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SeanSparky
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Guessing? Are you a plumber?
Discuss BAFFLING smoke alarm problem in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net
Guessing? Are you a plumber?
Guessing? Are you a plumber?
That's the standard pendant light, Swithed live, N, and loop,
I've jumped off the loop, N and earth
If the 'standard pendant' has been connected & wired by someone else, are you sure that has been correctly wired up? If not, and the sw L, lives, and neutrals have been mixed up, adding the loads (smokes), could present voltage at the neutral of the light when its switched on.
I've checked it, everything is correct
If the only thing that has changed is the addition of the smoke alarms then the only way I can see that they would cause this operation is if they are connected in parallel with the switch, and therefore in series with the light.
When the switch is closed the smoke alarms will be shorted out and when the switch is open they will be in series with the light.
my only question is what type of lamps are you using ? At a guess I'm thinking LED
Lol sorry for guessing ! have you tried any other lampsNo, energy saver bayonet kind, and don't guess, means your a plumber
Lol sorry for guessing ! have you tried any other lamps
Anyhow's, its not working and you need to back to basics. Incidentally, why is a plumber doing someone else's electrics?
But the same would happen with only 1 detector connected, but it only happens when both are connected
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