

It will take him minutes mate.

 

[macka09]

Ok tganks

 

[Guest77]

Ok thanks. It's isolated. I removed the old light weeks ago but didn't notice the wire was cut as I only only disconnected via the block.

so it is padlocked off?

 

[macka09]

No not padlocked

 

[Guest77]

Okay so switched off then or disconnected cabling from the circuit?

 

[macka09]

That's what's there guys.

 

[telectrix]

the cable in the common is probably the switched L to the light, but guessing is not the solution. your electrician will suss it out in a few minutes.

 

[Barrie Patrick]

Its a 2way light switch, (surely the red wire in the common terminal is more likely the live feed). I'd be interested to know if there is just 1 light fitting and 1 switch in the room or does it have 2 light switches controling 1 light? or more.

 

[telectrix]

all depends on how it's been wired. 1 method is to feed the L into C of switch 1 and then the L out is from C of switch2. 2nd method is to feed the Lin to L1 or L2 of switch 1 and the Lout from L2 or L1. both methods are in use. as i said. a spark will suss it in minutes.

 

[macka09]

It has 2 switches 1 light.

 

[Englishman]

Take a picture of the other light switch. Two of the 3 terminals will have 2 cables in them (should be l1 and l2), and those are what we need to see.

 

[macka09]

I did get a sparky out and he sorted. Cheers for the help though.

 

[electron1]

Thanks for update