Help.. no lights downstairs in my home

[jrt]

Lee42 :- wouldnt this be 1 in, 1 out to hall, 1 out to outside light & 1 to switch ?

 

[jrt]

outside light & hall work, nothing else

 

[Lee42]

So is the outside light working?

 

[telectrix]

i could come down to southampton, sort it out for a tenner ( plus expenses- 1st class air fare, top rate hotel suite for a week, including bar bill, ).

 

[Pete999]

135 post and you don't realise you are out of your depth?

Anyway, as Ive said b4, 2 electricians couldnt work it out, I think it is something really simple, if I knew how to find out where the dead cable was, I would be able to sort, it just odd that all come on when I add the live, surely one should remain off ?

2 Electricians????? I wonder if they are actually Electricians.

 

[Lee42]

outside light & hall work, nothing else

That would explain the extra cable.
You might of had two electricians out but they didnt sound competent. You are best going onto niceic website and choosing an electrician from there.

 

[telectrix]

niceic.....

nicely incompetent easily in control

 

[jrt]

I just dug this out my ceiling b4 ripping up my floors (this is from garage conversion & closest to actual main fuse box) is wiring looking ok to u guys? does to me

 

[Lee42]

Looks like it will be cheaper for you to get a electrician in, before you do any more damage to you're house

 

[Pete999]

Looks like it will be cheaper for you to get a electrician in, before you do any more damage to you're house

149 posts

 

[telectrix]

that's more than 1 post for every possible bad connection.

 

[jrt]

Success !!

I couldnt take flooring up as I did too god a job laying it, so I drilled a hole, cough, two holes lol, found ceiling connection & as per pic, all looked good, I disconnected live & rewired. Tested & all back working, must of just been missing the connection. Down side is as I was rewiring light, I crossed over & touched live from upstairs, arms still vibrating !!!

 

[jrt]

Duplicate

 

[freddo]

Why is the CPC cut out of that grey cable?
The wiring in your house is terrible.

 

[jrt]

Dark grey cable is first connection to spotlights

 

[telectrix]

so good he did it twice. . well done for perseverance and finding the fault rather than bodging a repair.

 

[Pete999]

Success !!

I couldnt take flooring up as I did too god a job laying it, so I drilled a hole, cough, two holes lol, found ceiling connection & as per pic, all looked good, I disconnected live & rewired. Tested & all back working, must of just been missing the connection. Down side is as I was rewiring light, I crossed over & touched live from upstairs, arms still vibrating !!!

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Thats a right old cock up joint box

 

[telectrix]

Thats a right old cock up joint box

yep. looks like fred flintstone wired the lights.

 

[jrt]

 

[Lee42]

I would have some fun doing eicr on that installation.
Would need a couple of pages to write down faults me thinks.
What do u mean by u crossed over and touched upstairs, giving u an electric shock?